Deloitte Government & Public Services

💡 There are innumerable opportunities for enlightening conversation and inspiration at Climate Week 2024. A deep dive on nature’s wisdom, featuring Dr. Jane Goodall, renowned Ethologist and UN Messenger of Peace among many other distinctions, and Craig Foster, Academy Award winning documentary filmmaker, naturalist, author, and co-founder of the Sea Change Project, is one such example. The energy in the room was palpable!    🌿 Their panel discussion with Deloitte Consulting's Steven Goldbach and Anesa "Nes" Parker served as a profound reminder of our human connection to nature and underscored for all in attendance (including the next generation of environmental stewards in the audience) the power of individual action to drive global change.    Visit our Climate Week page to learn more about our sessions, and see how you can tune in virtually: https://lnkd.in/dK6Rrnyz  

📺 Deloitte's Michael Byrne was on CNN this morning discussing emergency response and recovery in the wake of Hurricane Helene. With his extensive experience in disaster management, Mike emphasized the importance of heeding local officials' instructions, staying safe, and building back better. Check out the full segment to help prepare for and respond to natural disasters. #HurricaneHelene #DisasterRecovery #Deloitte

Reducing carbon emissions and creating more resilient communities will require innovative leadership and a willingness to explore new ways of collaborating with government, industry, academia and nonprofits. And if working together is the way to progress, then states should put a leader in charge of coordinating a whole-of-government effort.    As leaders gather in NYC this week for the annual United Nations climate meeting to discuss systemic global challenges, Deloitte’s Anesa "Nes" Parker Parker shares her take on an approach to tackle sustainability and resilience at the community level.  https://lnkd.in/d6RmbtKj

For over 30 years, federal law has protected workers who take a leave of absence from their jobs to care for a new baby or a loved one who’s sick. However, most states don’t offer income security during that leave.  Studies show that states with Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) programs help provide enormous economic benefit to families, more stable employment, gender and racial equity, and a more competitive workforce. Implementing PFML is a complex, yet rewarding endeavor that helps leaders build stronger, more resilient communities. Through a holistic and adaptive approach, states can support their workers, while balancing the needs of employers, health care providers, and other stakeholders. Read more about what it takes to successfully implement PFML – with both program integrity and a commitment to equity – and some of the lessons we’ve learned in the latest edition of APHSA Policy & Practice.  

Congratulations to Deloitte Digital for winning the Salesforce 2024 Partner Innovation Award for Public Sector for their collaboration with the Oregon State Lottery to enhance the digital experience for the Lottery's retail partners. https://lnkd.in/eKWE7TTJ

We’re thrilled to be at Dreamforce! Please join us on Wednesday, September 18 from 12:15 – 1 p.m., when Deloitte Digital and leaders from the United States Air Force, US Army and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) discuss Driving Unparalleled User Experiences in Defense and Security!

As space technology advances, so do the cyber threats targeting these systems. Our new report, "Stellar Safeguards: How organizations can protect space assets from cyberthreats," sheds light on the current threat landscape and provides actionable recommendations for enhancing security. Ensure your space systems are protected—explore our findings today. Read now: https://deloi.tt/47qELPj

Healthcare professionals currently dedicate an average of more than 16 minutes to managing Electronic Health Records (EHRs) for each patient visit, totaling between 3.5 to 6 hours per day (Fierce Healthcare, Medical Economics). Reduction in admin tasks allow health care professionals to focus on providing the best patient care. This summer, Deloitte Government & Public Services sponsored a University of Virginia School of Data Science Masters capstone project designed to enhance the accuracy and comprehensiveness of retrieval, summarization, and analysis of medical information. The students developed a Generative AI proof of concept from open-sourced and de-identified data sets from Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care (MIMIC) III and IV. The impact was aimed at accelerating the process of identifying, analyzing, and abstracting EHRs. The patient record summaries produced by Google MedLM were semantically closer to electronic health records, boasting a median cosine similarity score of 0.61, higher than Gemini Pro’s median of 0.53, and other LLMs median score of 0.57. The conclusion of this capstone project suggests that training Language Learning Models (LLMs) within specialized domains yields improved outcomes. The impact of this work creates the underlying blueprint and framework for training LLMs to interact with medical and clinical data to perform healthcare-specific Q&A, statistical analysis, and record summarization, freeing up our critical front-line health professionals to dedicate more time to patient care. Building on this progress, the next phase involves broadening the preliminary study to expand AI solutions for Federal Health and Life Science clients. Thanks to our student research partners Britny Hopwood, Austin Rivera, Karis Roberts, Sophia Williams Thank you to our Deloitte Consulting LLP team Vivien Bonazzi, Managing Director, UVA SDS Advisory Board Rice Tyler, Senior Consultant, UVA SEAS ‘19 | UVA SDS ‘20 Sarah Burinsky, Manager Stefan Lehman, Consultant Will Mulquin, Consultant UVA SEAS ‘22 Saahithi Budharaju, Consultant UVA CLAS ‘20 Lastly, special shout out to our Deloitte principals, Ed Van Buren (AI Strategic Growth Offering), (Deloitte AI Institute for Government), and Mark Urbanczyk (Federal Health AI)

Artificial Intelligence can accelerate digital transformation and drive economic growth by simplifying complex processes, facilitating decision-making, and tailoring services. Our latest paper delves into how African governments, in collaboration with regional institutions, private sector actors, and international development partners, can address AI governance to ensure responsible and inclusive AI development, deployment, and use. Read the full report to explore opportunities for consideration in: 1) AI Strategy and Planning 2) Public-Private Coordination & Implementation Mechanisms 3) Regulatory and Ethical Framework Read now: https://deloi.tt/4gpTle6

Jesse Goldhammer of Deloitte’s cyber and strategic risk practice was quoted in EdTech Magazine’s article, "Identity and Access Management Solutions Bolster Higher Ed Security." 🔐 Jesse highlights the increasing complexity universities face with emerging sophisticated cyber threats, highlighting the critical role of multifactor authentication and single sign-on solutions.   “𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺,” says Jesse Goldhammer. “𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘮𝘪𝘹 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘯-𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥, 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘹 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘐𝘈𝘔 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴.”   Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/dYVRAJH6