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Understanding wildfire risk in a changing climate with open data and AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

The public now has access to the data at no cost through Risk Factor TM , an online tool that makes it simple to learn about climate-driven risk from wildfire, flood, and heat. Discover more about AWS Promotional Credit for sustainability research here.

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Introducing the Government Lens for the AWS Well-Architected Framework

AWS Public Sector Blog

The framework consists of questions, design principles, and best practices across the six pillars: Operational Excellence , Security , Reliability , Performance Efficiency , Cost Optimization , and Sustainability.

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Mobile printers: Creating value form your government or utilities operations

Open Access Government - Technology News

This also helps enhance a brand’s carbon neutrality and sustainability credentials, thanks to lower waste and carbon emissions in linerless manufacturing processes. Intelligent feed of labels means that the next label is swiftly printed and delivered only when the previous one is torn off.

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Gaps in Parks Master Planning: Part Eight | Civic Engagement and Positive Promotion of Democracy

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Public facing civic assets--libraries, parks, schools, sustainable mobility programs like walking, biking, and transit, Safe Routes to School, public markets, farmers markets, etc.--should at farmers and public markets. These kinds of ideas can be extended to other public facing programs.

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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

Because it's so big, it's not perfectly permeable either, but there are sections designed to be public facing, such as the skating rink, shopping, the Radio City Music Hall, etc., It's built on a podium that acts as a fortified wall against the rest of the city, rather than a permeable complex that connects to and extends the city.

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AWS accelerates digital public infrastructure adoption with automation

AWS Public Sector Blog

The Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA) is a multi-stakeholder United Nations (UN) endorsed initiative that facilitates the discovery and deployment of open source technologies, bringing together countries and organizations to create a thriving global ecosystem for digital public goods and helping to achieve sustainable development goals.

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Federal government cuts target civil society

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

We are deeply committed to exploring sustainable ways to continue serving our community and advancing our mission. At least eight national organizations saw their technical assistance contracts with HUD terminated following the DOGE review of their public-facing sites. This decision was not made lightly. transportation (" Sec.