This webinar will be held via Zoom Webinar. If you have issues registering or accessing the webinar platform, please email nacomeetings@naco.org.

This is a first in a series of meet-ups this fall that will a) focus on the resources available on the NACo Tech Xchange Portal (guides, policy templates, job description samples, best practices) and b) introduce the fall series on “Charting Your AI path”. Hear relevant information from members of the NACo Technology Advisory Council, as well as NACo staff.

TechKnow Series Sessions

To support counties through the AI explosion, NACo will be holding three 1-hour sessions in October, November, and December, as well as an overview of NACo's Tech Xchange. Below are the links to register directly. These webinars will focus on the current tools being used, county use cases being developed and how to start your county journey.

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Charting Your AI Growth: A Practical Guide on the Use of Generative AI - What Are All Those Tools

This is the second in NACo's TechKnow series of meet-ups this fall that will a) focus on the resources available on the NACo Tech Xchange Portal (guides, policy templates, job description samples, best practices) and b) introduce the fall series on “Charting Your AI Path.”

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Charting Your AI Growth: Practical Generative AI - An Introduction to Use Cases

This is the third in NACo's TechKnow series of meet-ups this fall that will a) focus on the resources available on the NACo Tech Xchange Portal (guides, policy templates, job description samples, best practices) and b) introduce the fall series on “Charting Your AI Path.”

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Charting Your AI Growth: Practical Generative AI - Steps for Productivity Improvements

This is the third in NACo's TechKnow series on Charting Your AI Growth. County presenters will focus on steps that they have taken to improve productivity using artificial intelligence.

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NACo Tech Xchange Overview – Resources and Tools for your CIO Strategy

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