Trever Esko

Personal observation: Knowledge = The right answer Wisdom = The right question Leadership = The courage to ask it

While "announces secretive partnership" has a tone of irony to it ... yea, this is a big deal!!

Gartner's top tech trends for government: Focus on cloud, security, legacy modernization per normal; New emphasis on "real" AI use cases, and progressing traditional software into "composable" apps. See wwps.microsoft.com/blog/tech-tren…

Ever thought of serving at the US Federal level? The GSA is hiring a Deputy CIO usajobs.gov/job/732942700

How to improve government services to 100's of thousands of residents? "LA County Public Defender used ... solutions it already owned." customers.microsoft.com/en-us/story/16…

More and more, I am seeing the best opportunities for "digital government services" emerging not in mega-metros, but in these mid-size cities: The City of Kelowna increases and speeds access to its services customers.microsoft.com/en-us/story/16…

I have discussed "govt platforms" for years ... this is a very interesting read about how AI impacts that model. "Government as a Platform 2.0: How government publishing needs to change in a world of generative AI" @maltbyps/government-as-a-platform-2-0-how-government-publishing-needs-to-change-in-a-world-of-generative-ai-82eecd9d9222" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@maltbyps/gove…

"Azure Gov customers (US fed/state/local), now have the opportunity to use Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service through purpose-built, AI-optimized infrastructure providing access to OpenAI’s advanced generative models." This is kind of a big deal azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/unl…

AI needs guardrails for certain. This latest information from yesterday outlines very sound thinking about how innovation and guardrails can produce great - and safe - progress blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2023/06/0…

Yea, got my tail kicked by a super-quick guy half my size ... wait ... what was the question?

Just so y'all know, as near I can tell from the photos, NYC looks almost as bad as how Seattle looks every August when the British Columbia + Eastern WA wildfires are raging. I get that everyone now cares because ... NYC.

"Government policy is SUCH a FASCINATING topic." That is not a sentiment often heard ;-)

Interesting interview soundbites. Here is my 100% uninformed prediction: Within 60 days, at least 1 major 'western' govt will propose policy that will effectively turn AI into a federally "regulated industry". msn.com/en-us/money/ot…

A unified digital ID for citizens and residents ... it is effectively impossible to deliver effective digital government services without it. wwps.microsoft.com/blog/digital-i…

Informing govt leaders on what "digital government services" and "digital transformation in government" REALLY means ... this is a clear, practical, video-based resource created in partnership with the UAE government wwps.microsoft.com/blog/governmen…

I know of significant cities (one very local to me) with major 5G adoption programs. How to USE this platform for true improvement-of-life use cases is the next challenge for these local governments, and "smart roads" is just one good idea techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-for-o…

This is a great 15 minute listen: Our "smart cities" guru Jose Antonio Ondiviela Garcia interviews the program manager for Alkmaar Nethlands about using data analytics for transportation improvements and safety. microsoft.com/en-us/videopla…

(3 of 3) 2) Upgrade your chatbot, but do so on specific use cases and services only, and monitor resulting user behavior. 3) Proactive engage and educate policy-makers on what generative AI REALLY is, and is not.

(2 of 3) How I have advised government customers regarding generative AI. 1) Experiment with "copilot" capabilities supporting internal operations and activities, as a way of learning the technology.

(1 of 3) Obviously the "AI in Government" conversation is exploding. Here is a good 4-minute-read primer on how governments can think about generative AI use cases, from our @Microsoft_Gov leader Angie Heise wwps.microsoft.com/blog/ai-public…

Best thing about my job: Seeing governments succeed! I participated in a brainstorm session with reps from 2 of these London boroughs at the '19 Smart Cities expo, and now results are emerging ... so cool!! customers.microsoft.com/en-us/story/15…