'Crying all the time': University academic got through cancer treatment but not her teaching workload
By Conor Duffy and Emily Jane Smith

The University of Newcastle has been found to be worst in class when it comes to staff wellbeing, now an academic with terminal cancer is speaking out about it because others fear they cannot.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-11/university-of-newcastle-academic-terminal-cancer-workload/106645186

#Universities #PublicSector #ConorDuffy #EmilyJaneSmith

should #crowdfunding play any role when it comes to pushing #digitalsustainability forward, specifically when it comes to the #publicsector digitalization needs?

if yes, should this be done in direct action towards providing infrastructure pieces that should be provided by the public sector but are not (hoping that the success leads to the public sector eventually taking over?), or should it rather be indirect by fostering the technology pieces we hope for the public sector to pick up?

Fees paid to people sitting on interview and assessment panels for public sector jobs topped €2 million in the space of a year, with two individuals earning more than €40,000 each for their work.

Figures from the publicjobs service detail how €1.32 million of the total was shared among retired civil or public sector staff in 2024.

https://www.thestory.ie/2026/05/08/retired-public-servants-earned-up-to-e43000-for-sitting-on-interview-and-assessment-panels-for-state-jobs/

#ireland #publicsector #jobs

Boundaries aren't found. They're drawn.

And different people draw them differently. That's why two people can look at the same situation and see completely different problems.

Neither is wrong. They've just made different choices (often unconsciously) about what to include.

Which boundary disagreement is shaping your current project?

#SystemsThinking #Facilitation #PublicSector

Architectural Framework for Agentic AI in Identity and Eligibility

마이크로소프트가 제안한 에이전트 기반 AI 아키텍처 프레임워크는 공공기관의 시민 신원 확인과 복지 자격 심사를 자동화하여 처리 속도와 정확성을 크게 향상시킨다. Azure AI 서비스와 컨테이너화된 다중 AI 에이전트를 활용해 문서 인식, 검증, 자격 평가를 병렬 처리하며, 투명한 감사 및 규정 준수를 지원한다. 이 솔루션은 정부의 엄격한 규제와 현실적 제약을 고려해 설계되었으며, 시민의 디지털 온보딩과 복지 서비스 접근성을 개선하는 데 중점을 둔다.

https://wwps.microsoft.com/content/agentic-ai-identity-eligibility/

#agenticai #azureai #digitalidentity #publicsector #eligibilityverification