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U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) Reauthorized

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Economic Development Administration (EDA) with strong bipartisan support. 3891) , the first in 20 years, is included as part of the Water Resources Development Act (S. Planning activities related devising, implementing, and updating a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) are eligible for funding.

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Bahrain’s cloud-first success story

AWS Public Sector Blog

The Bahrain Economic Development Board and the Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA) have helped establish policies and infrastructure that encourage both public and private-sector cloud adoption. Moving government workloads to the cloud has enhanced service delivery, increased agility, and reduced operational costs.

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Property Tax Exemptions for Community & Economic Development

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

This blog post attempts to identify which of these property tax breaks that might be relevant to a local government’s community and economic development plans. Here is the list of exemptions that are most likely to be relevant to a local government’s community and economic development activities. Okay, enough background.

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Community building versus economic development

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Cities cost money to operate. An art gallery type building won't have near the economic return as a sports arena, provided it is super well planned. Plus they have a bias against development to begin with, think developers are monsters because they make profits, etc. Community building versus revitalization.

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Islands of innovation: Creating smart and sustainable European marinas and ports

AWS Public Sector Blog

A common cloud-based data platform is a foundational step toward improving operations. Such platforms enable connections between stakeholders, management of the flow of vessels and passengers, and optimized social, economic, and environmental outcomes. The ports and marinas sector has undergone significant changes in recent years.

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Creating intelligent city streets in Philadelphia Navy Yard with AWS Partner Rekor Systems

AWS Public Sector Blog

In 2022, the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) initiated a pilot project to analyze traffic patterns and provide analytics within the Philadelphia Navy Yard. The PIDC is Philadelphia’s public-private economic development corporation and master developer of the historic shipyard, which is now a thriving, mixed-use campus.

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Meet the featured customer speakers for the Worldwide Public Sector Innovation Talk at re:Invent 2023

AWS Public Sector Blog

There, she managed and directed day-to-day operations and formulated and implemented policies to achieve the department’s mission. He has considerable expertise in strategic technology, portfolio management, solution delivery, software engineering, integration, and operations.