AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

To minimize the risk of dangerous IT-related interruptions to operations, the European Union (EU) introduced new cybersecurity legislation NIS 2 Directive in 2023. The legislation is planned to be enacted in Germany, which already has strict regulatory standards for clinics with 30,000 inpatient cases per year or more than 50 employees.

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Barrett & Greene

AUGUST 5, 2024

And they often tell us (usually off the record) that it’s the mayors, councilmembers, governors and legislators who stand in their way. But most citizens don’t have access to that because it’s not communicated to them. And in many cases, it’s deliberately hidden.” We blame some of our colleagues in the press for this phenomenon.

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Barrett & Greene

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

In May of 2023, Vermont lawmakers passed comprehensive legislation that has already shown great promise in altering the situation that Vermont families, the state’s workforce and businesses have faced. North Carolina has set up formal ways for government departments to communicate research needs to universities across the state.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 17, 2023

It is better to have the power to effectively communicate and measure your progress within the whole organization than to have a detailed plan that only fits a part of the organization. In addition to the partner’s technical or consulting competencies, consider your historical context and legislative restrictions.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

It expands on the AWS Well-Architected Framework, providing detailed guidance and recommendations that account for the special set of legal, legislative, accountability, and trust requirements that governments have – and helps them deliver meaningful outcomes on AWS.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Legislation and guidance take time and experience to draft. Communication between parents and teachers is therefore vital if students are to be safeguarded outside the classroom. But tools like ChatGPT appear to be doing much more than that. They’re changing the way that students live, work, and interact with technology every day.

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Super Library Marketing

JUNE 10, 2024

She wanted to share a newsletter her library sends to lawmakers and legislators. When looking for communication solutions for a niche audience, bring everyone to the table,” advises Claudine. For myself and my team, it is incredibly helpful to understand what is trying to be communicated, to whom, and why.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

DECEMBER 19, 2023

As discussed at one recent event in Türkiye, organised by Amazon Web Services, regulatory and legislative frameworks that enable secure data sharing and access, alongside policies such as cloud computing strategies, can support innovative healthcare projects.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

OCTOBER 15, 2024

An other often overlooked element in building cyber resilience is the continued reliance on traditional postal communications. Legislative a ction: a p ath to c yber h ygiene As Labour prepares its priorities ahead of the Autumn Budget, bolstering the UK’s cybersecurity must be at the forefront of policy decisions.

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GovLoop

APRIL 9, 2024

There has to be more of a concerted effort to … make people aware of … the impact and mission of government…” Strategic Communication In general, major federal programs need roughly 6,000 job applicants in order to hire eight candidates, Lee said. Granicus supports public agencies through all four stages, she said.

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Super Library Marketing

JUNE 12, 2023

Now Renee gets to spend every day surrounded by books (and other great services, of course) in her role as Library Education and Communications Coordinator for the Law Library Victoria. Their physical and digital collections are made up of legal databases, textbooks, legislation, journals, law reports, and research tools.

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Librarian.net

AUGUST 9, 2023

In New England we mostly haven’t seen the legislation issues that they’ve had other places. Managed through ALA’s Public Policy and Advocacy (PPA) office , this is one of the main ways that ALA communicates about issues at the federal level from library funding, censorship, broadband access, and net neutrality.

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Partnership for Public Service

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Our programs offer opportunities for leaders to develop in policy development, data analysis, project management, and communication skills, all vital to serving the public effectively. The federal landscape frequently changes due to legislative reform, new regulations or societal demands. Keeping pace with change.

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Partnership for Public Service

AUGUST 29, 2023

Agencies have an opportunity to change these perceptions by implementing this new legislation effectively. In our Message for Trust resource, we share eight tips for federal leaders and communicators to build stronger relationships with the public and increase trust in the government and their agencies.

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

We’re thrilled to be joined today by NRPA’s Vice President of Public Policy and Advocacy Elvis Cordova and NRPA’s Senior Government Affairs Manager Kyle Simpson, to talk about some of NRPA’s key legislative priorities, how you can get involved in our advocacy efforts, and you guessed it — the importance of voting! Congress in a few months.

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First State Insights

OCTOBER 4, 2021

In her current role, Katelyn leads LiveOn NY’s policy, advocacy, and communications efforts on issues related to affordable senior housing, senior centers, home-delivered meals, home care, and other services for older New Yorkers. Opening and closing music: "I Dunno" by Grapes, used under Creative Commons 3.0

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Barrett & Greene

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Kettl professor emeritus and former dean of the University of Maryland School of Public Policy, we wrote a book titled “The Little Guide to Writing for Impact” (Rowman & Littlefield, 2024) The goal of the book was to help academically-trained writers communicate in a way that will make it more likely that practitioners, policy-makers, legislators, (..)

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MARCH 18, 2024

This provides councils and technology providers with access to over £40 million of funding to develop tomorrow’s wireless communication networks, with a specific focus on exploring how public assets (publicly owned buildings and street furniture) can be used to support the development and deployment of mobile communications and small cells.

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Super Library Marketing

JULY 31, 2023

Whether you are a degreed librarian who works on library promotions or a communications professional who works in a library, everyone… and I mean everyone … can talk about books in this way. It’s such a great way to prove the value of the library to the community, parents, and stakeholders like local legislators and funders!

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GovLoop

JULY 11, 2023

We’re trying to communicate with the public,” continued Coleman. “We Legislators want to see ARPA funds spread evenly across Montana. They want to make sure that the smaller communities in their districts get a fair chance in all of this.” I think that’s why spatial data works in this regard.

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Super Library Marketing

AUGUST 15, 2022

And they share that data to prove their value to their community, donors, legislators, and whoever controls their budget. Leslie Marinelli is Communications Manager at Forsyth County Public Library. They’ve taken those stats and created videos and infographics. They’ve used those numbers to win awards.

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Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Its replacement with a long and rambling piece of ad hoc legislation that veers from the draconian to the incomprehensible and back again is more reminiscent of North Korea or Belarus than it is of a western democracy. Currently, there is no sign whatsoever that there will be a change for the better.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Rivers are the primary source of drinking water to most communities in the United States. Which is why people should be receptive to public communications efforts concerning water quality and investing in rivers and watershed systems. Local planning initiatives. Drinking water.

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GovLoop

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Legacy infrastructure and IT, and legislative and regulatory mandates, can pose problems for mission-oriented government employees. So, you can focus on recruitment and hiring trying to bring people in … [to compensate for a] massive attrition rate, but what are you doing to keep them there, so you’re not always behind?”

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Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

In the case of coronavirus, the medical profession has taken control of the agenda, yet most of the failings--and there are many--refer to civil protection issues: communications, logistics, coordination. Let's lay it on the line: these are disasters. We should accept that we have disasters in the UK.

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Barrett & Greene

JANUARY 3, 2023

In 2021, New York state enacted legislation that created a single repository of links to all state agency and authority financial literacy information and programs. Department of the Treasury and communicated to all five audited agencies.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Although we talked shop from time to time over the years--never ex parte communication though. Later I gave a presentation to the Citizens Federation and I think it helped up the County's game on bicycle planning, even if not perfect. We became friends, not just acquaintances. has 421 parks.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Park Pride , the city- and county-wide park support organization in Atlanta, sponsors an annual conference for park professionals and advocates (they need to do more to get park advocates to participate), which is a great way to communicate best practices and build the knowledge-base of the park community. I think that's reasonable.

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Librarian.net

JULY 15, 2023

Paying attention to ongoing ALA Council issues and communicating about them to VLA. It’s a pretty low-key commitment: virtual or in-person attendance at meetings twice a year where you represent Vermont’s libraries and librarians, and occasional fill-in meetings.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MARCH 13, 2023

Further, we’re seeing similar moves being made by other professional advisory and legislative bodies across the globe that are equally raising their expectations of organisations in deploying appropriate technical measures. The UK Telecommunications Security Act is a prime example.

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Barrett & Greene

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Michael Jacobson, director of Performance and Strategy at the King County Office of Performance Strategy and Budgets put the matter eloquently when he pointed us some time ago to an he had once heard: "Aggregate to communicate and disaggregate to manage."

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GovLoop

MAY 15, 2023

An interview with Kelly Adams, Communication and Education Supervisor, and Smokey Solis, Communication and Education Specialist, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation In 2020, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation adopted a unique — and often delightfully irreverent — approach to its use of social media.

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GovLoop

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

An interview with Kelly Adams, Communication and Education Supervisor, and Smokey Solis, Communication and Education Specialist, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. As social media started to grow, we started to realize this is a legitimate communication platform.”. An Aimless Approach — at First.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

They also offered a range of views on how the compact could be improved as it makes its way through the legislative session. In addition to clearly communicating how the plan would unfold at the neighborhood level, the panelists also discussed a need to work with communities. “ There’s always going to be debate.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Post-Helene, there is not a moratorium on summary ejectment proceedings, although activists and at least two legislators have called upon the legislature, the chief justice, and the governor for such action. It is possible that the legislature will consider the issue when they reconvene later this month.

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Barrett & Greene

JULY 21, 2022

Much more recently, Michael Jacobson, director of Performance and Strategy at the King County Office of Performance Strategy and Budgets pointed us to an adage he once heard: "Aggregate to communicate and disaggregate to manage.".

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

USAID uses cloud-enabled services to automate communication strategy When USAID’s Office of Legislative and Public Affairs (LPA) requested a low cost, user-friendly solution to provide full transcriptions of recorded interviews and public remarks delivered by Administrator Power, they worked with AWS and CloudShape to build a solution.

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