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Smart city transformation made simple with the globally available AWS Smart City Competency Program

AWS Public Sector Blog

Today, as governments and city leaders look to shape cities of the future, they are actively looking to meet citizen needs for smarter and more innovative urban services. However, city governments and developers have not had a platform to explore partners and solutions that have been validated and implemented with demonstrable success.

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22 new or updated open datasets on AWS: New polar satellite data, blockchain data, and more

AWS Public Sector Blog

AWS works with data providers to democratize access to data by making it available to the public for analysis on AWS; develop new cloud-native techniques, formats, and tools that lower the cost of working with data; and encourage the development of communities that benefit from access to shared datasets.

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Where in the Organization Chart Does Your Grant Professional Belong?

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

We are fundraisers, so nonprofits often place us in the development department. Some metropolitan cities have grant professionals embedded in multiple departments – police, fire, parks and recreation, and transportation. We collaborate with program directors, accountants, and organizational leadership.

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Emphasizing ‘people over position’: 2023 Exemplary Public Servant James Earp

American City & Country

But Earp, city manager for Hutto, Texas, and a recipient of this year’s American City & County Exemplary Public Service award , believes the winding road to his current role is evidence that he’s where he’s supposed to be. Earp attends a Block Party Bash in Hutto, where he’s served as city manager since 2022.

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2023 – A Year In Review

AccessE11

AI Applications Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the municipal space, offering innovative solutions for improving city management and citizen engagement. In recent years, AI’s role in cities has evolved from being a novel concept to a practical tool that addresses unique municipal challenges.

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Public housing administration as a measure of government (in)competence

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Donald, who earns a salary of $275,000, “has no experience in property development, property management or managing federal housing programs,” the audit notes. Council-approved appointees and her chief of staff and deputy mayor for planning and economic development, John Falcicchio, who is an ex officio member.

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4 steps to build a data strategy for managing performance in the public sector

AWS Public Sector Blog

CDOs are also responsible data champions with accountability to executive leadership and all stakeholders of an organization’s data. The data repository should be purpose-built with collaboratively developed dashboards and visualizations populating in real-time based on the established KPOs, KPIs, and business needs.