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Bahrain’s cloud-first success story

AWS Public Sector Blog

Through a cloud-first strategy, the country has modernized its public services, boosted economic growth, and developed a culture of innovation. Foundations for digital readiness Bahrains decision to diversify its economy and modernize government services dates back to 2008, with the launch of its Economic Vision 2030 strategy.

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Revisiting the Community Land Trust: An Academic Literature Review

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Over 225 CLTs have developed since their inception in the 1960s (Grounded Solutions Network 2021), and fifteen states have some version of a positive law supporting CLT formation and affirming CLT legality in their state (Decker 2018). Cambridge, MA: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 2008. 3 (2018): 489-530.

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Indiana BMV Builds on Three Pillars to Drive up CX

GovLoop

percent” in 2008, according to a study by the Sagamore Institute. In 2018, the bureau made a big training push, updating curricula and ensuring that all employees received training in their first two weeks on the job, according to the BMV’s 2018 annual report.

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Progress in topological superconductors for quantum computing

Open Access Government - Technology News

Moore and his team work on developing topological materials for hardware. Brahlek, who joined ORNL in 2018 and received a DOE Early Career Research award, specialises in precise material synthesis. A Majorana particle is its own antiparticle,” Moore said.

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Weird intra-governmental spat in DC over the Washington Nationals stadium

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

From the article: The District is playing hardball in a dispute with the owner of Nationals Park, effectively threatening to shut down the stadium if Events DC fails to develop the commercial and retail space it promised before the ballpark’s 2008 opening. Flickr photo. The Washington Post reports (" D.C.

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Desperate times sometimes lead to a more marketing-oriented guise: WMATA/Metrorail | Bonus: WMATA's financial crisis

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Now a goodly amount of that is encapsulated in " Branding's (NOT) all you need for transit " (2018), but old pieces like " Making Transit Sexy " (2005), make the point too, less sophisticatedly. Second, during the 2008 crash, I got an email from an activist in response to all the budget and service cuts faced by transit systems.

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Rampant management failure #2: DC area Metrorail (Washington Area Metropolitan Transit Authority)

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

. -- " Funding WMATA by a regional sales tax ," 2017 Also see, " Creativity Helps Rochester's Transit System Turn a Profit ," New York Times (2008). urban form (urban design) dating from the walking and transit city eras of urban development, therefore supporting walkability, transit, and biking 3. The director then, Mark R.