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Chromeos flex: Addressing profile 2 tech challenges on a budget

Open Access Government - Technology News

With essential services becoming ever more integrated with technology, accidents like this prevent citizens from booking doctor’s appointments, paying bills, taking public transport and more. million households in the UK without internet access, according to the House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee.

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WMATA and MWCOG announce new joint transit initiative | Could a regional "transport association" be on the horizon, or just a transit bailout?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

And a more expanded concept of the "sustainable mobility dates to 2018 (" Further updates to the Sustainable Mobility Framework "). It's about speed versus access. Also see, " A thought about an intra-district transit network for Tysons ," (2020).

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The Long-Term Impacts of COVID-19: Transforming Transportation 2021

The City Fix

Plummeting bus and train ridership, lost jobs, overflowing warehouses, more inequality: 2020’s disruptions to the transport sector were widespread and deep. Speaking at Transforming Transportation 2021, co-hosted by WRI and the World Bank, sustainable mobility leaders from around the world. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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It’s time to evolve IT procurement

AWS Public Sector Blog

Just as people now consider car ownership, public transportation, and ridesharing services, organizations must expand criteria to capture the multiple dimensions offered by cloud computing and determine which creates the greatest ROI. Figure 2 shows the AWS Cloud Value Framework: cost, productivity, resilience, agility, sustainability.

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Transforming Transportation 2024: Mobilizing Finance for Climate Action

The City Fix

If a picture can tell a whole story, then the image below of an intersection in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, shows the past, present and future of global transformation in the transport sector. During Transforming Transportation 2024, which focused on.

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As Mobility Undergoes a Revolution, “There Is No Turning Back”: Transforming Transportation 2022

The City Fix

After COP26, transport has reached an important milestone in the global climate conversation. Visit transformingtransportation.org to watch full sessions from the conference. And join the conversation on Twitter with #TTDC22. The electric revolution is underway and it’s now a centerpiece. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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The Top Urban Stories From a Year of Pandemic

The City Fix

As 2021 closes, most cities around the world continue to grapple with the uncertainty of a pandemic now in its second year. Amid dips and rises in cases, the emergence of new variants, and the ongoing challenge of vaccinating the. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.