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Smart Cities Depend on Edge Computing, but Securing It Remains a Challenge

State Tech Magazine

State and local governments are embracing edge computing in a big way. Spending on edge solutions worldwide is expected to be $208 billion in 2023, rising to $317 billion in 2026, according to IDC’s latest study. At the state and local level, edge is the backbone of smart cities.

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Strengthen Middle-Mile Infrastructure to Drive Digital Inclusion

Government Technology Insider

Digital inclusion—the efforts of federal, state, and local governments, along with industry partners, to deliver connectivity to underserved and unserved areas— has many moving parts that must all work together to ensure access to connectivity. It also lets governments use their funding more efficiently.

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ARPA SLFRF Update: Interim Final Rule Expands Eligible Uses

Center for Community Progress

Additionally, ARPA SLFRF used for Surface Transportation and Title I projects must supplement, not supplant, other federal, state, territorial, Tribal, and local government funds that are otherwise available for these projects. 8 What are the obligation and expenditure deadlines?

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ARP Accounting and Financial Reporting in North Carolina

Death and Taxes

Thus, eligibility requirements are met when an obligation is incurred no later than December 31, 2024, and the expenditure occurs no later than December 31, 2026. This blogpost focuses on asset, liability, revenue and expense/expenditure recognition guidelines for the various ways that ARP funds may be received, managed, and expended.

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AWS Tech Alliance introduced in India to bolster cloud talent pool

AWS Public Sector Blog

Cloud technology has become ubiquitous and has the potential to create 14 million jobs in India by 2026 ,” said Shalini Kapoor, director and chief technologist, AWS India Private Limited. The initiative launched in June, 2023 in the United States, Egypt, and Spain , and expanded to Germany, Italy, and Singapore in November, 2023.

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May 2023 - Microsoft 365 US Public Sector Roadmap Newsletter

Microsoft Public Sector

There’s a lot of innovative products accelerating interest in Microsoft 365, and we continue our commitment to deliver the new product value, services, and features to our US Government cloud environments (GCC, GCC High, and DOD). Note: There will not be an option to extend SharePoint 2013 workflow beyond April 2nd 2026.

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Defining Community Engagement, Public Participation, Civic Engagement and More

Social Pinpoint

For Council decision-making to be an effective, transparent and accountable process, decisions are made by weighing and balancing community expectations with other factors”.