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

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When they found a technology standard that could make research more efficient and open, they acted. What motivated us was the opportunity to participate in this open standards community of cultural heritage institutions, all focused on how to best share collections efficiently across the globe.”

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Breaking down barriers: The challenges of federal micro-purchases for small businesses

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Bureaucratic hurdles Federal agencies, under increasing pressure to modernize and improve operational efficiency, often find themselves constrained by the very procurement systems meant to streamline the process. Kyle Ransom is CEO of Uply Media.

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Tab for access: How New York City is increasing participation and access to government contracts

Open Contracting Partnership

For example, over the last several years, the City has transitioned to PASSPort , an end-to-end online procurement system that creates additional transparency and efficiencies in the procurement process. And on social media weve launched our successful #DidYouKnow series on some of the key questions we get.

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DoSomething’s journey with AWS brings efficiency, scalability

AWS Public Sector

Re-architecting with AWS With the support of the AWS IMAGINE Grant , in the fall of 2023 our engineering team re-architected our solution using several AWS services which provide efficiency and scalability: AWS Control Tower – Secured our service partitioning. AWS Elemental MediaConvert – Supported media intake and management.

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Smarter collaboration: How Mexico City delivers major projects through inclusive planning

Open Contracting Partnership

Mexico City has devised an efficient, participatory, and transparent approach to seek input from potential suppliers and the public on draft contracting documents before a formal call to tender is announced. Mexico City is proving that big plans lead to better results when citizens and businesses are part of the process.

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Swedish Steel Manufacturer Selects Ivalua to Further Optimize Procurement Efficiency and Mitigate Supply Chain Risk

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Ivalua, a global leader in spend management, today announced that it has been selected by Swedish steel manufacturer SSAB to further improve the efficiency of its procurement processes and uphold and strengthen supply chain risk management thanks to Ivalua’s Source-to-Contract (S2C) solution. Global Media Contact. media@ivalua.com.

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The FBI is using AI to mine threat tips, but isn’t sharing much detail

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The scores are also used to screen social media posts directed to the FBI. Due to the significant volume of social media posts, only posts that score above a designated threshold are forwarded to the system for review.” Obviously you can see the efficiency rationale for them using a tool like this,” Patel said. “I

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