AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

With RAG-enhanced LLMs, government departments can: Provide citizens with answers that reflect the latest laws and data Create policies informed by the most recent research and statistics Ensure public communications are not only articulate but also accurate Following are a couple of examples of how these technologies are making a real difference.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JUNE 14, 2023

” The Furman Center’s research shows that even a simple change to the city's zoning law would allow accessory dwelling units to be available for more than 376,000 single- and two-family homes in those districts. That would be enough to meet a one percent annual growth target if only 2.4 ’” said Torres-Springer.

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Key activities of risk management include: Communicating and consulting Establishing a context Identifying Analyzing Evaluating Treating Monitoring Reviewing Risk management should first and foremost be approached as a partnership. This requires a significant amount of training that aligns with departmental and community needs.

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zencity

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The chiefs discussed community engagement, intelligence-led policing, and collaboration with other law enforcement agencies as strategies for addressing this trend. We provide real-time insights that help agencies make data-driven decisions that improve the quality of community relations. I returned from DC energized.

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Social Pinpoint

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Community hubs, along with neighborhood portals, are central spaces that foster collaboration to help boost public participation. Therefore, the Council created a community hub on their Engage Alpine site to help achieve this. Well done, Melbourne Water, for showcasing versatility in engaging with community members online.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The framework aims to enshire fair housing into law to ensure that every New Yorker has equal and fair housing. It also creates a plan for growth guided by equity to ensure all communities fairly contribute to the city’s housing needs and housing that built is accessible to all. "We The rate fell from 4.54

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zencity

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Law enforcement hiring, training, discipline, and culture were all being called into question; accountability, transparency, and oversight were demanded; the term “Defund the Police” quickly entered the vernacular. A call for reflection and engagement. A moment of increased scrutiny. Zencity Blockwise Dashboard.

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zencity

MAY 3, 2023

We’ve welcomed numerous new partner communities across the world, rolled out cutting-edge new features, including the first-ever use case of ChatGPT in local government , and re-launched as the best full-service community engagement platform available for government today. Welcome to the team, Maurice!

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Over 225 CLTs have developed since their inception in the 1960s (Grounded Solutions Network 2021), and fifteen states have some version of a positive law supporting CLT formation and affirming CLT legality in their state (Decker 2018). Community Land Trusts and State Legislation: A Model Act to Enable This Affordable Housing Tool.”

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zencity

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

While not all states have mandatory recycling laws, whether for disposables or organic waste, most cities and counties have some sort of voluntary or required household recycling program, separate from requirements for commercial recycling. Learn more about budgeting with community engagement on the issues that matter.

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zencity

JANUARY 3, 2022

As we kick off 2022, we’re planning to attend dozens more city , county , and law enforcement conferences mapped out over 25 US states and three countries including the UK and Spain. Zencity may work primarily with cities, counties, and law enforcement, but we also work with state agencies and for us, this is not a conference to be missed.

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zencity

JULY 12, 2023

What must you consider to comply with your state and local laws? While Threads is new, it is moving so quickly that it makes sense to take basic steps to prepare for its adoption by your community. Informative, entertaining, service response, or a mix? How do your records retention regulations apply to Threads?

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zencity

JANUARY 19, 2023

As we kick off 2023, we’re attending dozens more city , county , and law enforcement conferences to share the message of the Zencity 360 platform. Zencity 360 is a radically new way for local governments to listen to the communities that they serve and take action to increase trust. See you there!

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Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Despite attempts at openness, for example by passing laws about disclosure, secrecy has survived remarkably well, and it is strongly backed by Draconian libel and slander laws. Alternatives to 'community engagement in DRR' do exist:-Organised voluntarism can be incorporated into the official civil protection system.

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The City Fix

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The rapid acceleration of electric vehicle adoption in the United States comes with the risk of leaving historically disadvantaged communities behind if charging infrastructure isn’t adequately expanded. Many people of color and people living in rural areas, low-income neighborhoods and.

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The City Fix

JULY 30, 2024

When you hear “infrastructure,” most people naturally think of the physical built environment — roads, bridges, buildings. There’s a lot less emphasis on other kinds of infrastructure that are equally as important, like civic infrastructure. Civic infrastructure encompasses a broad.

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zencity

DECEMBER 7, 2021

We are incredibly excited by what Tim, Andrew, Shasa and the Civil Space team have created, and thrilled to be adding the ability for cutting-edge, two-way, open engagement between governments and their residents to our leading suite of community engagement capabilities. The Importance of Community Engagement.

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Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Every country needs a law that specifies the nature of the civil protection system and the basic details of how it works. He went on to promulgate a law, the Coronavirus Act of March 2020, that is perhaps even more 'extreme', although mitigated by its incomprehensibility. In the UK this is the Civil Contingencies Act of November 2004.

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Barrett & Greene

MAY 8, 2023

by Dawa Hitch, Communication and Public Engagement Director, Asheville, North Carolina. In historically disenfranchised communities, trust in government is low and there needs to be an emphasis on empowered decision making. This process helped us to hone in on communication and public engagement.

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The City Fix

DECEMBER 4, 2024

This triggered the city’s Community Benefits Ordinance (CBO) a unique law that requires companies. In 2019, Stellantis (then known as Fiat Chrysler) announced a $2.5 billion plan to expand and modernize two of its auto assembly plants in Detroit.

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