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Create Responsive Government: Octavia Abell

Published: Feb. 9, 2023, 1 p.m.

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Thursday, February 9th, 2023

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Octavia Abell is the co-founder and CEO of Govern For America, which describes its mission as bridging the gap between governments and emerging leaders to build a pipeline of diverse and dynamic public sector talent. We discuss the power of public sector workers to be agents of change, whether that\'s public policy on climate or streamlining the process of getting a birth certificate.

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Government can deliver public policy that improves our daily lives. For example, civil servants are hard at work right now in deploying the broadband and infrastructure funds from the infrastructure bill in 2021. There are many policy areas that young people are really fired up about, like climate. With 40% of the public sector workers nearing retirement, now is an opportunity for young graduates to work in government.

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Credits:\\xa0

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Host: Mila Atmos\\xa0

Guests: Octavia Abell

Executive Producer: Mila Atmos

Producers: Zack Travis and Sara Burningham

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