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Future of Government Awards 2023 celebrate use of technology to transform people’s lives

AWS Public Sector Blog

A core focus of the Future of Government Awards is the importance of open source,” said Joe Hooper, director of the UNDP Global Centre for Technology, Innovation, and Sustainable Development. Making solutions available for other governments to adapt and adopt can accelerate digital transformation. Released in 2019, GOV.BR

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Changes in the Ransomware Threat to State and Local Governments

State Tech Magazine

According to SonicWall’s 2023 Cyber Threat Report, ransomware has “been on a tear” for the past few years, growing 105 percent year over year in 2021. While the report found that attacks were down in 2022, ransomware targets still reported very large number of attacks compared to levels in 2018, 2019 and 2020.

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Building trust in government: A data-driven imperative

Partnership for Public Service

At a time when our democracy faces serious threats, partisanship is on the rise and public faith in federal institutions is low , the Partnership for Public Service and the Data Foundation share a mutual dedication to the important task of building trust in government.

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Interactive digital media platforms impact on Canadians lives

Open Access Government - Technology News

Research on Canadians’ social media activity during the pandemic revealed that many expressed concern over both the government’s reaction and their safety. (1) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2023. Scientific Reports, 2023. Social Media+ Society, 2023. Courdi, C., Welch, V.,

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Clinical technology: Short-termism or the golden thread?

Open Access Government - Technology News

In the UK, the first national chief nursing information officer (CNIO) was appointed in early 2019, three years after the first national CCIO was appointed. government/publications/a-plan-for-digital-health-and-social-care/a-plan-for-digital-health- and-social-care. accessed 03 January 2023]. Available from: https: //www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-plan-for-digital-health-and-social-care/a-plan-for-digital-health-

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Vaccine Policy in a Post-COVID World

Policy Chats

Her recent Discovery Early Career Researcher Award fellowship (DECRA 2019-2022) funded by the Australian Research Council explored mandatory childhood vaccination policies in Australia, Italy, France, and California. million dollar project funded by the Medical Research Future Fund of the Australian Government.

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A Celebration of National Women’s Month with State Budget Officers

Barrett & Greene

But 70 years later, a lot has changed, as evidenced by the recent NASBO webinar that featured three of NASBO’s current leaders: Oregon’s Kate Nass, who served as NASBO president from 2020 to 2022; Colorado’s Lauren Larson (2022-2023) and Ohio’s Kimberly Murikes, who starts her term as president in July.