On this week's Priorities podcast, Brenden Elwood, vice president of market research at CivicPlus, talks about his company's latest report that shows local governments can boost the public’s trust in its operations by offering government services in a digital format.

https://statescoop.com/digital-services-trust-local-government-report/

Also on the podcast, Amazon Web Services Vice President of U.S. Public Sector Education, State and Local Government Kim Majerus explains the company's commitment of $20 million for K-12 cybersecurity education.

https://statescoop.com/k12-cybersecurity-white-house-miguel-cardona/

In the news this week:

Delaware is implementing its own data privacy act into law

https://statescoop.com/delaware-consumer-data-privacy-law/

The National Association of State Chief Information Officers announced the finalists of its annual State IT Recognition Awards program.

https://statescoop.com/nascio-names-finalists-of-2023-state-it-recognition-awards/

A new generative artificial intelligence policy outlines how executive branch agencies in Kansas can embrace the new technology in a way that prioritizes citizens’ data and privacy while remaining nimble enough to adapt to new innovations.

https://statescoop.com/kansas-generative-artificial-intelligence-policy/

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