AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Pictured: The AWS 2023 Justice and Public Safety GovTech Accelerator cohort at Amazon’s HQ2 for Week Zero, a three-day onboarding event to kick off the accelerator. The program will culminate with the 2023 AWS GovTech Accelerator demo day at the State of GovTech conference on November 14.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Please join us in celebrating and congratulating our 2023 award winners! 2023 Award Winners: Eli Homes, Research Fish Biologist, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Michael Berkholtz, Manager of Business Relations, Federal Acquisition Service, Office of Information Technology Category, U.S.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 19, 2023

From July 11-12, 2023 in Sacramento, CA, leaders from across state and local government and education will gather to learn more about how to transform public services to deliver for students, constituents, and communities. Register now for the IMAGINE 2023 conference in Sacramento. Will we see you there? Check out the full schedule.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 9, 2024

Announced in October 2023, the AWS Education Accelerator supports education technology (EdTech) startups who are innovating to enhance the teaching and learning experience and improve educational outcomes. Amazon Web Services (AWS) today announced 15 startup companies selected to participate in the inaugural AWS Education Accelerator.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

JANUARY 25, 2023

As we enter 2023, many industries are faced with minimal business growth projections , with the global economy expected to expand by 1.6% Businesses’ goals today will affect their 2023 outcomes and longer-term success. The true winners will be those making automation a critical part of their 2023 strategy.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 15, 2023

Nonprofit innovators from across the country led live sessions for other nonprofit leaders about how they’re innovating with cloud technology and engaging their communities. Allyson Fryhoff, managing director of nonprofits and nonprofit healthcare at AWS, delivering the keynote at the IMAGINE: Nonprofit conference.

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Super Library Marketing

DECEMBER 12, 2022

This is the fifth installment in my series on social media best practices for libraries in 2023. Here are some statistics to consider as you plan your library’s social media marketing for 2023 according to Demandsage.com and DataPortal.com. Instagram algorithm for 2023. The complete guide includes tips for: LinkedIn.

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Super Library Marketing

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

This is the first installment in my series on social media best practices for libraries in 2023. Toledo Lucas County Public Library saw great engagement on this informative LinkedIn post. The LinkedIn algorithm for 2023. Early engagement : LinkedIn will show your post first to your followers. LinkedIn for libraries.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

MARCH 27, 2023

By focusing on growth, resilience, and sustainability, dairy processors have an opportunity to leverage momentum and engage consumers and customers with a unified story.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 7, 2023

The AWS GovTech Accelerator’s goal is to support the development of technologies that can address challenges such as increasing community engagement, deterring crime, and reducing recidivism. Applications open today and close Monday, July 10, 2023.

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Microsoft Public Sector

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Microsoft 365 Government Adoption Resources Empowering US public sector organizations to transition to Microsoft 365 What’s New in Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Ignite 2023 Teams Connect shared channels in GCCH & DoD - Work seamlessly and securely with those inside and outside your organization. In case it’s not running it will start it.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 14, 2023

From July 11-12, 2023, the IMAGINE: Education, State, and Local Leaders conference from Amazon Web Services (AWS) gathered public sector leaders from around the world in Sacramento, CA to reimagine the future of state and local government and education.

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Super Library Marketing

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

This is the second installment in my series on social media best practices for libraries in 2023. Note: Facebook stopped sharing broad statistics of user engagement. The Facebook algorithm for 2023. Content type : Facebook pays attention to the content a user likes and serves them more of what they engage with.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

JANUARY 31, 2023

link] Zillow predicts Charlotte will be the nations’s hottest housing market in 2023: [link] DFI in the news: Salisbury NC engages UNC DFI for pre-development services for a brownfields site, the former Kesler Mill: [link] Watauga County engages UNC DFI for affordable housing pre-development assistance on County-owned land: bit.ly/3VEiarP

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Center for Community Progress

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The 2023 State of Land Banking survey received complete responses from approximately 30 percent of those land banks (92 completed, 20 partial). 43 percent of respondents reported their land banks are currently engaged in rehabilitation activities and 21 percent are planning rehabilitation projects within the next three years (Figure 3).

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

million in total annual AWS run rate cost optimization by the end of 2023. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, who was with AWS at the time, operated as an executive sponsor for the engagement, providing a direct escalation path to prioritize the project’s success. Plus, CSS realized $10.7

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

He is also involved in engaging and building local companies as well as anchoring new technology companies in Singapore. Cheow Hoe has more than two decades of extensive experience in both in the public and private sectors, with a strong track record in leading digital transformation changes in organizations and government.

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Super Library Marketing

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

This is the third installment in my series on social media best practices for libraries in 2023. Many libraries just didn’t have the staff time to commit to creating engaging, short-form video content. The TikTok algorithm for 2023. Hashtags play a significant role in your library’s engagement success on TikTok.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

MARCH 28, 2023

Attendees heard from distinguished speakers, attended and engaged in workshops, networked […] Source The ongoing theme of this year’s CCC was the importance of education, partnerships, and job creation to build better cities, towns, and villages.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

APRIL 28, 2023

DFI in the news: UNC DFI engagement with Morrisville NC appears in the Triangle Business Journal: 25-acre Morrisville Town Center project continues to progress. March 2023 Follow us on twitter or facebook to receive regular updates. link] Other CED Items: Food deserts are communities without a grocery store. 41kaSvZ U.S.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 4, 2023

Read more about AWS for nonprofits: Announcing new cloud-based solutions for credit unions and nonprofit research organizations AWS announces the 2023 AWS IMAGINE Grant funding cycle for nonprofits What you missed at that 2023 IMAGINE: Nonprofit conference Now available: New AWS program supporting nonprofit donor and member engagement How nonprofits (..)

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 23, 2024

AWS launched the Tech Alliance in June, 2023 at the AWS Summit Washington, DC, bringing together a global coalition of higher education institutions, employers, government, and collaborating organizations to address the tech skills gap. Texas becomes the fifth US state engaged, joining New York, Illinois, Washington, and West Virginia.

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Microsoft Public Sector

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Newsworthy Highlights Microsoft 365 Government price updates - into effect March 1st 2023 On August 2021 we announced an update to our pricing for Microsoft 365 (which applies to all commercial customers: Enterprise, US Government, and Business). For more general information uncheck these boxes under “Cloud Instance”.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2024

With our unique mix of technology, youth culture, and creative peer-to-peer engagement, DoSomething members have completed more than 94,000 hours of service, and have registered nearly 420,000 young people to vote since 2018, with a 62 percent turnout rate—more than 12 percent higher than the national average.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Nadav Avni, Chief Marketing Officer at Radix Technologies , explores three reasons to add VR MDM software to your tech stack in 2023. Though more engaging and effective because of this, it makes them more tempting to shady users and opportunists. Restricting device usage based on need helps secure the devices and prevent abuse.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Empowering individuals with ownership of their own data Starting in July 2023, hundreds of staff at the Homeless Outreach Program Integrated Care System ( HOPICS ) began using Kiip to store documents, complete forms and applications, and streamline communications with incoming customers.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

MARCH 31, 2023

Data from the Census: [link] census.gov/programs-surve ys/popest/data/tables.html DFI in the news: UNC DFI-Buncombe County engagement reaches milestone: BOCC selects 3 sites to move forward for affordable housing feasibility analysis, 2/3 in downtown Asheville. February 2023 Will rent growth slow down too?

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State Tech Magazine

JULY 17, 2023

Editor’s Note: Learn more about the NACo 2023 Annual Conference in Austin, Texas, on July 21-24. In early 2020, the National Association of Counties created its Tech Xchange, a network designed to bring together county IT leaders and staff to engage in idea sharing, problem-solving and discussions around technology.

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Center for Community Progress

JANUARY 6, 2025

According to the National Land Bank Networks 2023 State of Land Banking Survey, vacant lots account for 86 percent of all land bank properties and half of all survey respondents listed vacant land stewardship as one of their top priorities. Indeed, many land conservancies are providing a wide range of services in urban communities.

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Microsoft Public Sector

JULY 20, 2023

Microsoft 365 Government Adoption Resources Empowering US public sector organizations to transition to Microsoft 365 What’s New in Microsoft Teams | June 2023 We have a great line-up of new features to announce. Public facing documentation for creating custom list templates can be found here. Thank you for your patience.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

In 2023, Innovation Week focused on the theme of generative AI, empowering teams to use Amazon Bedrock for developing new projects, with the support of the AWS team. Thank you, AWS, for your engagement and contribution to Innovation Week,” said Matt Johnson, CIO at INRIX. “It It truly made Innovation Week better.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Instead of managing more than 400 individual connections with laboratories and other clinical entities, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) partnered with Manifest MedEx to integrate that data from 20 million-plus total messages, as of June 2023, into SaPHIRE. Where can we go from here?

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GovLoop

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Know When Engagement Matters (and Doesn’t) Agencies develop many digital tools for constituent engagement, but sometimes the best response is…silence. According to Summer Xiao , Deputy CIO in Houston’s Project Management Office, “The public actually doesn’t want to engage with you.” How do we get more feedback?

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The World Economic Forum Future of Jobs Report 2023 estimates that 60 percent of workers will require retraining by 2027 to prepare for jobs of the future, in a world of intelligent machines and cognitive computing. Hands-on activities and curriculum-aligned content ensured the training was highly relevant and engaging for attendees.

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Citizen Lab

DECEMBER 20, 2023

As we wrap up the year, our experts compiled a diverse collection for our final showcase of 2023. The post Inspiring community engagement examples and platforms #12 appeared first on CitizenLab's Blog. Enjoy the read!

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 7, 2023

During this period, our team coordinates with participants to implement best practices and solve problems in an interactive setting, helping build models for things like creating more engaging conversational citizen experiences or assisting students with finding resources for their course work more easily.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 23, 2023

Plus, you can engage in experiential learning led by AWS experts and partners and ask questions along the way. Customer presenters will share stories of how they’ve used AWS to find success in their missions, and AWS experts will help guide you through technical use cases and more. Check out the full session catalog.

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