AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The Icelandic Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs launched an ambitious initiative to accelerate the digital transformation of public services in Iceland in 2019. However, this was a significant undertaking for a small ministry that lacked the inherent capabilities and expertise to develop such a project internally.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The Wachter Review had five key recommendations, three of which related to the professional development of digital clinicians as a cornerstone to the digital transformation of the NHS. In the UK, the first national chief nursing information officer (CNIO) was appointed in early 2019, three years after the first national CCIO was appointed.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

I always say that the first big lesson I have from involved in DC urban revitalization was that you needed to have plans before they were needed, not after, because once the velocity of development has been unleashed, you can't catch up. It's a similar process to that of the original development of city centers (Downtowns).

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 3, 2024

As somebody who led a digital transformation program in the UK government and who now listens to government transformation leaders around the world, I joined the panel with leaders from the International Monetary Fund Capacity Development, the World Bank, and Brazil’s federal government. The frameworks they developed became the GOV.UK

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GovLoop

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Its no wonder, then, that government agencies are eager to acquire, develop and use new tech as soon as possible. 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.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 23, 2023

Utah Business magazine claims that the economic development impact of the Game will be as much as $250 million (" The 2023 NBA All-Star Weekend could boost Utah’s economy by $250M+ "). Economic Development hype versus building the local economy. But it would have to be built into the experience. That would add some money to the till.

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Government Technology Insider

DECEMBER 11, 2024

It features changes to the repayment/reimbursement requirements and new criteria for evaluating project proposals with a stronger focus on bolstering security, privacy and protecting against operational risks. Aside from those high priorities, every agency should consider upgrading its technology. Be intentional with your investments.

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GovLoop

JANUARY 12, 2023

You have a human operator reading 40 to 50 pages of documentation per visa applicant,” said Matthew Macnak, Director of Federal Technology Strategy at Instabase, a company that automates the processing of unstructured documents such as PDFs, spreadsheets and Microsoft Word files. Defining Digital. How Instabase Helps.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

OCTOBER 1, 2022

For many building managers, property, and estate teams, finding the information needed to support everyday decisions about the operation of a building or the performance of the wider estate can be a challenge. Glider Technology Limited discusses built asset data and its importance for the construction industry.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JULY 6, 2023

I have written about how Pennsylvania with SEPTA, Massachusetts with MBTA, and Maryland with MARC (" A "Transformational Projects Action Plan" for a statewide passenger railroad program in Maryland ," 2019) could use their regional railroad commuter systems as the foundation to develop statewide railroad passenger programs.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 28, 2024

We have long invested in developing capabilities and services tailored to the unique privacy and security needs of the healthcare sector, and we are committed to supporting open source, open data, and open standard communities. This space provides a secure, personalized platform for users to manage their health data and services.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Entirely new opportunities can emerge—built on the underlying DPI, as PayTM has done in India , building on the country’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) to develop the largest digital payments, commerce, and financial services platform in India, used by more than 300 million people.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 8, 2023

They also agree to actively participate in the data governance framework, providing oversight of the chief data officer’s data sharing operations as a designated Trustee. Carlos leveraged multiple AWS services to help foster robust digital resilience by facilitating data sharing that helped agencies develop scalable solutions.”

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American City & Country

AUGUST 16, 2024

Between 2019 and 2023, there was a 40% increase in the number of job openings for police officers. The new system automates routine tasks and customizable workflows, providing HR professionals with more time to focus on strategic initiatives and employee development.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 17, 2023

With this data, we challenged tech app startups to develop new ways to make our roads safer and smarter during roadworks. Over a 10-week period in 2019, TfL’s team fielded proposals for the RoadLab programme to cut congestion.

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Center for Community Progress

MAY 19, 2022

In this chapter, Reinvestment Fund ’s Emily Dowdall and Ira Goldstein discuss vacant property remediation and prevention plans in the Leigh Valley as a case study of data-driven community development. Click here to download the full chapter and read more insights on tackling vacancy and abandonment from the nation’s leading experts.

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Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Hot, humid weather and developing storms made me wonder whether my house was about to suffer the effects of the kind of concentrated microcyclone storm which has come to be known colloquially as a 'water bomb' and scientifically as ‘explosive cyclogenesis’. It lacks a national emergency operations centre.

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Iron Sharpens Iron

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

During their conversation, Jen shares what it’s like to be an active Philadelphian in what she calls an owner-operated city. Prior to launching Better Civics, Jen was a 2019 candidate for City Commissioner, the office that oversees election activity in Philadelphia. She recently co-founded the nonpartisan nonprofit Better Civics.

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Iron Sharpens Iron

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

During their conversation, Jen shares what it’s like to be an active Philadelphian in what she calls an owner-operated city. Prior to launching Better Civics, Jen was a 2019 candidate for City Commissioner, the office that oversees election activity in Philadelphia. She recently co-founded the nonpartisan nonprofit Better Civics.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

AUGUST 14, 2024

Spotlight on satellite data artif risks, such as conflict and social unrest, are notoriously difficult to calculate and factor into plans owing to their rapidly developing and unpredictable nature. For governments, this nuanced insight is invaluable, enabling officials to determine safe and sustainable courses of action.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 21, 2024

They apply that frugal approach to IT: they build and operate only what they need to pursue their mission, and constantly innovate both to meet mission objectives and optimize cost. They still occasionally update their Fortran development practices. Going over budget is not an option.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

million, and evidently that was too much, and the station wasn't able to successfully compete for donations for operations as well as loan payments, as they faced KUER-FM, the NPR affiliate owned by the University of Utah. Summit County where Park City is then developed a similar tax, called RAP, Recreation, Arts and Parks. But for $3.5

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Then again, it depends on whether or not motor vehicle operators are conscious of pedestrians and bicyclists. There are more traffic deaths outside of cities than within cities, because traffic tends to move more slowly within cities. Coming to Utah, it's a poster child for sprawl, and the mobility paradigm is centered on the car.

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CRA Today

APRIL 9, 2024

We end on a lighter note sharing our hopes for a fresh new year putting COVID behind us and looking forward to in-person convenings and more high impact community development work. Together we explore tools for modern day CRA programs, regulatory reform and philanthropic priorities during the pandemic.

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GovLoop

DECEMBER 14, 2022

When David Allen began his role as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at the Georgia Technology Authority (GTA) in 2019, he knew he had a job in front of him. (He That’s something I attacked immediately,” Allen said, aware that if agencies were short-staffed in cyber, that could hinder or even disrupt operations.

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Barrett & Greene

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Task forces work best when they are staffed by professionals with deep expertise in the area considered and those staff are empowered to bring well developed solutions to the problems being considered.”

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Microsoft Public Sector

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Microsoft recently had an opportunity to sit down with Derek Kernus, Director of Cybersecurity Operation at DTS, to discuss their experience with the Joint Surveillance Voluntary Assessment (JSVA). Initially, DTS migrated from the cloud services we used in Google to Microsoft Commercial cloud services in 2019.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Education institutions operate in more resource-constrained environments than organizations in many other sectors, and in this context, it can be tempting to only consider explicit cost benefits over a short-term time horizon. Since 2019, two separate hurricanes forced their data centers offline.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 5, 2022

In August 2019, 23 local governments, from one end of Texas to another, were hit by ransomware. But because Rainosek’s department had created a central incident response team and developed and practiced a “what-to-do-when” plan, her people helped all 23 local governments recover in eight days. Have a Plan, and Practice.

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The Whistle Post

AUGUST 2, 2024

Project Retail’s 98 percent completion rate speaks to the commitment each participant had in furthering their career, said Adrienne Parkmond, the WorkPlace’s chief operating officer. The graduation taking place at the SoNo Collection was significant: the mall has been a huge retail employer since opening in 2019 , the state senator said.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MARCH 18, 2024

NHS Long Term Plan In 2019, while the UK was confronted with serious challenges spanning workforce shortages, funding pressures, and increased demand for services, the National Health Service (NHS) announced the launch of its Long Term Plan. Future-proofed medical care Technology developments continue to move at light speed.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JUNE 15, 2023

The answer is: Create a single multi-state/regional multi-modal transit planning, management, and operations authority association.") I have become enamored with the idea that "master planning" by government agencies should cover the entire sector of responsibility, including other government agencies as well as private sector entities. (And

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Transit oriented development is economic development. The Shinkansen are high speed rail services operating at a speed of 150-200 mph. Complementary improvements for the transit network and economic development. The trains are the backbone of the railroad passenger system and a symbol of Japan's capacity for innovation.

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Grant Consulting Services, LLC

JUNE 14, 2022

The different types of grants can include: program/project, capital, capacity building, and general operating. Please contact us today to discuss our grant development process and see how our team can make a positive difference for your organization. The different sources include: government agencies, corporate, and foundation grants.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

It might be that more neighborhood embedded districts, like Eastern Market (" Eastern Market DC's 150th anniversary last weekend | And my never realized master plan for the market ") or H Street have a better shot at developing the retail offer. Retail store development. But it has to be very focused.

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CRA Today

DECEMBER 31, 2022

Maximize the Reporting of Community Development Activities; 2. Maximize the Reporting of Community Development Activities. Oftentimes, large (for CRA purposes) banks overlook transactions, such as loans and investments, that could qualify for consideration as community development activities. Conduct a Self-Assessment; and.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Suicide rates among veterans continued to climb from 2001 to 2018 before dipping back for 2019 and 2020. Architecting the platform on AWS allowed us to get up and operational within the first three months of starting the project. The suicide rate among veterans is still 1.5 times higher than that of the general population.

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