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UK Biobank enables medical research worldwide through vast database powered by AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

From 2006–2010, UK Biobank recruited 500,000 UK citizens between the ages of 40 and 69 to supply biological samples (blood, urine, and saliva) and information about their lifestyle regularly on an ongoing basis. Find more AWS Institute thought leadership for public service leaders.

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Resiliency imperatives for CIOs with sensitive and highly-available cloud environments in AWS GovCloud (US)

AWS Public Sector Blog

What’s often a secret is that public sector CIOs with sensitive information have unique considerations when providing technology-based capabilities that meet rapidly evolving mission needs, are delivered on-time and on-budget, and adhere to regulatory compliance requirements.

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Swarming and Followership; Distance Leading

Public Policy Blog

at with opportunity for direct “horizontal communication” between network peers (Schmidtchen, 2006) and as I would also point out, leaders inspire social action or other participatory behavior. Social media in the public sector field guide: Designing and implementing strategies and policies. Military Review, 93 (2), 79-88.

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Updating the best practice elements of revitalization to include elements 7 and 8 | Transformational Projects Action Planning at a large scale

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

A commitment to the development and production of a broad, comprehensive, visionary, and detailed revitalization plan/s (Bilbao, Hamburg, Liverpool); the creation of innovative and successful implementation organizations , with representatives from the public sector and private firms, to carry out the program. commitment and time.

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Why I care about a moonshot for care

Public Purpose - An Independent Advisory Company

When will a government surprise us and apologise for 20 previous inquiries into aged care before the latest Royal Commission, or perhaps the 32 inquiries into mental health between 2006 and 2012, and declare a moratorium on reviews and commissions, royal or otherwise.

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The GSE Public-Private Hybrid Model Flunks Again: This Time It’s the Federal Home Loan Bank System (Part 1)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

He referred to 12 the tension between their profit-making and their public sector mission as “the inherent conflict and flawed business model embedded in the GSE structure,” resulting in a “conflict of interest attempting to serve both shareholders and a public mission.” mortgage originations.

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A READER'S GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE

Barrett & Greene

As a long-time member of the American Society of Public Administration’s Center for Accountability and Performance and currently senior fellow there, he harvests the vineyards in the world of public sector performance and produces a valuable weekly compendium of the latest news and reports in that field. Lloyd Blanchard (2006).