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Cooperative Purchasing: State Procurement Offices Prioritize Sustainability During Acquisitions

State Tech Magazine

Established in 2017 and reaffirmed recently by Gov. Minnesotas Office of Enterprise Sustainability works to reduce energy and asset waste among the states government agencies. Tim Walz, the office concentrates on supporting sustainability in six focus areas, one of which is procurement.

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Bahrain’s cloud-first success story

AWS Public Sector Blog

In 2017, the government introduced its Cloud First Policy, which acknowledged cloud computing as a key enabler for digital transformation. 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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Amazon to launch second Secret Cloud Region in 2025

AWS Public Sector Blog

In 2017, the AWS Secret Region launched and AWS became the first cloud provider accredited to support government workloads across the full range of U.S. Proven commitment In 2011, AWS GovCloud (US-West) launched, making AWS the first cloud provider to build cloud infrastructure designed to meet U.S. government security and compliance needs.

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Cal Poly seeks to transform procurement process with generative AI-powered scope of work generation

AWS Public Sector Blog

Figure 2: DX Hub Team: Dhvani Goel, Pallavi Das, Nasrullah Ahmed, Noor Dhaliwal, Sharon Liang, Darren Kraker, Taran Singh, Nick Osterbur, Ryan Matteson, Gus Flusser, Isaac Rudnick, Swayam Chidrawar, Nick Riley, Spandan Suthar, Belal Elshenety.

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From protection to promotion: The new age of industrial policy

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Government subsidies, investment incentives, and other industrial-policy actions have almost quadrupled since 2017. Heres how business leaders can navigate the impact of industrial policy on their markets.

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An economic development "transformational projects action plan" for Greater Wichita

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Some examples of the concept are written about here: -- " Why can't the "Bilbao Effect" be reproduced?

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Are combination inspectors a good choice for municipalities?

American City & Country

condo collapse that killed 98 people and the Grenfell Tower fire in London, killing 72 in 2017. Then often following high-profile incidents and media coverage there are periods of heightened public awareness about safety issues that tend to lead to changes and or stronger enforcement of building codes.