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Enhance productivity with Amazon Bedrock Agents and Powertools for AWS Lambda

AWS Public Sector Blog

The public sector faces unique challenges that demand innovative solutions to improve productivity and service delivery. Large language models (LLMs) have shown great promise in various applications, but their true potential is unlocked when they can access real-time informationsuch as current data, time, weather, or breaking events. This capability is crucial for effective public sector planning and decision-making.

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Biodiversity credits: A guide to identify high-integrity projects

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

This paper presents a practical guide for biodiversity credit buyers, offering a structured overview of ten key integrity guardrails.

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WILDFIRES: HOW TO MANAGE A CRISIS

Barrett & Greene

In the wake of the pandemic, we co-wrote a paper for the IBM Center for the Business of Government in collaboration with renowned government expert Don Kettl. It was titled Managing The Next Crisis: Twelve Principles For Dealing With Viral Uncertainty. At the time, we werent anticipating another pandemic coming around very quickly, but we thought that lessons learned from COVID could and should -- apply to other catastrophic intrusions on life.

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China Consumption: Welcoming the Year of the Snake

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

While challenges remain, Chinas consumption outlook for 2025 remains cautiously optimistic, driven by resilience in key sectors and positive momentum from 2024.

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Municipal Maintenance Guide: Inspections

Get this municipal maintenance guide that provides municipalities with a detailed and structured approach to maintaining city infrastructure. This guide outlines systematic inspection procedures and best practices, ensuring the safety, longevity, and operational efficiency of municipal assets. From roadways and bridges to public buildings and utilities, the guide covers all aspects of municipal maintenance.

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As Mobile Threats Rise, Protecting Digital IDs Is Vital

State Tech Magazine

The adoption of mobile identification has proliferated nationwide over the past year, with numerous states implementing digital ID programs to improve citizen experience and streamline access to government services. Today, about 25 U.S. airports accept digital IDs in lieu of physical IDs, and over 15 states including California, Colorado, New York, Arizona, Maryland and Georgia have adopted digital IDs to make critical government services such as driver's licenses, TSA screenings, DMV services

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Book groups and more

Princeton Public Library

Winter is the perfect time to join a book club. Whether you are looking to expand your mind or social network, we have a group for The post Book groups and more appeared first on Princeton Public Library.

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Detroit needs a transformational projects action plan for the Renaissance Center, the adjoining waterfront and business district, and transit

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

A few months back, the Dan Gilbert owned Bedrock Realty and GM announced a proposal to redo in part the Renaissance Center, nominally GM's headquarters. GM agreed to move to a building to be constructed on the Hudson's Department Store site--but renting little space comparatively--and the two agreed to jointly redevelop RenCen (" GM and Bedrock reveal master plan for John Portmans Renaissance Center by Gensler and Field Operations ," Architect's Newspaper ).

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February Online Training Opportunities

GovLoop

Agency modernization, innovation through AI, managing new grants, and more thats whats in store for Februarys online training line-up. Check out the list of available professional development sessions below, and dont forget to register, even if you cant make it the day of the training. Well send you a recording after the event to watch, learn from, and share with your colleagues.

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The Whistle Post - Untitled Article

The Whistle Post

Connecticut Youth Employment Program Applications Open March 19, 2024 The Connecticut Youth Employment Program operated by The WorkPlace in southwestern Connecticut is now taking applications. The p rogram links youth and young adults (ages 14-2 4 ) to summer employment for 20 hours weekly at minimum wage for up to seven weeks. Space is limited, APPLY NOW!

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Denver's Dana Crawford, a developer-preservationist starting in the 1960s, dies

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Dana Crawford in 1966, as Larimer Square began to take shape. Photo courtesy of Denver Public Library, Rocky Mountain News Archives. She's featured in a chapter of Cities: Back from the Edge , about preservation-based center city district revitalization efforts. LoDo is hailed by most sports business advocates as a revitalization success story sparked by the Coors Stadium.

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How Breckenridge, CO Ensures Tax & Licensing Compliance

Breckenridge’s short-term rental boom—over 4,200 licenses —put intense pressure on the town’s small staff and manual processes. Facing compliance and efficiency challenges, the town teamed up with GovOS to automate its STR licensing. The new system: Cut admin time Reduced errors Improved the experience for property owners and town staff Discover the full impact of automation on Breckenridge’s STR management—download the case study.