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How Germany Is Working to Translate the Benefits of Active Mobility into Meaningful Action

The City Fix

Electric vehicles may own the headlines, but our feet remain the most environmentally friendly means of travel, closely followed by bicycles, skateboards, scooters, tricycles and other active, non-motorized modes. Not only does zero-emission active mobility help protect the climate and.

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City of San Jose ensures critical services reach community using AI translation

Google Public Sector

In order to truly serve our diverse communities, we recognized language translation services would be required to offer truly equitable services to everyone. AutoML Translation and Glossary proved to be a powerful combination that pushed us closer to our goals.

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How EdTechs use AWS to connect and engage the learning community

AWS Public Sector Blog

Plus, Flathat supports more equitable information exchange for students and families by using artificial intelligence (AI) services to translate school news and updates into multiple languages. Social connection is integral to the learning experience.

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Language accessibility a growing priority for cities

GCN

City websites using machine translations still look to humans to ensure accuracy. Cloud & Infrastructure

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NSF will invest up to $28M for STEM open-source ecosystems

GCN

The agency is looking for proposals for two phases to translate open-source products into open-source ecosystems. Cloud & Infrastructure

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Digital twins: Flying high, flexing fast

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Getting implementation right means thoughtfully translating big ideas into boots on the ground. Digital design and product development can provide new ways to solve complex problems. Insights on Operations Aerospace High Tech & Internet Digital Operations

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How Cities Can Help Gather Data on Youth-serving Workforce

NLC (National League of Cities)

This translates to afterschool and summer programs without enough […] SourceWe’ve heard countless stories about today’s staffing shortages and how hard it is for businesses to find talent.

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When to Evaluate Your Community Engagement Project

Social Pinpoint

When we engage with our communities, it’s likely that participants will want to understand how their input translated into outcomes. Community engagement is an ongoing process of collaboration and co-learning.

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How Can State and Local Governments Defend Against the Top 10 Types of Malware?

State Tech Magazine

The challenge is translating this priority into practical protection. Malware is everywhere.

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3 Hurdles to Racial Justice in Clean Energy – and 3 Ways U.S. Cities Can Overcome Them

The City Fix

But whether ambitious goals translate to ambitious action is another question altogether, and. For years, city governments in the United States have taken the lead on committing to climate action, with more than 165 cities aiming for 100% community-wide clean energy.

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Episode 202: How to implement performance management

FedHeads

You can find their book "Engaging the Organization in Effective Performance Management: Translating Vision into Results" on Amazon. You can find their book "Engaging the Organization in Effective Performance Management: Translating Vision into Results" on Amazon FedHeads Robert Shea and guest host Doug Criscitello welcome authors Richard Beck and John O'Brien to discuss key lessons in driving performance improvement in government.

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Cyber Risk Challenges and Opportunities

CarahCast

With the constant change in technology and the rising cyber threats, government organizations struggle to understand and translate cyber risks into the context of risk. With the constant change in technology and the rising cyber threats, government organizations struggle to understand and translate cyber risks into the context of risk.

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Your cloud, your way: Google Distributed Cloud Hosted is generally available

Google Public Sector

Customers can use built-in AI solutions , such as Translation API, Speech-to-Text, or optical character recognition (OCR)—all features of our Vertex AI managed ML platform.

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Greensboro Police Department Releases Inaugural Blockwise Survey Results

zencity

The survey was translated into eight languages. “We In a recent press release the City of Greensboro Police Department announced the key findings of the first round of results from their Blockwise survey.

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AI and ML: Exploring the programmes and search engines of the future

Open Access Government - Technology News

Google Lens, future of language translation and so much more Another clever piece of tech which has been around for some time in one form or another is Google Lens. What makes it stand out from many language translation Apps is that it works with images or your phone camera in real-time.

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Simplified CCAI virtual agent management for business users

Google Public Sector

These workflows can incorporate reviewers, approvers, as well as content translators. Apigee could also extend to Google Translate API, for automatic translation of content.

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Modernized workforce development solutions for our evolving world

Google Public Sector

Our solution suite includes: Efficient operations tools like automated paper intake processing ( Document AI ), support workflow automation ( Contact Center AI ), and scaled translation tools ( Translation AI ) to help workforce & education partners streamline operations and save time and labor.

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Dearborn transforms its digital services, becoming a model for American cities

Google Public Sector

The city website and documents will be translation enabled by Translation Hub and Document AI , which will help expand the reach and delivery of vital government information and services.

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Realizing the potential of quantum computing applications

Open Access Government - Technology News

As the final step, this result must be translated back into the original problem context and returned to the end user.

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AI technology is not dark magic, it’s just misunderstood

Open Access Government - Technology News

People with a background in analytics are highly valuable for ML translation roles, as they are able to make sense of the algorithm’s patterns within a business context.

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Using real-time data platforms to plug cybersecurity skills gap

Open Access Government - Technology News

More data can translate into more threat insights The proliferation of data is at the heart of both the problem and the solution when it comes to cybersecurity. How can we use real-time data platforms to improve the cybersecurity skills gap crisis in government and the public sector?

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The Tyranny of the “Community”: Transcending the Public Meeting

Human Transit

But Gordon makes one observation that doesn’t translate to transit well. My job as a public transit planner requires a lot of public engagement, as it should.

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Maximising operational efficiency with the new Gemini™ Scanner

Open Access Government - Technology News

This translates to the highest degree of quality equipment, reliable operations, product longevity, and an exceptional client experience. OPEX® unveils its new Gemini Scanner with Right-Speed scanning technology.

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Three reasons to add VR MDM software to your tech stack in 2023

Open Access Government - Technology News

Investing in VR and AR technology can translate to big rewards for companies looking to level up their customer experience. Nadav Avni, Chief Marketing Officer at Radix Technologies , explores three reasons to add VR MDM software to your tech stack in 2023.

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Mapping litter and plastic pollution with citizen science

AWS Public Sector Blog

The platform has identified over 150 predefined types of litter, which when captured in one language and automatically translate into any of the other seven supported languages.

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Mental Health Research Awards for Investigators Early in their Career in Low and Middle-Income Countries (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) - Deadline To Apply 11-15-2021

iGrantWriters

This initiative seeks to assist these researchers in launching an innovative basic, translational, clinical, or services research program that holds the potential to transform the understanding, prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of mental illnesses in low resource international settings. Eligibility Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations); U.S. Territory or Possession.

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Building bridges (and ships!): Google Public Sector helps the U.S. Navy better collaborate

Google Public Sector

In addition, early access to solutions like English to Japanese translated captions in Google Meet help break down the language barrier by providing instant translation during meetings. With a global, always-on workforce, the U.S.

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Science and Technology in Public Policy (with Jun Bando)

Policy Chats

Podcast Highlights: “ One thing that is really helpful in this regard is training scientists to be science translators-topic of going from science/research to policy.”. -

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The Latest GSE Stress Test Results: Showcasing the Need for Regulatory Capital Revision (Part 2)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

This approach translates to $146 billion, or 2% of the $7.3 This translates into a required increase in G-fees of about 0.21% per annum Background.

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Catalyze: Product Definition Device Prototype Testing and Design Modification, Diagnostic Disease Target Assay Development and Design Characterization, and Research Tool Testing and Validation (R33 - Clinical Trials Not Allowed) - December 20, 2024

iGrantWriters

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Paid Partnership for the Win! How a Library System Turned a Holiday Tradition Into an Opportunity To Reach New Library Marketing Goals

Super Library Marketing

We would secure all the available local ad positions during the hour block of holiday specials, which translated to two minutes. Photo courtesy Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library Trenton Smiley ’s job in a library is what you might call a full-circle moment.

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How the Census Undercounts Will Impact CED Work

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

This translates into less census-based funding provided for Medicaid, Free and Reduced Price Lunch, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and many other CED programs than service levels will likely be. The U.S. Census Bureau recently released its coverage estimates for the 2020 Census.

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How data analytics and AI are helping achieve mission outcomes

Google Public Sector

David Miller, Team Lead - Research Computing Cloud Team at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), discussed how they are able to support roughly 50 billion characters translated in a week with Google Cloud, something that couldn’t be done within their on-premise infrastructure.

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Higher Education Applauds the Biden Administration FY 22 Budget

Grant Training Center

The Biden Administration’s FY 2022 Budget for higher education signals support for innovation in agriculture and science, climate change, rural development and access as well as equity via the funding of minority institutions.

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The evolution of your telecoms in the key to a successful future

Open Access Government - Technology News

Segmentation Group is a dynamic, independent data analytics and telecoms management company, dedicated to translating complex, legacy networks into transparent, future-proof solutions and being your guide through the ISDN / PSTN switch off.

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Salk Institute leverages Google Cloud for brain research—and launches their transformation to the cloud

Google Public Sector

More data does not automatically translate to more scientific insights, but the ability to mine the data efficiently is a prerequisite for such insights.

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How to Develop a Community Engagement Action Plan

Social Pinpoint

You should also identify the languages spoken in your community and provide translations as required. You need to be prepared to review and communicate how the public’s input has translated into outcomes.

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Accelerating and democratizing research with the AWS Cloud

AWS Public Sector Blog

AWS is supporting a research project at Pontifica Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP) to translate Peruvian Sign Language (Lengua de Señas Peruana, or LSP in Spanish) with computer vision and natural language processing. “We Read this post in Spanish. Read this post in French.

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How To Stand Out: 5 Elements of a Winning Grant Proposal

ResourceAssociates

Make sure your proposal shows how you are different – and most importantly how your differences translates into better results. by Resource Associates @ grantwriters.net. Grant Questions? Let’s talk. info@grantwriters.net 505-326-4245.

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How Shall We Communicate Risk in an Era of ‘Manufactured Reality’?

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

The French sociologist Emile Durkheim rescued it from obscurity and used it in his 1893 book De la division du travail social (translated as The Division of Labour in Society ). I live in a short street that connects a 15th-century convent to a Napoleonic-era theatre.