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Governor Murphy Establishes State Artificial Intelligence Task Force
Governor Phil Murphy established an Artificial Intelligence Task Force charged with studying emerging artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. The Task Force will be responsible for analyzing the potential impacts of AI on society as well as preparing recommendations to identify government actions encouraging the ethical use of AI technologies. With the potential for AI to be transformative across public and private sectors, the Task Force will work to ensure that the State’s use of AI is fair, accessible, and beneficial to all New Jerseyans.
NJ Receives $11M+ Federal Grant to Continue Unemployment System Improvements
The US Department of Labor has awarded New Jersey Department of Labor (NJDOL) the maximum grant amount of $11,250,000 in support of the Department’s work. Funding will go towards advancing new features to the Unemployment Insurance (UI) systems, like the check your claim status page to help claimants receive their benefits faster by being able to view, manage, and resolve initial application, weekly certification, and identity verification issues online. This work builds on previous collaborations and close partnerships between the Office of Innovation, NJDOL, and NJOIT to modernize the UI system.
Case Study: Modernizing Unemployment Benefits in New Jersey
In a recent blog post, Raiyah Ahmid summarizes key points from a recent InnovateUS workshop and highlights how individuals from the NJDOL and Office of Innovation worked together to improve the uptake of critical benefits under challenging circumstances. Using a resident-first design approach, the team created a new intake application, redesigned a claim status interface, and prioritized clear communication with users. Read more to learn about their challenges and insights as well as practical guidance for those interested in implementing similar solutions.
The New Jersey State Office of Innovation is Hiring
At the Office of Innovation, our mission is to improve the lives of the people of New Jersey. We do this by solving public problems differently – designing, developing, and deploying an array of products and services using human-centered, data-driven, and agile processes.
Interested in joining our team? We have several open positions across product, data, policy, software engineering, and talent and operations disciplines, and are looking for diverse and experienced team members to fill them. Visit the Join Our Team page to learn more.
Upcoming Innovation Training Workshops in Partnership with InnovateUS
As part of our Innovation Skills Accelerator, the New Jersey Office of Innovation has partnered with InnovateUS – a non-partisan, non-profit collaborative of State governments committed to high-quality training for public sector professionals – to share these opportunities with the New Jersey State government workforce.
What Works? Using Tools to Find Solutions to Public Policy Problems
Join Tina Rosenberg, co-founder of the Solutions Journalism Network, for a 90-minute virtual workshop on specific tools that allow participants to discover how other jurisdictions are approaching common problems and what separates success from failure.
November 14, 2023
3:00 PM ET
Introduction to Human-Centered Design for the Public Sector
Join Virginia Hamilton, Designer in Residence with the Federation of American Scientists and a consultant with the Partnership for Public Service, for the first 90-minute virtual training of a three-part series on human-centered design. In this training, participants will be given an introduction to human-centered design.
November 29, 2023
2:00 PM ET
Bringing AI and Tech Talent into Government
Join Jennifer Anastasoff, Executive Director of the Tech Talent Project and founding member of U.S. Digital Service, and Cassandra Madison, Vice President of Partnerships of the Tech Talent Project for this 60-minute virtual workshop on the best practices in hiring and supporting tech and artificial intelligence (AI) leaders in government.
November 30, 2023
2:00 PM ET
Human-Centered Design Series: Putting the 5 Key Phases into Action
Join Virginia Hamilton, Designer in Residence with the Federation of American Scientists and a consultant with the Partnership for Public Service, for the second 90-minute virtual training of a three-part series on human-centered design. In this training, participants will learn about implementing the 5 key phases of the human-centered design process: empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test.
December 6, 2023
2:00 PM ET
How to Use Generative AI in Government: Text Tools
Join Beth Noveck, New Jersey's Chief Innovation Officer and Director of the GovLab, for a 60-minute virtual workshop on how to use generative artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT, Bard and Claude in everyday work.
December 7, 2023
3:00 PM ET
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