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Innovation Updates: NJ Launches AI Training and Tools, State Seeks Worker Input, Upcoming Trainings, and More
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NEWS: Governor Murphy Unveils AI Tool For State Employees and Training Course For Responsible Use
Governor Phil Murphy, Chief Innovation Officer Dave Cole, and Chief AI Strategist Beth Simone Noveck announced the launch of the NJ AI Assistant, a generative AI-powered platform for New Jersey State employees, along with the roll out of one of the nation’s first comprehensive generative AI training programs for State employees.
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SURVEY: New Jersey Seeks Worker Input on AI
New Jersey’s AI Task Force wants to hear from you! What are your greatest hopes and concerns when it comes to artificial intelligence in the workplace? The results will inform the Task Force’s recommendations to the Governor. The deadline to respond is August 7th.
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AWARD: Business.NJ.gov Marketing Campaign Wins Gold At Drum Awards
The Business.NJ.gov “Success Starts Here” marketing campaign, created by the Office of Innovation’s Communication + Engagement Lab, recently took home gold at the prestigious Drum Awards. By talking to residents, the C+E Lab uncovered a critical insight that changed how the State communicates with businesses driving a 130% increase in users year over year.
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NEWS: Office of Innovation and Department of Human Services Launch Disability Information Hub
Chief Innovation Officer Dave Cole joined NJ Human Services Commissioner Sarah Adelman in launching the Disability Information Hub, a one-stop shop to connect New Jerseyans with disabilities, their families, caregivers, and advocates with State services and resources in an accessible format. The Hub was designed for easy navigation with resources organized by a person’s disability and has incorporated direct feedback from residents with disabilities.
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NEWS: New Jersey Joins IRS Direct File
In partnership with the US Treasury Department, Governor Phil Murphy announced that New Jersey residents can use Direct File to submit their federal tax returns. Beginning with the 2025 Filing Season, more than 1.3 million New Jerseyans will be eligible to use the free online filing tool.
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COVERAGE: State Unveils ‘New and Innovative’ Update to Unemployment System
The New Jersey Monitor details the major upgrades the Department of Labor made to the Unemployment Insurance system with the help of the Office of Innovation – particularly the completely redesigned application that saves residents hours of time and is easier to understand, available on mobile devices, and natively-translated to Spanish.
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Op-Ed: New Jersey Co-Creates AI Strategy With Public-Sector Staff
New Jersey's Chief AI Strategist Beth Simone Noveck and Allison Chris Myers, Chair of the State's Civil Service Commission, explore how New Jersey is building an ethical framework for AI in State government and why it became the first state to survey public-sector employees about AI.
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SIGN UP: Free Upcoming Innovation Skills Training For Government Employees
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.
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Producing Better AI Results through Prompt Engineering
July 31, 2024 / 2:00 PM ET
Join Michael Baskin, Chief Innovation Officer for Montgomery County Maryland, in an hour-long workshop to learn how to get the most out of responses from generative AI models.
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Drive Better Outcomes By Applying the Opportunity Solution Tree Framework
August 8, 2024 / 2:00 PM ET
Join us for a 60-minute virtual training that focuses on applying the Opportunity Solution Tree framework developed by Teresa Torres to government problems.
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Public Engagement and Institutional Listening Through Generative AI
August 15, 2024 / 2:00 PM ET
Join us for a 90-minute workshop to learn about the importance of rethinking public engagement strategies in the context of trust deficits within public-serving institutions.
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Developing an Ethics Ecosystem for AI and Big Data
September 12, 2024 / 2:00 PM ET
Join us for this 60-minute virtual training where John Basl will discuss the challenges in developing ethical AI-based systems in the current absence of a robust ethics ecosystem that helps distribute ethical reasoning, decision-making, and responsibility.
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About the New Jersey State Office of Innovation
Founded with the mandate to improve the lives of New Jerseyans by designing and deploying more effective and efficient government services, the Office of Innovation works in partnership with the Governor’s Office and State agencies to create innovative policies and technologies that address complex public problems by working alongside New Jerseyans. We apply data science and public engagement to understand problems, and use modern digital technologies combined with strategic policies to develop solutions that improve services for the public, while also reducing costs for the State and taxpayers.
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