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34 new or updated datasets available on the Registry of Open Data on AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

These platforms typically operate in challenging conditions such as driving on off-road trails, navigating through dense forests, and performing aggressive flight maneuvers. Our dataset also covers demanding operational scenarios for event cameras, such as scenes with high egomotion and multiple independently moving objects.

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5 public sector technology predictions for 2023

AWS Public Sector Blog

When AWS started our public sector business in 2010, customers were primarily attracted to cloud for two reasons: to save money, and to promote efficiencies by hosting websites on the cloud and using cloud storage. We hope these predictions will help guide and inspire you as you continue your digital transformation journey.

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DoSomething’s journey with AWS brings efficiency, scalability

AWS Public Sector Blog

Additionally, we have awarded nearly $2 million in scholarships since 2010 to young people committed to doing good in their communities. These enhancements allowed us to consolidate from multiple providers to a single, integrated AWS ecosystem, significantly reducing complexity and operational costs.

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34 new or updated datasets on the Registry of Open Data: New data for land use, Alzheimer’s Disease, and more

AWS Public Sector Blog

NOAA 3-D Surge and Tide Operational Forecast System for the Atlantic Basin (STOFS-3D-Atlantic) from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). CMS 2008-2010 Data Entrepreneurs’ Synthetic Public Use File (DE-SynPUF) in OMOP Common Data Model managed by AWS. recount3 from Johns Hopkins University.

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Revisiting what I wrote about in 2010/2012 back to the fore: regional cultural funding in Greater Detroit

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

In 2010 and 2012 I wrote about such initiatives for the Detroit Zoo (actually located in Oakland County) and the Detroit Institute of Arts, which were caught up in the city's bankruptcy. I don't think I was aware at the time of the Denver Scientific and Cultural Facilities District , which operates at a multicounty scale.

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Open government procurement drives innovation using the cloud

AWS Public Sector Blog

In 2010, 80 percent of government IT work was undertaken by 18 suppliers. It operates with a regulatory framework based on transparency, efficiency, accessibility, and nondiscrimination. The simplified procurement process worked for tech and focused on outcomes, so the government became a knowledgeable buyer of technology.

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Revisiting the Community Land Trust: An Academic Literature Review

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

CLTs offer reliable stewardship of community land assets and a long-term promise of affordable housing (Davis 2010). One-time investments in CLT properties can keep those properties affordable as long as the CLT exists, ensuring affordability for far longer (Institute for Community Economics 1982, Jacobus and Brown 2010, White 2011).

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