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U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) Reauthorized

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

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. Planning activities related devising, implementing, and updating a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) are eligible for funding.

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Meet the featured customer speakers for the Worldwide Public Sector Innovation Talk at re:Invent 2023

AWS Public Sector Blog

Johnson holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in accounting from St. She is also a licensed Certified Public Accountant in California. His responsibilities include managing and directing the program’s overall technology strategy, architecture, application development, and cybersecurity.

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10 ways that governments incentivize cloud use to accelerate digital transformation

AWS Public Sector Blog

Public-private partnerships (PPPs) Governments collaborate with private sector companies, industry associations, and academic institutions to develop joint initiatives and projects to advance digital transformation. Spain launched the Aporta Initiative in 2009 to open public information and promote data-based development of modern services.

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AWS Skills to Jobs Tech Alliance launches in France to help meet demand for cloud, AI talent

AWS Public Sector Blog

The alliance aims to answer this question: How can we accelerate the digital transformation and economic development of France, when basic digital skills are lacking? No credit card, Amazon.com, or AWS account required. All participating organizations play a critical role in the Tech Alliance.

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New report: The economic impact of the new AWS Region in the Middle East

AWS Public Sector Blog

These positions are associated with operations and activities supporting the new Region as well as skilled technical and information and communications technology (ICT) positions in the fields of telecommunications, software development, maintenance, electricity generation, and data center operations.

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Government Management: Why don’t people care?

Barrett & Greene

In fact, we’re acutely aware of this phenomenon based on conversations with friends and family (among whom are doctors, teachers, lawyers, professors, and accountants). These aren’t uneducated folks we’re complaining about. She’s a friend, and so made an effort to kindly express some interest.

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Measuring & Managing Business Tax Incentives

Barrett & Greene

In our work at Smart Incentives and PFM Group Consulting we’re often called upon to advise economic development organizations and evaluate incentive programs. Transparency and accountability. And, in turn, better measurement generally leads to more effective use of tax dollars. ​