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Using the cloud to advance collaborative water stewardship

AWS Public Sector Blog

A lack of available water quality data makes it difficult to provide decision support in water-related sectors such as food production, energy security, health, economic development, and climate change resilience. Learn more about AWS Water Stewardship. In the last 300 years, 85% of the world’s wetlands have been lost.

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Five Innovative Approaches from Land Banks Across the Country

Center for Community Progress

Working with residents, the land bank created a redevelopment plan for the building that integrates community feedback and will ensure long-term stewardship. As of 2025, the finalized redevelopment plan has strong community support, and the land bank secured the necessary permits for the project.

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How to avoid and recover from cyber and ransomware attacks

Open Access Government - Technology News

In its 2022 annual review, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) advised that over the past 12 months, businesses and organisations in the UK reported hundreds of cyber incidents, many of which were ransomware attacks. Focus on security attacks before they happen. With any security event, there’s a before, a during, and an after.

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How NPOs and NGOs embrace digital transformation for sustainability with AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

Working closely with local communities, they foster sustainable practices and build capacity for environmental stewardship. The AWS Cloud offers secure, scalable infrastructure, cost-effective solutions, and advanced analytics capabilities, which can drive substantial improvements in environmental sustainability initiatives.

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Celebrating women leaders: A Q&A with the CEO of Australia’s Digital Health Agency

AWS Public Sector Blog

This includes standards stewardship; developing specifications, services and systems such as My Health Record ; and building national health IT platforms and systems that work together and enable better flow of information across the health ecosystem. Stewarding and operating My Health Record is one way we do this.

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How AWS can enable the Government of Canada’s 2023-2026 Data Strategy

AWS Public Sector Blog

Key topics covered include addressing concerns around data sovereignty, security, lock-in risks and budget control while highlighting AWS capabilities and commitments in these areas. Advancing data governance and stewardship practices to build trust and enable secure data sharing between departments, including safeguarding privacy.

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State of Land Banking: 2023 Survey Highlights 

Center for Community Progress

35 percent of respondents reported their land banks are currently engaged in vacant lot stewardship and 25 percent are planning vacant lot stewardship projects within the next three years (Figure 3). Land banks need support in continuing advocacy and education with political leaders to secure more funding support.