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How an open source EMR system has transformed patient healthcare in more than 50 countries

AWS Public Sector Blog

Digital public goods As an open source, modular solution with global applications, Bahmni aligns with the United Nations’ plan for the creation of digital public goods for a more equitable world. In time, hospitals can use this digital public infrastructure (DPI) to improve public service delivery at scale.

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AWS announces low-to-no cost security services for federal political campaigns and committees

AWS Public Sector Blog

The FEC granted special permission for DDC to operate under this model, providing all eligible party and candidate committees—regardless of party—with the support they need within the limits of campaign finance law. How public sector agencies can identify improper payments with machine learning.

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New Report on Ten Years of Land Banking in New York Offers Compelling Metrics of Success, Useful Lessons, and a Lot of Inspiration

Center for Community Progress

Like in many states, a mix of ineffective laws, partisan divisions, and the allure of maintaining the status quo made reforming this local process difficult. I had a front-row seat into the harms of auctioning off tax-foreclosed properties , particularly low-value residential properties, but thought, what could be done?

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Federalism and the Detroit Bankruptcy Case

Public Policy Blog

Scott Bomboy of the Constitution Center mentions that “the concept of nullification–that states can overrule federal laws–predated the Civil War by decades, and the ultimate issue of nullification (secession) was settled in the 1860s. 1257 courtesy of Cornell Law Institute). If that law is federal, then the U.S. 482, 488 (1976).

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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

Founded in 2012, National Voter Registration Day is an annual civic holiday on which the nation focuses on registering Americans to exercise their most basic right – the right to vote. Since the 2020 election, over half of the states in the US have changed election laws. In 2021, Democracy Works continued to make an impact and sent 23.3

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Disasters: Knowledge and Information in the New Age of Anomie

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

2012) found that the negative aspects, such as the diffusion of unfounded rumour, were self-correcting. Haynes 2012. Law and Social Inquiry 43(4): 1427-1457. Public sector corruption and major earthquakes: a potentially deadly interaction. Early views of social media (e.g. Bird et al. Ling and K. Gordon 2018.