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When natural disasters and conflicts create survival situations, the rapid response of the worlds hundreds of humanitarian organizations saves lives. Those organizations can save even more lives when they acquire information in pace with fast-evolving situations on the ground. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is investing $25,000 and providing hands-on engineering support to help the United Nations emergency reporting service, ReliefWeb , get up-to-date crisis information to everyone who needs itand ma
The General Services Administrations move to FedRAMP 20x should make it easier for agencies to monitor the compliance of cloud-based artificial intelligence systems in real time. FedRAMP 20x is envisioned as a more agile cloud access management framework than the original Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, which relies on a single snapshot in time when approving cloud services for agency use.
Cloud computing, automation, and AI are driving a new wave of modernization in public services. Theyre helping to make them more accessible, responsive, and cost-effective, delivering almost $10 trillion in public value by 2034 , according to the World Economic Forum. The Kingdom of Bahrain shows how this can be done. Through a cloud-first strategy, the country has modernized its public services, boosted economic growth, and developed a culture of innovation.
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Ali Farooqui, Head of Cyber Security at BJSS , now part of CGI , explores how companies can balance the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) with robust cybersecurity practices “Can AI do it?” It’s a question I hear regularly. Whether it’s in boardrooms, project planning meetings or strategy sessions, the phrase repeatedly surfaces.
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Last week, in a B&G Report titled, Information Can Be a Buried Treasure, we wrote about our concerns about the use of artificial intelligence as a the be-all and end-all source of information for a growing cadre of researchers. Our fundamental point was that AI only can draw upon information thats been digitized and available on the internet, leaving out potentially valuable information that has no flaw other than that it was never scanned.One personal example.
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Last week, in a B&G Report titled, Information Can Be a Buried Treasure, we wrote about our concerns about the use of artificial intelligence as a the be-all and end-all source of information for a growing cadre of researchers. Our fundamental point was that AI only can draw upon information thats been digitized and available on the internet, leaving out potentially valuable information that has no flaw other than that it was never scanned.One personal example.
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Call for Papers - Texas Digital Humanities Symposium A Virtual Experience for 2025 - September 9-11, 2025 Join us for the second annual Texas Digital Humanities Symposium! The Baylor Libraries and the Baylor Digital Humanities Initiative are pleased to host this fully virtual event, taking place via Zoom from September 9-11, 2025. Submission URL: [link] About the Symposium Embark on a dynamic exploration of Digital Humanities at the second annual Texas Digital Humanities Symposium, hosted virtua
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