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Going Underground: Climate Resilience Beneath Our Feet

The City Fix

Imagine stepping into a city where sustainability isnt just built upwards but also downwards. While cities worldwide grapple with intensifying climate risksflooding, heatwaves and infrastructure strainan untapped solution lies right beneath our feet. The underground isnt just for subways and.

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European automotive industry: What it takes to regain competitiveness

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Europes automotive industry has been a cornerstone of the regions economy, but disruptions have challenged its leadership. How can the European industry restore its competitive edge?

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How Two Cities Used ARPA Funds to Support Critical Local Services

NLC (National League of Cities)

In the four years since its passage, the impact of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) on Americas local communities cannot be overstated. ARPAs State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF) provided integral relief for local governments to ensure stability for their communities and residents throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.

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Beyond the start-up phase: Recipes for growth at mobility companies

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Most promising mobility start-ups fizzle out before they can scale their operations. With billions of dollars in investment at stake, they need a better path to growth.

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How Gilbert, AZ Prepares for the Future While Protecting What Makes It Great

A top-rated place to live, Gilbert, AZ struggled with outdated short-term rental management—low compliance, lost revenue, and growing administrative strain. By adopting the GovOS Tax & Compliance suite, the Town: Increased compliance from 40% to 90% Generated over $85K in new revenue Has a single digital system to manage tasks more efficiently With a centralized hub for short-term rental registration and enforcement, Gilbert balances tourism and community needs.

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Impact Webinar on Social Media Best Practices for Government – Key Takeaways

zencity

In todays digital-first world, local governments must effectively leverage social media to engage with their communities, enhance transparency, and build trust.

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How Amazon Redshift ML can help enhance outcomes for underperforming, at-risk students

AWS Public Sector Blog

Higher education institutions are under increasing pressure to demonstrate the effectiveness of their programs and provide students with a clear path to degree completion. Data analytics can help these institutions proactively identify and support at-risk students, allowing them to develop personalized intervention strategies to improve student retention and graduation rates.

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Federal Addendum to Standard Contract for AWS Marketplace now available

AWS Public Sector Blog

Amazon Web Services (AWS) today announced the launch of the Federal Addendum to the Standard Contract for AWS Marketplace (SCMP). This novel approach to contracting can help streamline government approvals of software procurement and speed up the governments access to third-party software solutions using AWS Marketplace by offering a pre-negotiated and consistent end-user license agreement (EULA) for each purchase.

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Government announces new digital funding to drive innovation and efficiency

Open Access Government - Technology News

The UK government hopes to improve innovation and public services by announcing its plans to change how digital projects and AI experiments are funded in the public sector These changes will make it easier for new technologies to be tested and scaled, ultimately delivering better services to citizens and more value for taxpayers’ money. Ensuring the best of new technologies The recent review found that the current funding processes for digital projects are overly complex and slow, often de

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How to Buy Property From a Land Bank

Center for Community Progress

As housing costs rise, developers and homebuyers alike are looking for affordable property options. Some are turning to land banks public entities with unique powers to put vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated properties back to productive use according to community goals. (Note: The Center for Community Progress does not sell properties or coordinate land bank sales.

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IN DEFENSE OF OLD TECH

Barrett & Greene

Recently, we were involved in a project that involved reaching out to dozens of officials in cities across the United States. As you might expect, we did this through an e-mail volley carefully sending out the e-mails one at a time to avoid them appearing to be potential spam.But the responses were far fewer than we had anticipated. So, we sent out another volley and got a few more.

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Municipal Maintenance Guide: Inspections

Get this municipal maintenance guide that provides municipalities with a detailed and structured approach to maintaining city infrastructure. This guide outlines systematic inspection procedures and best practices, ensuring the safety, longevity, and operational efficiency of municipal assets. From roadways and bridges to public buildings and utilities, the guide covers all aspects of municipal maintenance.

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Spring break must be different today.

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Narcan is handed out Saturday March 8, 2025 on Fort Lauderdale beach to combat drug overdoses during Spring break.(Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel) From " Scenes from Spring Break 2025 on Fort Lauderdale Beach." Crime has always been an issue with spring breaks. Assaults, robberies, sometimes murder, and general mayhem, which is why some communities have worked to de-emphasize the "holiday" (" Florida police issue 'spring break reality check': Visit but follow the rules ," USA Today ).

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How Tariffs Might Impact Government’s Technology Purchases

FedTech Magazine

Tech companies are monitoring the impact of President Donald Trumps tariffs on their supply chains so they can readily communicate any resulting price increases and delays in order fulfillments to customers, and that includes the government. The tariffs are certain to increase the costs of devices that agencies routinely purchase, including laptops and notebooks, which are mostly manufactured in China, but their effects on the customs process will take longer to assess.