Remove 2026 Remove Engagement Remove Sustainability
article thumbnail

Powering smart islands: How islands can pioneer scalable green energy solutions

AWS Public Sector Blog

This, along with the European Green Deal and NextGenerationEU (NGEU) funding, is a potent combination for sustainable energy development. Islands have always sought to create a sustainable environment for their populations and have had to use ingenuity, collaboration, and civic will to make it happen—and often by using innovative technology.

article thumbnail

Five Innovative Approaches from Land Banks Across the Country

Center for Community Progress

Many land banks find it challenging to engage residents and recruit for their boards; OMLBs Ambassador Program works to expand the bench of stakeholders and community members who engage with the land bank. Residents have been engaged at every step of the project, offering feedback and advocating for funding alongside the land bank.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

WMATA is pathetic: of course it belongs to "the public"

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

In the near term, we are supporting returning customers with more rapid social media engagement, and extended customer service hours Monday through Friday 7 a.m. and Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m. For frequent, new and visiting customers, we are piloting new signage, beginning with putting service information at street level at Metro Center.

article thumbnail

How AWS can enable the Government of Canada’s 2023-2026 Data Strategy

AWS Public Sector Blog

The 2023-2026 data strategy of the Government of Canada (GC) The GC’s data strategy describes how the Federal Public Service intends to utilize data over the next three years to deliver enhanced services and value to Canadians. A new $100,000 AWS community grant fund launched in 2023 supports Calgary sustainability initiatives.

article thumbnail

Defining Community Engagement, Public Participation, Civic Engagement and More

Social Pinpoint

From community engagement, community consultation, public participation, public involvement, civic engagement, public engagement, and citizen participation – it’s a varied mix. In an ideal world, “engagement”, “participation”, and “involvement”, would mean the exact same thing and could be easily interchanged.

article thumbnail

CFP: Advances in Library Administration and Organization (ALAO) Volume 46: Building and Sustaining Positive and Healthy Work Environments

A Library Writer's Blog

Higher levels of workplace satisfaction and engagement are also attributed to increased productivity, creativity, and performance, and by extension improved services and organizational culture. ALAO seeks chapter submissions for a volume entitled Building and Sustaining Positive and Healthy Work Environments.

article thumbnail

Experience economy/nightlife: Boston, LA, Pittsburgh, London, Santa Monica

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

This, leaders said, should make its beloved, currently gated courtyard more accessible, ideally by the FIFA World Cup in summer 2026. It will also help with previously announced renovations of PacScis aging courtyard and leaking pools.

Housing 52