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Why Your Data Strategy Needs to Align with Your Business Strategy

Now you might think that it is quite obvious that companies would understand the importance of using data. But, you would be surprised how many organizations do not fully align their Data Strategy with their business objectives.

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Cities that want to make the transition into being a ‘data driven organization’ may entail coordinating operational business decisions to a systematic interpretation of information by deploying Advanced Analytics.

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311 Contact Centre marks 10 years of helping Winnipeggers – Our City, Our Stories – City of Winnipeg

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Winnipeg’s 311 contact centre was launched January 2009 to improve customer service. In the first 10 years it has evolved to continue to meet the needs of residents.

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City of Winnipeg 311 Contact Centre marks 10 years of helping Winnipeggers.  311 launched in 2009 as a way to improve customer service.

Winnipeg was among the first group of cities in Canada to develop a contact center.

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311 Data Fuels Government Response & Transparency

From managing requests to running rich reports and engaging citizens regularly and during disasters, 311 data systems are evolving government operations.

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Customers are holding public sector agencies to service standards typically found in private industry. As a result, local governments are turning to innovative technology to keep up with rising service expectations.

311 systems offer local governments speed and insights that boost overall performance. They:

  • Enable citizens to submit requests from anywhere at any time
  • Provide location accuracy related to requests with GIS functionality
  • Mobilize information sharing across government departments
  • Account for service costs more accurately and timely
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Ransomware attack on Akron, Ohio takes down 311 service amid major snowstorm

State and federal officials are investigating the attack, though the city says it did not affect its storm preparations or ability to get the streets plowed.

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Deja vu?  Last year the City of Atlanta spent $2.6M to recover from a $52K ransomware attack.

How are cities managing the tremendous security risk of of a ransomeware attack?

The City of Akron did not specify the amount of ransom demanded.  The attack was detected Jan. 22 when workers in the city’s information technology office “became aware of suspicious activity on the city’s network,” an Akron press release reads.

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City’s NYC311 CRM Upgrade Set for Mid-Year Launch

former Mayor Bloomberg at 311 (photo: Edward Reed)

The city’s 311 non-emergency call center for information about city services and to lodge complaints is nearing a mid-year re-launch, its first major overhaul since being introduced by Mayor Michael Bloomberg in 2003. The revamped system, estimated to debut in July, will modernize 311’s currently outdated system that limits its capability to assist New Yorkers. The next iteration of the system will eventually allow for increased language access, user accounts to track inquiries and complaints, and a better app experience.

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