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AWS investment in South Africa results in economic ripple effect

AWS Public Sector Blog

This origin story traces back to the founding of the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud ( Amazon EC2 ) service in 2004, which is now regarded as one of the fundamental pieces of cloud computing technology. This includes local vendors in construction, engineering, energy consulting, plumbing, maintenance, and security.

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State of the Nation - a UK Perspective on Covid-19

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

No country other than the UK has spontaneously abandoned its basic law on emergency management (in this case the Civil Contingencies Act of 2004). The UK Government's 13 policy U-turns do not reflect adaptation to dynamic circumstances, but inability to conceive what to do, how to implement it and how to communicate.

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Arbor Day: Street Trees of Seattle by Taha Ebrahimi | Trees as Cultural Landscape (at the community scale)

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

I first heard this concept expressed by David Barth at a presentation in 2004. Unfortunately now both trees are gone--although I did let willow oaks reseed so we'll see what happens. Streets/street trees as linear parks. North Columbus Avenue, Galion, Ohio, c. 1920s Most cities have urban forestry units. Page 1 , Pages 2-3.

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How AWS supports the 10th anniversary of National Voter Registration Day with digital tools for civic engagement

AWS Public Sector Blog

Voterly explains each issue and sides of the argument, then collects data from relevant interest groups to calculate a score that communicates where a politician stands on various aspects of an issue. Since 2004 HeadCount has supported the registration of over one million voters. Register to vote this National Voter Registration Day.

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Eastern Market DC's 150th anniversary last weekend | And my never realized master plan for the market

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

I participated in a workshop on the plaza led by Project for Public Spaces and Scenic America in 2004 ( write up ). Later, as part of BicycleSpace, a bicycle facilities system integration firm, I put together a proposal for activation including a water sculpture and multiple forms of secure, special bike parking.

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20th anniversary of the blog| Urban revitalization systems thinking's greatest hits: Part one -- (in)FAQ and my influences

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Once you've one that, communicate out so it can be and is successfully diffused across communities. Replicate -- develop the systems, structures, frameworks to apply programs to different situations and communicate them throughout innovation networks. The URL is long because at the time I didn't appreciate the need for brevity.