Rethinking the role of people in tech capacity
Rethinking the role of people in tech capacity
Developing and adopting innovative data and tech depends on having people with the right skill sets in the right places and teams. Now is the time to revisit the roles of tech talent and capacity in environmental stewardship, and to design new strategies around building the workforce we need for thriving communities and ecosystems.
Reimagining the workforce we need
Despite advances in civic technology and digital services, agencies at all levels of government still find it tough to acquire, utilize, or retain the technical workforce they need to advance their mission. Technology itself also continues to outpace many teams’ ability to find or use the best people and tools for the job; especially when it comes to vetting, buying, or building tech that actually meets user and mission needs.
We are setting the roadmap for the vital roles tech talent plays in our collective capacity, and supporting new pathways for building the workforce our stewardship goals require.
For the thousands of government teams and cross-sector partners working to steward our environment and protect public health, having the right skillsets and teams to use tech and data to tackle urgent goals at scale is a core challenge.
The reasons why are familiar: complex cultural and policy barriers, complex hiring, skills, and technology gaps, and ever-scarcer resources. That’s why we’re designing new strategies to put the right people with the right skills in the right roles—and to give them the tools they need for the job.
