The 311 Podcast

The 311 Podcast, hosted by Paul Bellows, is dedicated to exploring and sharing stories of the people behind digital transformation and organizational change management in Public Service organizations.

The 311 Podcast is a government podcast hosted by Paul Bellows, with 21 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Paul Bellows hosts The 311 Podcast, a government show with 21 episodes published.

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  Episode #2

  S3 E2 - The Missing Internet Trust Layer with Timo Hotti

  May 13, 202658 minS3

  <p><b>The future of trust in the digital economy</b></p><p>For a long time, I struggled to articulate exactly what bothered me about crypto. It wasn’t just the reports of grift, fraud, or dark-market economic activity. More fundamentally, crypto has never quite felt like the internet at its best — open, connective, trust-building, and generative in the ways transformative technologies should be. Then I read the new Internet Trust Layer white paper from Finnish technologist and financial thought leader Timo Hotti.</p><p>Aside from being a fellow hockey fan, Timo is an early web technology adopter whos...

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  S3 E1 Engaging Civil Society with the AI Collective

  Feb 5, 202641 minS3

  <p><b> </b>Historically, we've relied on government and the public sector to regulate the development of society-altering technologies, radio, telephone, automobiles, air travel, broadcast, internet have all come under the slow but steady oversight of the public sector. Even social media is being scrutinized and regions like Australia are beginning to legislate age limits for access.</p><p>Artificial intelligence is a different animal and it's moving at an exponential rate of development. It also promises radical social and cultural change from eliminating entire workforces; to shifting global power centers; consolidating wealth; and creating scientific fiction inspiring potentials. AI pr...

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  Episode #10

  S2 E10 - Empowering Digital Communities with Pearl Amanfu

  Dec 12, 202539 minS2

  <p><b>The Heart of Public Service with Pearl Amanfu</b><br/><br/> Today my guest is Pearl Amanfu. Pearl is the Digital Inclusion Officer for Metro Nashville. Although Pearl and I just met, she's the model for the type of person I started this podcast to amplify: the humans who believe deeply in community, human thriving and progress, and are willing to do the hard organizational work to create real change through digital enablement. </p><p>Borrowing her words, Pearl has a helper heart, and she genuinely wants a better world for the residents of Metro Nashville. Pearl is a...

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  Episode #9

  S2 E9 - Trust and Data: Open By Default With Stephanie Deitrick

  Nov 14, 202557 minS2

  <p><b>Today, my guest is Stephanie Deitrick, who is the Enterprise GIS [Geographic Information System] and Open Data Program Manager for the city of Tempe, Arizona.</b></p><p>She's also a program director for the Master's of Advanced Study in GIS program at Arizona State University. Stephanie has her PhD in geography from Arizona State and has spent her career building the next generation of data experts with a focus on GIS, but a broader lens on public data. </p><p>As someone who consults with municipalities on digital strategy, I spend much of my time trying to p...

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  Episode #8

  S2 E8 - Design at Scale with Savan Kong

  Oct 22, 202553 minS2

  <p><b>Transforming the Department of Defence with Savan Kong. </b></p><p>Today my guest is Savan Kong. Savan has a unique resume and set of experiences. He was most recently the first ever Customer Experience Officer for the United States Department of Defense. One of the largest organizations of any kind in the world. <br/><br/>When the CIO of the DOD tapped Savan to pioneer the new CXO role, Savan brought a design mindset to the job in every way. And in this episode, he's going to share his mindset and models for how to introduce design in...

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