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Coming to a city near you: AWS State, Local, and Education Learning Days

AWS Public Sector Blog

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). To address these needs, Amazon Web Services (AWS) hosts AWS State, Local, and Education Learning Days , a series of no-cost in-person events nationwide.

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Smart Cities Depend on Edge Computing, but Securing It Remains a Challenge

State Tech Magazine

State and local governments are embracing edge computing in a big way. Spending on edge solutions worldwide is expected to be $208 billion in 2023, rising to $317 billion in 2026, according to IDC’s latest study. At the state and local level, edge is the backbone of smart cities.

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Cities and Towns Navigate the 2026 SLFRF Spending Deadline

NLC (National League of Cities)

In the four years since its passage, the impact of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) on Americas local communities cannot be overstated. ARPAs State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF) provided integral relief for local governments to ensure stability for their communities and residents throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.

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AWS Tech Alliance introduced in India to bolster cloud talent pool

AWS Public Sector Blog

Cloud technology has become ubiquitous and has the potential to create 14 million jobs in India by 2026 ,” said Shalini Kapoor, director and chief technologist, AWS India Private Limited. The initiative launched in June, 2023 in the United States, Egypt, and Spain , and expanded to Germany, Italy, and Singapore in November, 2023.

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Strengthen Middle-Mile Infrastructure to Drive Digital Inclusion

Government Technology Insider

Digital inclusion—the efforts of federal, state, and local governments, along with industry partners, to deliver connectivity to underserved and unserved areas— has many moving parts that must all work together to ensure access to connectivity. It also lets governments use their funding more efficiently.

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Getting started: What any municipality can do now about EPA’s PFAS ruling for water systems

American City & Country

They know that the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s $10 billion is available through fiscal year 2026 and is administered via grants through each state’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund, the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund and the Emerging Contaminants – Small Disadvantaged Communities Grants program.

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ARPA SLFRF Update: Interim Final Rule Expands Eligible Uses

Center for Community Progress

Additionally, ARPA SLFRF used for Surface Transportation and Title I projects must supplement, not supplant, other federal, state, territorial, Tribal, and local government funds that are otherwise available for these projects. 8 What are the obligation and expenditure deadlines?