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Cooperative Purchasing: State Procurement Offices Prioritize Sustainability During Acquisitions

State Tech Magazine

Minnesotas Office of Enterprise Sustainability works to reduce energy and asset waste among the states government agencies. Tim Walz, the office concentrates on supporting sustainability in six focus areas, one of which is procurement. Established in 2017 and reaffirmed recently by Gov.

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Open Architecture Surveillance Promotes Safer, More Sustainable Cities and Towns

State Tech Magazine

The future of public safety hinges on the performance, efficiency and sustainability of surveillance systems and interagency threat intelligence.

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Meeting Agencies’ Supply Chain Sustainability Expectations

FedTech Magazine

Government customers expect the technology resellers they work with to employ certain sustainability practices, such as IT asset disposition, to maintain compliance with environmental, cybersecurity and human rights regulations.

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State and Local Governments Benefit from Data Center Sustainability

State Tech Magazine

In the face of regulatory mandates and pressure from citizens, agencies are rightly looking to make their operations more sustainable. Why Do State and Local Agencies Seek Sustainable Data Centers? That should include data centers, which are large consumers of energy. Data centers are a resource drain. They account for 1 to 1.3

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How Technology Can Support State and Local Agencies Striving for Sustainability

State Tech Magazine

Environmental sustainability is an exciting and challenging opportunity for state and local government agencies. Actively supporting sustainability initiatives gives governments the chance to participate in the environmentally conscious actions their communities want, while supporting their public lands.

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State and Local Government IT Influencers Worth a Follow in 2024

State Tech Magazine

As cutting-edge technologies, especially artificial intelligence, charge onto the scene, leading state and local officials have collaborated closely with private sector organizations to securely, compliantly and sustainability enhance citizen experiences while modernizing the back-office functions that support them.

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Converging IT and OT Is Key to a Smart City

State Tech Magazine

Smart technologies have the potential to make cities more sustainable, efficient and secure, but maximizing their potential requires an IT and operational technology convergence that has historically been nonexistent.