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How Government of Canada customers can use AWS to securely migrate data

AWS Public Sector Blog

Government of Canada (GC) organizations handle sensitive data, such as citizens’ personal information and confidential documents, and take on the responsibility of appropriately securing and protecting this data from unauthorized access or disclosure. DRDC had datasets consisting of geospatial imagery that were no longer being fully used.

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County Legal Authority to Fund Non-Mandated Social Services Programs

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

153A-256 authorizes counties to establish, erect, acquire, lease, equip, support, operate, and maintain a county home for “aged and infirm persons.” Subject to certain conditions and limitations, G.S. 160A-492 authorizes a county to appropriate funds for “human relations, community action, and manpower development programs.”

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How public sector organizations use AWS to build sustainability solutions

AWS Public Sector Blog

To guarantee the continuity, economy, and security of the energy supply, ONS analyzes dispersed data from a variety of siloed sources, state agencies, and other sources to forecast and plan for energy production and consumption. In Chile, Aguas Nuevas S.A. This initial proof-of-concept took just two days to develop.

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Social Media for Social Good: What role does social media play in creation of and sustainability of social movements? A Social Movement Case Study Examining Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party.

Public Policy Blog

Use of Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Tumblr, blogs and photo sharing sites illustrate the flexibility of ICT platforms in supporting collective action and social movements while the mediums themselves are both inexpensive to operate and instantaneous; multiple messages can be conveyed clearly and consistently over the course of movement evolution.