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Governor Murphy announces Chief AI Strategist
As a part of the 2024 State of the State Address, Governor Murphy appointed the Chief Innovation Officer, Beth Noveck, to also serve as the State’s first-ever Chief AI Strategist. This position will help advance an “AI moonshot” to establish New Jersey as home base for AI-powered discoveries, and shape and build upon recent advancements including the formation of New Jersey’s first-ever Task Force on AI, the issuance of the State’s first policy to guide State employees to responsibly use generative AI, and the creation of an AI Innovation Hub in partnership with Princeton University.
In her inaugural action as Chief AI Strategist, Beth Noveck testified at the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on the topic of “Harnessing AI to Improve Government Services and Customer Experience”.
Governor Murphy and Princeton University announce plans to establish artificial intelligence hub in New Jersey
Governor Phil Murphy and Princeton University President Christopher Eisgruber announced plans to establish a hub for artificial intelligence (AI) activity in New Jersey in collaboration with the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA). Leveraging state funding and private sector partnerships, the initiative will advance New Jersey’s leadership in AI and catalyze innovation in AI technologies, drive job growth and economic development across the region, promote rapid and responsible development of the field, and guide governments and public entities on AI implementation.
Objectives and Key Results 101: Why and How
Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) are a powerful tool for helping individuals, teams, and organizations meet their goals. In this guide, Ryan Panchadsaram, former Deputy Chief Technology Officer of the United States, outlines the benefits, basics, and step-by-step process of using OKRs to foster growth, innovation, and continuous improvement.
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 You Need to Know about Writing a Prompt for AI Tools
In this 60-minute hands-on session, Brandon Brin, Senior Technology Strategist at Microsoft, will teach participants how to use Microsoft Copilot and Bing chat and how to frame their prompts to receive better responses.
January 23, 2024
3:00 PM ET
How to Use Generative AI in Government: Text Tools
Join this 90-minute virtual training with Beth Noveck, New Jersey's Chief Innovation Officer and Director of the GovLab. In this hands-on tutorial, participants will learn about generative artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT, Bard and Claude and how to use them in their everyday work. This workshop will focus on tools to help with generating, summarizing, translating and analyzing text and how to use them to improve government services.
January 24, 2024
1:00 PM ET
Empowering Data Quality: A Metrics-Based Approach for Agency Excellence
Join this 60-minute virtual training with Tyler Haire, Associate Data Engineer at the Indiana Management Performance Hub (MPH), a state government agency that is committed to normalizing data best practices across the state. In this training, Tyler will discuss the agency's journey to enhance the quality of data, regardless of the source or its format, and how to leverage extensive state data to develop metrics grounded in the principles of data quality, while also developing tools that are useful for everyone. Learn how to harness the power of data to drive informed decision-making and optimize performance across state government.
January 25, 2024
2:00 PM ET
How to Use Generative AI in Government: Image Tools
Join this 90-minute virtual training with Beth Noveck, New Jersey's Chief Innovation Officer and Director of the Governance Lab. In this hands-on tutorial, participants will learn about generative artificial intelligence tools like Midjourney, DALL-E and Canva and how to use them in their everyday work. This workshop will focus on how and why image generation tools can help simplify the delivery of services, improve presentations, enhance resident engagement and more.
January 31, 2024
1:00 PM ET
Make Bureaucracy Work for You
Join a 90-minute virtual workshop with Marina Nitze, co-author of the new book Hack Your Bureaucracy and former Chief Technology Officer of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs under President Obama. In this workshop, participants will learn how to successfully navigate challenging bureaucracies to usher innovation forward. Using practical tips and winning tactics from Marina’s experience in government and the private sector, participants will gain practical insights into starting and leading projects and how to push forward successful initiatives regardless of your role on the team.
February 1, 2024
2:00 PM ET
Trends in AI and the Impact for the Public Sector
Join a 90-minute workshop with Cory Ondrejka, former Tech Advisor to the CEO at Google and VP of Product at the Google Experience. In this workshop, Ondrejka will delve into the cutting-edge developments in artificial intelligence (AI) and their profound implications for government agencies and public services. Designed for public sector professionals seeking to stay ahead of the curve and interested in tech's role in the future of government, this workshop will provide an insightful exploration of AI's role in shaping our public institutions.
February 13, 2024
2:00 PM ET
ICYMI: How to Be a Responsible AI Evangelist for Your State
In this recorded workshop, join Christopher Rein, New Jersey's Chief Technology Officer, as he discusses the potential for AI to be transformative across public and private sectors, while ensuring that the State's use of AI is fair, accessible, and beneficial to residents, and special attention is being paid to security, data privacy, and bias prevention.
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, software engineering, and operations disciplines, and are looking for diverse and experienced team members to fill them. Visit the Join Our Team page to learn more.
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