AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2022

AWS Solution Spark , launched earlier this year, helps public sector partners develop and accelerate open source solutions across state and local government, federal government, healthcare, and education. Sustainable Cities Accelerator for Infrastructure cohort startups selected. Building these systems requires energy.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Digital technologies have the potential to make mobility systems more sustainable, intelligent, and inclusive. Islands, like other communities, are working to create effective and sustainable transport linkages. Read more about creating a smart and sustainable island strategy in this IDC InfoBrief. billion and € 316.4

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Social Pinpoint

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Rebuilding Trust Through Community Engagement Rebuilding trust between governments and their communities will be a central theme in 2025. Governments can foster trust by prioritizing inclusivity and demonstrating a commitment to addressing community needs through transparency, accountability, and ongoing dialogue.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

From addressing disparities in access to quality healthcare, to fostering sustainability, our customers and partners are using technology to address some of the world’s biggest issues.

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American City & Country

AUGUST 28, 2024

A fiscal cliff, a term that underscores the urgency and potential abruptness of the financial crisis, occurs when local governments experience a sudden and severe economic downturn due to declining revenues and increasing expenditures. Recent economic shifts have intensified these issues. What is a fiscal cliff?

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 30, 2023

Islands can be testbeds for sustainable innovation that can help address these needs. For example, in the Balearic Islands tourism accounts for more than 44.2% of the regional GDP and nearly a third of local jobs. But how can European Islands and other territories begin creating a smart and sustainable island strategy?

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 17, 2023

In a city where streets account for 80 percent of public space, their domination by traffic makes it harder for people to walk, cycle, or take the bus. By the end of 2022, 63 percent of journeys fulfilled these criteria.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Campaigns can continuously monitor their AWS accounts, instances, container workloads, users, and storage for potential threats, and then expose those potential threats and mitigate them with Amazon GuardDuty. Elections and sustainable trucking: The Fix This podcast March round up.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Assumptions and limitations The use case outlined in this blog post uses data sourced from Southern California with a collection of highly similar image contexts that includes angles, elevations, and sensor conditions in relation to the local topography.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

MARCH 4, 2025

Planning and Technical Assistance supports the short-term planning and longer-term strategy formation efforts of organizations within designated Economic Development Districts (EDDs) , states, local governments, sub-state planning regions, institutions of higher education, federally recognized tribal organizations, and other eligible entities.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

MAY 16, 2022

By most accounts, the need for affordable housing across North Carolina is massive. What can local governments do to address the need for more affordable housing ? What can local governments do to address the need for more affordable housing ? How can limited local government funds be leveraged to maximum effect?

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Center for Community Progress

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The “why” and “when” wealth left our communities may be different from the major cities, but the outcome was very similar: the real estate market failed, and we were left with a glut of vacant, abandoned, and dilapidated properties that became the burden of local governments to address. Photo courtesy of WVLSC.

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Government Technology Insider

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Fortunately, there are data-driven frameworks like Result-Based Accountability (RBA) that help government agencies find ways to mitigate these challenges within the communities they serve. But why is this an issue, and why do so many well-intentioned government agencies fail to see the impact they strive for?

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

AUGUST 30, 2016

At the Center for Priority Based Budgeting (CPBB) , we're constantly impressed and amazed at just how innovative local government communities can be. "The Toledo Chamber’s jointly funded venture with the City is the first of its kind public-private partnership in the world to bring Priority Based Budgeting into a community."

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AccessE11

JANUARY 2, 2024

As we begin our new year, we can reflect on the important moments in the municipal government space with our municipal year in review. The world of local government is constantly changing. They will also improve infrastructure management and aid in sustainable city development. Funding Opportunities In 2023, the U.S.

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AccessE11

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

A survey by the Center for Digital Government involving 169 local government leaders highlights this trend, revealing a substantial 51% increase in constituent participation due to the implementation of digital tools for citizen engagement.

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AccessE11

JANUARY 17, 2024

This shift not only enhances the accuracy of your choices but also makes the decision-making process more transparent and accountable. Data Sources to be Used Local governments have a variety of data sources at their disposal, each offering unique insights and advantages. Financial and environmental data are equally important.

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The City Fix

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Let’s not forget what we learned during 2020 about the fragility of our food supply chains:?the the prevailing, globalized model is as fragile as a spider web. It can shatter into dangling threads in times of crisis, such as a pandemic.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JANUARY 13, 2022

With a critical eye toward the creation and perpetuation of racial disparities, the article examines four categories of policy responses: addressing root causes, preventing homelessness, providing services, and facilitating sustained exits from homelessness, which this post, too, will examine in turn. Root Causes. Providing Emergency Shelter.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 19, 2022

But it is also a management failure of local government. Admittedly, oversight-wise, WMATA has a hard slog, as the State of Virginia, State of Maryland, and DC are "co-owners" now alongside the federal government. They all have to agree on major decisions. It's an asset and risk management failure of massive proportions.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Not just high quality transit, but support for sustainable mobility--walking and biking. The biggest thing is to double down on the elements that make urban living worthwhile--high quality urban design and placemaking, things to do, access to cultural institutions. And a reasonably attractive environment for business and commerce.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 19, 2024

But by then, other cities, especially San Francisco ( Sustainable Mobility and Climate Action Strategy ) and New York City ( World Class Streets: Remaking New York City's Public Realm ) far outspanned DC in terms of improving public spaces. They remade it into a full park circle. commitment and time. commitment and time.

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Grant Central USA

AUGUST 15, 2023

Sustainability: Some grants are designed to support sustainable practices in business. Community Development: Many grants aim at supporting businesses that contribute to their local community's economic development. Ensure all expenses are accounted for and reasonable. Small Business Administration (SBA) Grants: The U.S.

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Social Pinpoint

MAY 28, 2023

For Council decision-making to be an effective, transparent and accountable process, decisions are made by weighing and balancing community expectations with other factors”. Public engagement is any process that involves the public in problem solving or decision-making and uses public input to make sustainable and enduring decisions.

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CRA Today

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Class equity enables students to open their own “bank account,” through which they practice earning classroom dollars, saving, and spending in a safe environment. The CFE Fund’s national Bank On platform supports local coalition and financial institution efforts to connect consumers to safe, affordable bank accounts: [link].

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Responding to this challenge, city staff proposed low-cost, high-benefit investments in Bellevue’s most densely populated neighborhoods of Downtown, Wilburton, Bel-Red, and Crossroads – which collectively represent 12% of the city geography but accounts for 62% of transit usage , 58% of jobs, and 48% of the High Injury Network.

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Death and Taxes

JULY 21, 2021

It is no surprise that Florida city managers placed the forecasts for the pandemic’s impact on local revenues as the top priority, as local governments are revenue-driven entities. The tradeoff between revenue growth and stability has always been a concern for local governments. Authors’ Bios.

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Death and Taxes

MAY 26, 2022

cash, accounts receivable, and inventory) and current liabilities (e.g., accounts payable and notes payable) to ensure smooth operations. Governments with full-time chief financial officers are more likely to access this strategy, but it can be beneficial for different sized local governments, regardless of managerial capacity.

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Google Public Sector

JUNE 7, 2023

For years, Google has been working with state and local governments to focus on the needs of the mission, using data to improve the constituent experience and offer more accessible digital services, while helping government workers operate more efficiently.

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The City Fix

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

In a time of polycrises – from economic and political instability to health and environmental emergencies – water is a resource that cannot be relegated to the background. Especially in urban environments, water demand is ever-increasing and in too many.

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