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The public sector cannot underestimate computing’s environmental impact

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It’s a potentially huge blindspot for curtailing emissions, and the public sector needs to hold the tech industry more accountable for emissions produced by the infrastructure used to deploy software. Under the Paris Climate Agreement, they have pledged to cut emissions by 68% by 2030, a mere 7 years away.

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Combating cyber-enabled fraud: Sapphire’s proactive cyber security approach

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However, with online crime totalling $8tn globally, the system seems broken In the UK, fraud is the most experienced crime, accounting for 40% of all crimes. Compliance standards are implemented within the public sector to achieve minimum cyber security standards. The Internet offers many advantages.

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Analysis: Mainframe migration can save US federal government estimated $1B by 2030

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Analysis completed by the AWS Public Sector Cloud Economics (PS CE) team finds that organizations can reduce the annual operating cost of mainframe environments by up to 90 percent post-migration. Contact your AWS account representative to request a Cloud Economics assessment at no cost. How can you get started?

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Working backwards from Vision Zero to improve road safety

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The Working Backwards process is gaining traction among outcome-focused public sector organizations tackling problems ranging from gun violence to cyclist and pedestrian road safety. Building solutions through public and private sector collaboration. W ork ing B ackwards to Vision Zero.

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Innovating for a more sustainable future: Practical examples from two Nordic organizations

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Posti is also dedicated to running completely fossil-free transport operations by 2030 using a clean transport fleet and more, in addition to reducing the carbon emissions of its entire value chain to net-zero by 2040—the first logistics company globally whose net-zero goal was approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative.

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Re-imagining the future of mobility on islands

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Transforming mobility is a central policy lever for European governments to drive their sustainable growth and economic recovery agenda: transport contributes to around 5% of the European Union (EU) gross domestic product (GDP) , employs more than 10 million people , but also accounts for around 25% of the EU’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

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Helping micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises make economic and societal impacts with cloud technologies

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Conducted by Accenture, the Realizing a Cloud-enabled Economy: How Cloud Drives Economic and Societal Impact through Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Businesses report reveals that MSMEs in the healthcare, education, and agriculture sectors are expected to unlock up to US$161B in annual productivity gains and support 95.8