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Creating a Better World: The United Nations and Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, 193 world leaders convened at United Nations Headquarters and committed to achieve 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Following an extensive multi-year deliberation, member states identified 169 targets designed to…
Understanding Generational Differences: Millennials’ View of Ethics
Public and private organizations must take steps to safe-guard assets, promote effective and efficient operations and ensure compliance with laws and regulations. Management is charged with creating an appropriate control…
Social Equality in Public Administration
Public administrators, and the institutions they serve, have advanced the course of an equitable, fair and just society. Despite this, America continues to experience a decline in equality as the…
The Imminent Change in Transportation Infrastructure
Imagine a world where there are no traffic jams, no auto accidents, no wrong turns or being late to an appointment. Apparently that time is already here. We now head…
How Changing Demographics Affect Front Line Workers
We now live in a democracy that is becoming more heterogeneous. By 2050, the majority population in America will be nonwhite Latinos with a stark increase in the total black…
What Makes the Next Generation of Public Servants So Different?
Today’s newly minted public servants understand the challenges they face will rarely come with an easy solution or a demonstration of appreciation. Yet they remain committed to making a difference.…
The Flint Water Crisis: Looking Back…and Ahead
It is a story that has made the front page of every major newspaper and led national news broadcasts nightly: the lead contamination of drinking water in Flint, Michigan that…
Cooperation or Chaos?
The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ASPA as an organization. By Carroll G. Robinson and Michael O. Adams June 14, 2016 This…
Managing Local Government Technological Risks
Citizens expect their government agencies to keep up with technology advancements. However, financially stressed agencies often struggle to keep pace with the rapidly changing technological environment. The ongoing threat of…
Violence Against Diasporan Women
There is something disturbing when a citizenry allows women to be wrested and slammed to the ground whether it be in an arrest, a domestic violence situation or an incident…
An Interview with William Eggers on Digitally Transforming Government
I recently interviewed William Eggers whose book, Delivering on Digital: A Guide to Government Transformation, will be released in June. When asked why the topic of government and digital, Eggers…