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AWS selects 13 startups to innovate public safety solutions through the GovTech Accelerator

AWS Public Sector Blog

By leveraging AWS to develop the next generation of GovTech technology, the startups aim to address justice and public safety challenges, such as increasing community engagement, deterring crime, and reducing recidivism. 911 call centers are facing unprecedented challenges, with high call volumes, legacy technology, and short staffing.

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Need for social marketing initiatives around installation of neighborhood traffic calming initiatives: Salt Lake City

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Sometimes kids play in it, but with supervision. I think that the real problem has been lack of neighborhood communication and education, heightened by the reality of car centricity, which automobile dependent residents aren't inclined to question--they just take it for granted. It's not fancy. It's temporary.

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CFP: NASIG 2024 - Proposals for Workshops & Concurrent Sessions (Spokane, Washington, June 3rd-7th, 2024)

A Library Writer's Blog

Sessions will be one-hour in length on topics related to the areas defined in NASIG’s Core Competencies , including: Electronic resource life cycle and management Collection analysis, assessment, and development Licensing and legal framework of library content Ethical Issues in technical services Standards and systems of cataloging and classification, (..)

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CFP: NASIG 2023 Annual Conference - Pittsburgh, PA May 22-25, 2023

A Library Writer's Blog

Proposals are for one-hour conference sessions on topics related the areas defined in NASIG’s Core Competencies, including: Electronic resource life cycle and management Collection analysis, assessment, and development Licensing and legal framework of library content Ethical Issues in technical services Diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (..)

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3 ways tax agencies can use AI on AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

State and local tax agencies process millions of tax filings and collect billions of tax dollars annually to support essential public services in health, safety, and education, as well as critical infrastructure such as roads and utilities. Transforming the customer experience.

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Leaving Academia With Dr. Julie Ann Ward, Dr. Stephanie Weaver, and Dr. Krista Kurlinkus

Grant Writing Made Easy

As I approached tenure, I saw friends on the tenure track leave my university and others for jobs outside of higher education. I spent over a decade pursuing the education necessary for my former academic position, and it was easy to catch myself thinking that leaving would seal my fate as a “failure.”

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Strategies for Landing Your Dream Job in Parks & Recreation

Let's Talk Parks

Be Creative: Looking Outside Parks & Recreation So, like here, I’ve noticed that our library has been able to continue offering programs that we kind of compete with them for like educational programs for adults, yoga classes, kids enrichment classes, things like that. You sign up for that extra morning shift.