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The Case for Accessible Communications Technology

GovLoop

We can meet face-to-face digitally with people across the globe, work on documents and whiteboards simultaneously, and exchange sensitive data securely. But the measure of an effective communications platform is how accessible it is for everyone to participate. Governments for Zoom Video Communications.

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US government agencies can communicate, collaborate securely with AWS Wickr

AWS Public Sector Blog

Driven by the need for convenience, real-time conversations, and anywhere, anytime access, electronic messaging has become a go-to means of communication. In fact, instant messaging has become the preferred form of internal workplace communications, including email, according to Gartner’s 2022 Channel Benchmark and other research studies.

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Communication is Key: Ensuring your municipality has effective communication in place

AccessE11

Important legal documents, conversations, and multiple reports on the same issue are all examples of things that can be lost, or forgotten about. You need a communication solution that is centralized, real time, and easy to use and access. Communication among the employees of a municipality is also very important.

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THE PERILS AND PRICE OF SPEEDY COMMUNICATIONS

Barrett & Greene

So, before we say anything more about the various problems that come along with advances in communications technologies, let it be clear that we’re thoroughly captivated by technology and hope we always will be. Soon after we adjusted to communications arriving this way, we began to miss the old-fashioned mail system.

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What is needed for enterprise communications

Open Access Government - Technology News

In this opinion piece, Charles Stephenson, Divisional Director from YUDU Sentinel, explores the way ahead when it comes to enterprise communications While a messaging app such as WhatsApp can be helpful for everyday communications, such a social messaging app is unsuitable for crisis communications.

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Virtualizing satellite communication operations with AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

Despite these advances, satellite communications (satcom) operators still find it challenging to scale and adapt to this new complexity on the ground. This post also presents a reference architecture to virtualize the satcom ground segment after the satellite signal is digitized at both ends of communication.

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Libraries: It’s Time to Update Your Crisis Communication Plan! Here’s What You Need to Revise.

Super Library Marketing

Show, Episode 161: In the wake of Hurricane Ian, libraries around the world should take the time to update their crisis communication plans. But if you haven’t revisited and revised the document since then, you could be in trouble. Most libraries put a crisis plan into place during the pandemic. Disaster strikes every library.