DID News
Now Hiring: A Digital Storyteller for the Future of Local Government
Van Buren County Digital Information Department / Digital Innovation Collaborative Exchange (DICE) Across Michigan, counties are being asked to do more with less, deliver modern, transparent, accessible services with all
From Dugouts to Data Lakes: The Digital Innovation Task Force Plots Its Next Moves
Meeting Date: October 23, 2025Location: Commission Chambers, Somewhere Between Practicality and the Future It’s not every Thursday morning that a conversation about baseball umpires leads seamlessly into a debate about
The Hidden Power of Boring Forms
by Walter Elsner, Addressing Administrator / Digital Information Department (10/21/25) There’s nothing glamorous about a Personnel Action Form. It’s not the kind of thing anyone puts on a poster or
Some AI Investments Will Last. Others Will Disappear. Here’s Why That Matters for Van Buren County.
-by Jerry Happel, Director, Digital Information Department (10/20/25) AI is moving at the sort of pace usually reserved for toddlers on sugar and investors in a gold rush. Every week,
Reading the Fine Print (and Actually Remembering It): A New Way to Acknowledge County Policies
Every workplace has that timeless refrain: “I didn’t know that was in the policy.” In Van Buren County, the Finance Department decided it was time to retire that tune. For
