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Cooperative Purchasing: State Procurement Offices Prioritize Sustainability During Acquisitions

State Tech Magazine

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

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ASTERRA helps build a more sustainable Earth by identifying and mitigating ‘lost water’ using AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

Combining satellite imagery and AI in the cloud for a more sustainable future Identifying and repairing water leaks helps municipalities reduce risk for human populations and the environment, and save money. Since 2017, ASTERRA has successfully verified more than 100,000 leaks, saving 368 billion gallons of water.

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Disaster response and risk management using PNNL’s Aether framework on AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

When moving from on-premises to AWS in 2017, PNNL designed the Aether framework to embrace AWS-managed services and serverless technologies wherever possible, largely bypassing a lift-and-shift migration. Access to those APIs is controlled through Amazon Cognito , which manages user identity and access at high granularity.

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Bahrain’s cloud-first success story

AWS Public Sector Blog

It set the groundwork for economic sustainability through technology-driven innovation. In 2017, the government introduced its Cloud First Policy, which acknowledged cloud computing as a key enabler for digital transformation.

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Addressing the intersection of climate change and health with new Halcyon fellowship: Apply now

AWS Public Sector Blog

“Entrepreneurs, when provided with the right tools and resources, can solve many of the world’s most pressing issues,” said Dan Barker, managing director of the Halcyon Incubator. “We Since 2017, AWS has worked with Halcyon to support talented social entrepreneurs around the world through the Halcyon Incubator.

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10 ways that governments incentivize cloud use to accelerate digital transformation

AWS Public Sector Blog

These incentives standardize processes and motivate behaviors that achieve the objectives of these initiatives in a way that can be sustained over time. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) invested in the development of Prozorro, which is estimated to have saved Ukraine’s government $6 billion since 2017.

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From Waste to Energy: How Urban Waste is Powering Our Cities

Reprogramming the City

Recent advancements in waste to energy (WtE) technologies have offered a promising solution for repurposing waste into energy, providing a sustainable and efficient means of managing waste while also generating valuable energy. Incineration, for example, can reduce waste volume by up to 90% (European Commission, 2017).