AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 26, 2024

Raman joined Levy onstage for a wide-ranging fireside chat that touched on how the CIA is approaching and using AI, emerging technologies, and how investing in workforce development helps keep pace with rapid technological advancements. How the Army is developing its AI strategy Young Bang, the U.S.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 11, 2025

By 2026, more than 90 percent of organizations worldwide will face challenges related to an IT skills shortage, according to a 2024 survey from the International Data Corporation (IDC). Browse the catalog of 2024 session presentations here. Discover how these events can help you and your organization grow and lead in the cloud.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

MARCH 4, 2025

In December of 2024, Congress formally reauthorized the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) with strong bipartisan support. 3891) , the first in 20 years, is included as part of the Water Resources Development Act (S. The Economic Development Reauthorization Act of 2024 (S. The EDA reauthorization (S.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 6, 2024

University students will compete in a tournament-style challenge as either model developer teams or red teams to enhance the AI user experience, prevent misuse, and enable users to build more secure code. Amazon will select up to 10 teams for the competition starting November 2024, which will run through the academic year.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

JULY 16, 2024

Which technology trends matter most for companies in 2024? New analysis by the McKinsey Technology Council highlights the adoption, development, and industry effects of advanced technologies.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 10, 2024

The initiative brings together a coalition of Fortune 500 companies and other employers, government agencies, workforce development organizations, and education leaders to better prepare learners for entry-level tech careers. More than 20 AWS Partners and customers have committed to the Egypt alliance.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2024

These one-on-one consulting engagements have covered topics such as developing a Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE) and maximizing profitability with AWS in public sector. These solutions included summarization, information extraction, sentiment analysis, topic classification, and data visualization.

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FedTech Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2025

Microsoft and LinkedIn found 78% of AI users bring their own tools to work, and 52% are reluctant to admit using it, according to the 2024 Work Trend Index Annual Report. Click the banner below to begin developing a comprehensive cyber resilience strategy.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Because of this, at AWS re:Invent 2024 we announced a commitment of up to $2 million in AWS credits to help four Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Sprint for Women’s Health (SWH) launchpad awardees address critical unmet challenges in women’s health. The Aspira Women’s Health lab team. “The

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GAO (US Government Accountability Office)

JANUARY 16, 2025

reached a record high in 2024, according to a new annual point-in-time count released in December by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Homelessness in the U.S. More than 770,000 people experienced homelessness on a single night.

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OpenGov

JULY 30, 2024

Community Development In The Digital Age [2024 Guide] In an OpenGov survey of local government community development professionals, 78% put economic development at the top of their priority list. This […] The post Community Development Tools for the Digital Age appeared first on OpenGov.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

APRIL 11, 2024

These posts are meant to inform local governments about current conditions facing private developers and real estate development projects in their communities. In January, Fannie Mae forecasted that the interest rate on 30-Year Fixed Mortgages would drop below 6% by the end of 2024. 2] (Figure 4) Source: U.S. link] [2] St.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

Whether it’s your first time attending, or your eighth, here are a few tips to make the most of IMAGINE: Nonprofit 2024. Discover new ideas, build connections, and interact with cutting-edge technology onsite. Register now to join us in DC.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

In August, the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency (NCHFA) released the latest funding awards for 2024. The data shows that affordable housing developers continue to struggle with closing financial gaps in their projects (Table 1). The median development cost per unit remained steady at $250,000, more than 50% higher than in 2020.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2024

During her visit to Armenia on July 10, 2024, Samantha Power, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator, announced $5 million in funding for a new public-private collaboration between USAID, the Government of Armenia, and Amazon Web Services (AWS).

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Whether through data-driven administrative decision-making, generative AI infrastructure for research, or enhanced learning tools for the classroom, higher education institutions are developing and applying technology in innovative and helpful ways. Read on for detailed descriptions of each partner presentation.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2024

With support from AWS, Wharton will roll out a virtual teaching assistant (TA) in the autumn of 2024, powered by generative AI, to answer students’ specific course-related questions in real time. Alig credits AWS for helping speed the POC’s development, saying, “The AWS team was instrumental in training and testing the LLMs.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 26, 2024

Credit issuance determinations will be based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to the customer’s experience developing new technology solutions, the maturity of the project idea, evidence of future solution adoption, and the customer’s breadth of generative AI skills.

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Center for Community Progress

JANUARY 15, 2025

In 2024, Community Progress doubled down on its commitment to helping local governments use code enforcement to address VAD properties and sharing best practices to craft more equitable, efficient, and effective code enforcement systems. Code Enforcement Roundtable at RVP At our Reclaiming Vacant Properties (RVP) conference in St.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

These posts are meant to inform local governments about current conditions facing private developers and development projects in their communities. However, some economists have said that higher than expected inflation numbers released in January 2024 could delay those rate cuts. 1] Source: National Multifamily Housing Council.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Additionally, it will require innovative work of piloting, refining, and scaling technologies that make a meaningful impact on the holistic learning and development of students or the ‘whole learner.'” Selected startups join a 10-week hybrid program between January 9, 2024 and March 14, 2024.

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Partnership for Public Service

JANUARY 2, 2025

Since 2001, the Partnership for Public Service has worked to build a better government and a stronger democracy, developing nonpartisan solutions to help federal agencies, leaders and employees effectively serve the public. Students from over 50 universities attended the Partnership’s 2024 Federal Career Expo in Washington, D.C.

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Policy & Politics Journal blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

by James Sloam & Matt Henn The United Nations Development Programme has described 2024 as a global elections “Super year”. However, while that may be the case, younger generations across many established democracies remain deeply disillusioned with mainstream electoral politics.… … Continue reading →

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Next City

JANUARY 16, 2025

In August 2024, New York City's community development luminary Hester Street announced that it was sunsetting after more than two decades. What went wrong?

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Open Access Government - Technology News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

This article looks at how fraud has evolved, why continuous professional development (CPD) is crucial for fraud investigators, and some practical ways to stay sharp in the fight against fraud Fraud isnt new; humans have been conning each other since the first trade deals. But in todays hyper-connected world, the game has changed.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 11, 2024

Hear the Texas Workforce Commission discuss the critical importance of integrating AI competencies into existing programs and from industry employers on AI skill development. Plus, opportunities abound to engage with AWS Partners that can design and develop ready-to-use solutions to help your team and organization meet goals faster.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

APRIL 2, 2024

The following are articles and reports on the web that the Community and Economic Development Program at the UNC School of Government shared through social media over the past month. They all canceled incentive contracts with the State of North Carolina, bringing the total canceled in 2024 to more than a dozen.

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Microsoft Public Sector

JANUARY 22, 2024

MC683663 — (Updated) Access Microsoft Lists, PowerBI, Loop and Whiteboard Content in OneDrive Web 60 Days As a Viva Engage customer you will enjoy the new video and image experiences as soon as they reach general availability early in 2024—no action needed. All customers are expected to have the new designs by the end of March 2024.

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Google Public Sector

DECEMBER 30, 2024

2024 was a year of incredible innovation and progress, as we continue to invest in bringing the best of Google AI to our customers around the world. Open foundation models to help developers more easily build AI models for healthcare applications, initially focused on imaging applications in radiology, dermatology and pathology.

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Policy & Politics Journal blog

JULY 3, 2024

by Sarah Brown and Elizabeth Koebele All articles featured in this blog post are free to access until 31 October 2024 It’s that time of year again when course syllabi are updated with fresh research. We hope to make this… Continue reading →

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Center for Community Progress

JANUARY 6, 2025

In September 2024, Community Progress convened a learning exchange in Cleveland for leaders in land conservation and their partner land banks and local government agencies from four cities: Baltimore, Chicago, Cleveland, and Detroit. Traditional land conservancies work to permanently conserve natural landscapes and working lands.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Our new barometer, developed with the World Economic Forum, can help leaders track trends, monitor critical outcomes, and act to increase cooperation. Global cooperation is key to better human lives.

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Center for Community Progress

OCTOBER 7, 2024

With the 2024 Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference (RVP) kicking off in St. Olivia Barrow Strauss, Vice President, Neighborhood Development for Corporate Responsibility, JPMorganChase : Drawing from our philanthropic, business, and research and policy expertise, we advance a holistic strategy to drive inclusive economic growth.

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FedTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Addressing underrepresentation in the IT workforce is the first step toward developing a robust pipeline of Native American IT professionals, according to Monday’s multipanel session at TribalNet 2024.

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State Tech Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2024

3 on the list of 2024 State CIO Top 10 Priorities, which NASCIO published in December. Around the same time, NASCIO published a report intended to assist state governments in development of AI roadmaps. The report, “Your AI Blueprint: 12 Key Considerations as States Develop Their Artificial Intelligence Roadmaps,”…

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Government Technology Insider

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Only at the early stages of its development, AI public sector trends are paving the way for a bright and innovative future. Mherdad Didehbani, Federal Account Manager at LYME Technology Solutions, explained, “AI’s core value lies in its ability to determine patterns from vast amounts of data.”

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

They are actively developing multi-modal generative AI applications using Amazon Bedrock to create new product use cases and simplify the process of gaining insights from large mobility data sets through natural language query, pattern recognition, and prediction.

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