EUROHPC SUMMIT 2024
The EuroHPC Summit 2024, under the leadership of Dr. Gustav Kalbe, aims to develop and maintain a world-leading supercomputing infrastructure in the EU. The mission includes deploying cutting-edge technologies like quantum computing and fostering a wide range of applications. With a focus on enhanci
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Infrastructure Delivery Management System (IDMS) Knowledge Circles Module 6: Portfolio Management
This module delves into the concept of Infrastructure Delivery Management (IDM) within the context of South African organs of state. It outlines the processes and procedures necessary for implementing IDM, focusing on portfolio management as the initial step in a series of four delivery management m
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Challenges and Progress in Chilean Infrastructure Development
The challenges of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Chile within the framework of best practices and international standards are discussed, highlighting the need for long-term infrastructure planning and enhanced governance. The 2017 OECD Infrastructure Governance Review identified deficiencies
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Infrastructure Programme Implementation Plan (IPIP) - Module 7 Overview
Module 7 of the Infrastructure Delivery Management System (IDMS) focuses on the Infrastructure Programme Implementation Plan (IPIP). It provides guidance to programme managers on applying management principles for effective planning and management of infrastructure projects. The module emphasizes sy
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Strategic Infrastructure Asset Management Plan (SIAMP) Overview
Strategic Infrastructure Asset Management Plan (SIAMP) Module 6 focuses on portfolio management principles for effective infrastructure asset management. Portfolio managers are guided on planning, managing work portfolios, and collaborating with other delivery management modules. The SIAMP outlines
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Sustainable Infrastructure Procurement Practices in South Africa
Explore the intricate process of procuring sustainable infrastructure in South Africa, highlighting the role of Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) and the Total Life-Cycle Cost of Infrastructure Ownership. Delve into the legal environment, procurement practices, and experiences from India to e
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Residential Housing Infrastructure Assistance Program Overview
The Residential Housing Infrastructure Assistance Program and Fund aim to provide financial support for infrastructure projects that promote residential housing development in communities with a need for additional housing inventory. Administered by the Indiana Finance Authority, the Fund can financ
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Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ) - Financing Zimbabwe's Infrastructure Needs
The presentation by the Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ) at the CIFOZ Congress 2018 outlines the critical infrastructure sectors, funding requirements, and the funding gap faced by Zimbabwe. IDBZ is mandated to facilitate infrastructure development in key sectors like ICT, housing,
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Addressing Infrastructure Investment Disparity: Challenges and Solutions
The disparities in infrastructure investment pose significant challenges, with the nation facing an aging infrastructure that requires substantial funding for maintenance and upgrades. Despite the positive economic impacts of infrastructure investments, many communities struggle to access the necess
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Understanding Infrastructure Financing Options and Principles
This presentation discusses the various tools and principles of infrastructure financing, including project finance, corporate finance, public finance, and blended finance. It covers the differences between financing and funding in infrastructure provision, the challenges faced by infrastructure ser
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Alberta Infrastructure Overview
Alberta's infrastructure development initiatives include a multi-billion dollar capital plan, various projects in health and education sectors, investments in the Canada Infrastructure Program, and a comprehensive recovery plan focusing on workforce, resources, and economy diversification. The provi
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Challenges and Importance of Infrastructure in Indian Economy
Infrastructure is crucial for economic growth in India, encompassing services like transport, power, communication, and more. The differing roles of social and economic infrastructure are outlined, highlighting their impact on human and economic resources. The significance of infrastructure lies in
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IT Infrastructure Management Solutions Overview
Overview of a company focusing on IT infrastructure management solutions for various industries, emphasizing customer adoption, partnerships, and market expansion in Australia. The company offers deep background in IT infrastructure management, strong financial backing, and accelerating adoption by
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Infrastructure Prioritization Framework and Challenges
The Infrastructure Prioritization Framework (IPF) is a tool designed to support the infrastructure planning process, aiming to address challenges such as infrastructure gaps, limited resources, and technical capacity constraints. The tool integrates social, environmental, and financial criteria to h
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RF Management in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)
FSM Department of Transportation, Communications & Infrastructure manages RF in FSM. FSM has 4 states with basic info, including mode of transportation, population, and telecommunications operator. FSM.TRA handles RF management and enforces type approval legislation. Various applications like SMS4DC
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USDA Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Assessment and Development Process
The USDA conducted a Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Process Assessment in July 2019, involving process robotics capabilities, development process under the Federated Model, and the lifecycle of a bot project. The RPA development process includes steps like requesting automation, process definition
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Economic and Demographic Trends in Federated States of Micronesia (1945-2004)
Population growth, employment trends, educational attainment, fishing enterprise profits, tourism statistics, subsistence economy share, and agricultural exports in Federated States of Micronesia between 1945 to 2004. The data covers resident and non-resident populations, employment in FSM and abroa
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Introducing the New Governor's AFID Infrastructure Grant Program
The Governor's Agriculture and Forestry Industry Development (AFID) Infrastructure Grant Program is a new initiative to support community infrastructure projects that promote local food production and sustainable agriculture. Through this program, local governments can access funding to enhance thei
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Community Infrastructure Levy Project Planning and Infrastructure Evidence
Explore the process of Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) project planning, learning key insights, setting objectives, selling the benefits of CIL, and understanding the project team structure and resources. Discover the stages and actions involved in CIL implementation, from mobilization to submis
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Bridging the Global Infrastructure Gap: A Framework for Distinction
This paper introduces a Dual-Hurdle Framework to differentiate poor countries where the World Bank's claims on infrastructure investments are feasible from those where they are not. By assessing domestic efficiency and foreign profitability, the framework offers a practical approach to prioritize in
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Enhancing Research Data Management Infrastructure in Higher Education Institutions
Proposal to extend the Organisational Profile Document (OPD) to include Research Data Management (RDM) infrastructure components, making them easily discoverable and machine-readable. The aim is to improve visibility of RDM infrastructure in HEIs, benefiting staff, peers, and funding bodies. Action
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Otay Mesa Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Report
Otay Mesa Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District's annual report for Fiscal Year 2023 highlights projects undertaken, revenues received, and project statuses. The report includes details on infrastructure developments such as La Media Road Improvements and Hidden Trails Neighborhood Park. Financ
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Introduction to Terraform for Infrastructure Automation
Terraform is a powerful tool used for building, changing, and versioning infrastructure efficiently and safely. It operates based on Infrastructure as Code principles, allowing for versioning of infrastructure configurations like any other code. With features like Execution Plans, Resource Graph, an
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President Trump's $1.5 Trillion Infrastructure Plan: Key Points for Counties
President Trump introduced a $1.5 trillion federal infrastructure package with a focus on regulatory reform, aiming to stimulate new investment, shorten project approval times, and address rural infrastructure needs. The plan includes $200 billion in new federal spending, leveraging funds for projec
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Transportation Infrastructure Initiatives in Dauphin County
The County and State Transportation Infrastructure Initiatives in Dauphin County include the PennDOT Bridge Bundling Program, Dauphin County Infrastructure Bank, PennDOT Agility Program, and Next Generation Transit Revitalization Investment Districts. The Bridge Bundling Program aims to save time an
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EGI Federated Cloud Infrastructure Overview
The EGI Federated Cloud is a collaborative platform for research and education, offering cloud federations with various levels of interoperability. It provides a hybrid cloud federation where multiple cloud providers pool their resources and data, following common policies for federated service mana
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Overcoming Challenges in Dental Deep Learning: Presentation Insights
This presentation by Martha Büttner at the AI for Dentistry Symposium delves into current challenges in dental deep learning, highlighting issues like data sharing, annotation bottlenecks, and comparability gaps. The talk proposes a solution through Federated Learning, showcasing a project on Tooth
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Community Meeting Highlights and Latest Features Update
The community meeting on January 19, 2023, showcased collaborations among Infrastructure Developers, Committers, Contributors, and Algorithm Developers working on federated analysis algorithms using vantage6. The meeting agenda covered recent releases, new features like multi-factor authentication,
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Federated AI for Health: Empowering Healthcare with Distributed AI Services
Explore how Federated AI for Health utilizes a smartphone app and trustworthy AI platform to identify symptomatic and asymptomatic patients, ensuring prompt health status alerts. Leveraging secure data collection, storage, and analysis through Machine Learning models in a federated edge computing ar
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Community Meeting Highlights and Updates
The Community Meeting on the 21st of March 2024 was filled with collaborative opportunities for developers, committers, and contributors working on federated analysis algorithms using Vantage6. The meeting covered infrastructure and algorithm development, recent releases, security patches, and featu
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SEAL Project: Enhancing Identity Management and KYC Solutions
The SEAL project aims to provide a robust infrastructure for identity management and KYC processes, emphasizing user data control and decentralized storage to minimize risks. Using a combination of federated and self-sovereign approach, SEAL offers microservice-based architecture supporting web and
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Understanding Buy America Requirements in Federal Infrastructure Projects
This presentation provides an overview of the Buy America requirements as mandated by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and outlined in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The Buy America regulations apply to iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials, requiring that these
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Improving First Nation Infrastructure and Housing through Fiscal Management Act Model
The presentation at the AFN National Housing and Infrastructure Forum in October 2017 highlighted the challenges faced by First Nation communities in developing sustainable infrastructure. The current system is inefficient, prompting the exploration of alternatives like the First Nations Fiscal Mana
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Infrastructure Funding Framework and Delivery Plan
This document outlines the mechanisms for funding community infrastructure through tools such as Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) and Section 106 agreements. It also details financial contributions received since 2010/11, setting spending priorities, and the LBWF Infrastructure Delivery Plan. The
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EGI Project Proposals for Horizon 2020: Driving Innovation in Cloud Computing
Explore the vision of EGI for Horizon 2020 through various project proposals focusing on core infrastructure services, federated cloud services, outreach strategies, and integration activities. These proposals aim to enhance EGI's services, bring innovation, and extend its user base by leveraging Eu
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Digital Infrastructure in India: Creating Pathways for Economic Growth
Digital infrastructure in India plays a crucial role in driving economic growth and development. The focus on creating a national digital grid and catalyzing investments in digital infrastructure is essential for the country's digital transformation. Improving digital infrastructure can unlock signi
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Understanding State and Local Public Infrastructure Finance
Exploring the significance of state and local public infrastructure finance, this lecture discusses the need for investment in long-lived public assets like roads, bridges, water systems, and energy production. It highlights the urgency to address the deteriorating infrastructure in the US and the i
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Enhancing Copernicus Research through C-SCALE Consortium
The C-SCALE project, funded by the EU's Horizon 2020 programme, aims to federate European EO and e-Infrastructure services to support Copernicus research and operations. With a focus on enriching the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC), C-SCALE brings together expertise from the EO sector and e-Infra
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The PHIRI Project: Advancing Population Health Research Infrastructure
The PHIRI project aims to establish a federated research infrastructure for population health, involving 32 partners and focusing on semantic and technical interoperability challenges in health data. The project progresses through Docker containers, bespoke data models, deployment on partners' premi
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Data Infrastructure Initiatives in STFC's PaNOSC Project
STFC is involved in PaNOSC to provide tools for handling large datasets, including data transfer and storage. Initiatives include alpha and beta testing phases for data transfer, storing 1PB of data annually, and setting up a data infrastructure. ECHO, a Ceph Object Store, is provided by RAL and off
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