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Q&A: New Orleans CIO Kimberly LaGrue Discusses Cyber Resilience

State Tech Magazine

Kimberly LaGrue is CIO of New Orleans and president of the Cities Today Institute North America Cities Leadership Forum on Digitalization. Shortly before Christmas in 2019, New Orleans suffered a significant ransomware attack, and LaGrue led the city’s recovery and subsequent IT modernization efforts.

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The power of collaboration accelerates public sector transformation in Iceland

AWS Public Sector Blog

The Icelandic Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs launched an ambitious initiative to accelerate the digital transformation of public services in Iceland in 2019. Additional resources: AWS Institute thought leadership Open Government Solutions on AWS Innovate with AWS Partners

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How cities can use transport data to reduce pollution and increase safety

AWS Public Sector Blog

This is a guest post by Rikesh Shah, outgoing head of open innovation at Transport for London, on behalf of the AWS Institute from Amazon Web Services (AWS), a thought leadership and executive education program to accelerate digital transformation for public sector executives.

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Announcing the winners of the inaugural Future of Government Awards: Celebrating digital transformation initiatives around the world

AWS Public Sector Blog

In 2019, Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation was established and Mykhailo Fedorov was appointed minister to lead his country’s digital transformation. The Future of Government Awards recognize the people and projects leading public sector digital transformation around the world. Meet the winners and learn their stories below.

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She Wears Many Hats: Block Leadership and Civic Engagement with Jen Devor

Iron Sharpens Iron

From her work on the island of Point Breeze all the way to her citywide campaign for public office in 2019, Jen believes that being a good listener and making people feel heard are the secrets to building authentic relationships that stand the test of time… and neighborhood feuds.

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She Wears Many Hats: Block Leadership and Civic Engagement with Jen Devor

Iron Sharpens Iron

From her work on the island of Point Breeze all the way to her citywide campaign for public office in 2019, Jen believes that being a good listener and making people feel heard are the secrets to building authentic relationships that stand the test of time… and neighborhood feuds.

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Google Public Sector announces Board of Directors

Google Public Sector

As CEO of Google Public Sector, I am honored to join the board with these distinguished professionals, each of whom brings diverse perspectives and rich experiences to our leadership team. His previous leadership roles include Commander of Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), Associate Director for Military Affairs, CIA, and many others.