004 - Improved Social Services Through Technology

01/08/19 • 16 min

Gov Pod: Governments Transform Digitally

Social service providers know that half the job is paperwork. While necessary, it gets in the way of client interactions. Technologies like AI and the Internet of Things are beginning to help providers reduce workloads while maintaining client privacy. Even today, objects like smart watches or connected medical devices can help keep isolated seniors or disabled people safe by notifying caregivers when accidents happen. While the technology becomes more sophisticated, it will also become more people-focused.

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003 - Taxation and Transparency

They’re a fact of life, but no one likes to deal with taxes. What if transformative technologies like AI and blockchain could simplify the process and, perhaps, make it enjoyable? Mia Reyes and Microsoft field experts explain how blockchain has the potential to make tax payments more secure while AI can help to increase compliance and reduce fraud—with a measure of empathy. Governments worldwide are experimenting with sophisticated tools to help citizens pay their taxes and make transactions more secure.

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005 -Data and AI: Transforming Public Safety

How can public safety agencies modernize and streamline their operations as they wrestle with greater need and lower funding? By introducing cloud computing and AI, police and first responders can tie disparate systems together and illuminate previously invisible correlations to become more effective and more efficient.