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Winter snow clearance in the Walking City

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Dominick Williams dowilliams@kcstar.com The Kansas City Star has an article, " Kansas City overhauled its approach to snow removal. The condition of State Line Road following the previous days snowstorm on Monday, Jan. The Missouri side on the right, Kansas side on the left.

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4 global skills trends shaping workforce development

AWS Public Sector Blog

As Makhtar Diop, managing director at International Finance Corporation, noted in a World Economic Forum article , “The people who are most likely to benefit from [online learning] are also the least likely to have access to it.”. Women are increasingly gaining skills online.

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Cybersecurity: A Menu of State Priorities

GovLoop

His office also has worked toward a whole-of-state security approach, as per a 2019 North Dakota law that gave the cyberteam command-and-control over cybersecurity in all branches of state government. This article appeared in our guide, “ Going Places: Priorities for State and Local Tech.”

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Digital public infrastructure is high priority for governments worldwide

AWS Public Sector Blog

A recent Harvard Business Review article cited that a country’s digital identity programs alone “can unlock economic value equivalent to 3–13% of GDP, with an average 6% improvement for emerging countries.” Notify, the UK government’s notifications platform, delivers tens of millions a year in cashable savings. trillion annually.

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The New Modernization Mindset: Focus on Innovation

GovLoop

Additionally, in July 2019, it established the National Center for Collaborative Healthcare Innovation in Californias Silicon Valley, a strategic choice to ease collaboration between VA and innovating companies. This article appeared in our guide, “ Agencies Draw a New Modernization Blueprint.”

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

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

From the Wichita Business Journal article " Wichita's economic development leaders outline plan to go after stimulus money ": Creating a blueprint Part of economic development's role in aiding in recovery is assessing where the Wichita area stands. But rarely do I see these efforts accompanied by a master list of projects.

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Smart, safe and sustainable cycling: how AI-powered insights will encourage the next generation

Open Access Government - Technology News

The total value of the UK bicycle market was estimated to be around 47% higher in 2021 than in 2019, and the latest DfT Road Traffic Estimates suggest that cycle traffic in 2021 was 15.7% higher than pre-pandemic levels in 2019. Over the last two years the UK has seen a cycling ‘boom’. Inspiring the next generation.