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Lax Regulation Doesn’t Fully Explain Unsafe Buildings in African Cities: A View from Ghana

The City Fix

One study counted 54 building collapse deaths and 122 injuries in Kampala, Uganda, between 2004 and 2008. Incidents of building collapse are worryingly common in large African cities. Another identified 112 cases in Lagos, Nigeria, from 1978 to 2008. Cities in Ghana and Kenya, Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Nominations open for the 2024 American City & County Crown Communities and Exemplary Public Servants awards

American City & Country

Since 2004, the Crown Communities awards have recognized government projects with long-term implications for a city/county/municipality and its constituents. Nominations are now being accepted for the 2024 American City & County Crown Communities and Exemplary Public Servants awards.

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Q&A: NASCIO’s Doug Robinson Discusses the Expanding Role of the State CIO

State Tech Magazine

Not since 2004, the year Doug Robinson became NASCIO’s executive director, has the organization tweaked its concisely worded mission to advance government excellence. In January, the National Association of State Chief Information Officers updated its mission statement for the first time in 20 years.

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Our friendly bookstore

Princeton Public Library

Since we opened The Sands Library Building back in 2004, the Friends of the Library have run a bookstore on the first floor. One of the great features of the Princeton Public Library is The Library Store. From its humble beginnings as two bookcases next to the stairs, the bookstore has expanded to include over […]

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Cyber Awareness Month Resources

GovLoop

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency started Cybersecurity Awareness Month back in 2004 with the goal of increasing awareness around cyber threats in both the public and private sectors.

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2023 reading list and commentary

Librarian.net

I’ve been actively seeking out non-binary authors and trying to read print a little more. average read per month: 9.5 average read per week: 2.2 The always-updated booklist, going back to 1997, lives at jessamyn.info/booklist and it has its own RSS feed.

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How Secure is our Election System?

Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

She received her National Certification in Elections Administration in 2004 through Auburn University and the Elections Center. She received her National Certification in Elections Administration in 2004 through Auburn University and the Elections Center. Hall currently serves on the Elections Center board of directors.