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Disaster response and risk management using PNNL’s Aether framework on AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

The framework has evolved over the last five years, and instances of Aether are deployed in various resilience and disaster response studies across the globe. Some other projects powered by Aether include Rapid Analytics for Disaster Response (RADR) and Chemical Security Mapping Tool (CSMT).

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How to detect wildfire smoke using Amazon Rekognition

AWS Public Sector Blog

Disaster response teams can use the cloud to create wildfire detection workflows that automatically deploy rapid notifications to fire incident response teams, so disaster response teams are alerted to the first signs of wildfire formation.

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How AI is improving constituent experiences in government

Google Public Sector

For instance, New York State implemented Contact Center AI (CCAI) to modernize its call center operations and provide New Yorkers with real-time answers to their most common and pressing questions about vaccine safety and efficacy. At Google Public Sector, we’ve had the privilege of working with customers to bring AI into their organizations.

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4 ways the federal workforce can expand its reach in local communities

Partnership for Public Service

At a time when many federal agencies are working to implement historic federal measures, such as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the American Rescue Plan , the Inflation Reduction Act and the CHIPS and Science Act , it is critical that federal employees build strong and sustainable relationships with the individuals and communities they serve.

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Google Cloud launches new sustainability offerings to help public sector agencies improve climate resilience

Google Public Sector

With these data-driven insights, public sector agencies and researchers can improve their response time to climate disasters, make more accurate predictions, and implement disaster-response plans with greater confidence.

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A brief critique of UK emergency arrangements in the light of the Covid-19 crisis

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

Most striking is the abyss between plans and the ability to implement them with emergency response measures. Let us replace major incident by 'major emergency' and 'disaster'. Where emergency and disaster responses are overcentralised, they fail. Let us replace doctrine by 'plans' and 'procedures'.

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Protect critical services with new Continuity of Government IT on AWS solution guide

AWS Public Sector Blog

Level 1 CGIT engagements help determine the best strategy for building a secure landing zone, implementing control and governance mechanisms securing data, and establishing an architecture for continuous backup. Level 2: Pre-planned migration.