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Northwestern University Libraries make research more efficient, accessible with AWS Lambda

AWS Public Sector

With that mission at the forefront, the technologists and librarians at Northwestern University Libraries (NUL) continually strive to improve their online libraries to enable user discovery and innovation. When they found a technology standard that could make research more efficient and open, they acted.

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Alteia and the World Bank assess and enhance road infrastructure data quality at scale using AWS

AWS Public Sector

Photo credit: World Bank Transport Team 2) Road infrastructures connect households to higher quality opportunities for employment, healthcare and education. Alteia uses computer vision and geospatial imagery to efficiently extract road network data from satellite data. A road in rural Peru.

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Frugal architecture in action: The Urban Institute innovates with R and Serverless on AWS

AWS Public Sector

They apply that frugal approach to IT: they build and operate only what they need to pursue their mission, and constantly innovate both to meet mission objectives and optimize cost. Through their long history, Urban has adopted traditional and innovative architectures. R Is now the best programming language for innovation at Urban.”

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Contain Yourself: The Case for Using Containerization to Improve Service Quality 

GovLoop

Agencies are actively seeking ways to improve the quality of services they provide to both employees and constituents. Silos like these can significantly impact cost, productivity and innovation. Cloud Modernization: When agencies begin moving to the cloud, they have to decide what will be modernized and what has to go.

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HIGH-PERFORMANCE PROCUREMENT HANDBOOK

American City & Country

Seize the Perfect Storm with High-Performance Procurement: Read the Profiles of Innovative Local Leadership All roads to a high-performance government start with procurement. Your team ensures the purchasing of everything from infrastructure projects to healthcare services, defense equipment, and supplies for public schools.

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Breaking silos worldwide; how Google Cloud is fueling public sector AI, collaboration and innovation

FedScoop

These tools enhance efficiency and change how governmental bodies collaborate, access information and serve the public. They also stressed the importance of transparency and continuous feedback and focused on the tangible benefits of eased workloads and enhanced efficiencies.

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NSF would award millions in AI prizes under bipartisan Senate bill

FedScoop

Artificial intelligence researchers, entrepreneurs and innovators would compete for $1 million prizes awarded by the National Science Foundation under new legislation from three members of the Senate’s AI caucus. The time has come for a prize program to further encourage innovation in artificial intelligence.” Cory Booker, D-N.J.,

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