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

AWS Public Sector Blog

This blog post highlights the 2023 awardees. The country has poor internet connectivity in remote places, so the team worked with MOSIP and vendors to engineer special field kits that let enrollment officers travel door-to-door to collect people’s information and then upload the data into the system in batches when they have connectivity.

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Four Years After the Pandemic, Work-From-Home Trends Reshape Residential Choices and Real Estate

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Four years after the pandemic began in March 2020, much of daily life has returned to normal; mask mandates have been lifted, people gather in large numbers for concerts and conferences, and the unemployment rate has returned to pre-pandemic levels. Source: SWAA Work-from-home flexibility has also influenced residential choices.

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November 2023 - Microsoft 365 US Public Sector Roadmap Newsletter

Microsoft Public Sector

For more general information uncheck these boxes under “Cloud Instance”. Users cannot preview file shortcuts since the shortcut file itself has no information to preview. For a comprehensive list of the APIs scheduled for retirement, please refer to the information provided below.

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CFP: Entrepreneurs & Libraries Conference Fall, 2023 - "Refresh & Refocus: Libraries’ new trends in supporting entrepreneurs" - Online, November 1st, 2023

A Library Writer's Blog

million set in 2020. Examples of topics of interest include: How libraries position themselves in entrepreneurial ecosystems Studies of information/resource needs and practices of entrepreneurs. To learn more about the conference, please visit [link] Proposal submission deadline: August 14th , 2023 Preview the proposal submission form.

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DHS-23-USFA-043-00-99 Fiscal Year 2023 State Fire Training Systems Grant

iGrantWriters

Eligible Applicants: State governments Additional Information on Eligibility: Agency Name: Department of Homeland Security - FEMA Description: The Superintendent of the National Fire Academy (NFA) collaborates with State fire service training agencies to provide training as mandated by the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974.

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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. accessed 03 January 2023]. Available from: [link] and-deliver-more-tailored-care-for-patients [accessed 06 January 2023) NHS England – Transformation Directorate.

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WHEN IT COMES TO DATA, CONTEXT IS KING

Barrett & Greene

Back in 2020, then President Donald Trump proclaimed that “The murder rate in Baltimore and Detroit is higher than El Salvador, Guatemala or even Afghanistan.” According to the city’s data , it “finished 2023 with 252 homicides, the fewest recording since 1966.” But look at the trends and a new picture emerges.