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Egypt launched the first government data center

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Situated along the Ain Sokhna highway, the center spans 23,500 square meters, with 10,000 square meters designated for current infrastructure and the remainder reserved for future expansions. Egypt’s digital strategy primarily aims to provide better and easier services to citizens and encourage entrepreneurship.

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An intro to innovation in the U.S. government

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Customer experience in the government sector is the sum of the public’s interactions with any government service, from how we contact our state’s social services and emergency services to waste management, public transportation, and healthcare. Why should governments and the public sector innovate?

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Atos may sell national security activities to French government

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Atos may have found a way to alleviate its ongoing debt problems: The French government has offered to pay up to €1 billion ($1.07 French Minister of Finance Bruno Le Maire said that the government had manifested its interest in acquiring all of Atos’ sovereign activities. The company revealed the government offer on April 29.

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Why CIOs back API governance to avoid tech sprawl

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As such, he views API governance as the lever by which this value is assessed and refined. Good governance is the telemetry on that investment, from which operational and tactical plans can be adjusted and focused to achieve strategic objectives,” he says.

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CIOs rethink all-in cloud strategies

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The resulting infrastructure of choice — a combination of on-premises and hybrid-cloud platforms — will aim to reduce cost overruns, contain cloud chaos, and ensure adequate funding for generative AI projects. Not all government CIOs are moving workloads off the cloud or feeling the need for repatriation. “I

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Governance and Fighting the Curse of Complexity

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The boulder is made from complex infrastructure, network connections, data stores, and devices. The road other is paved with disciplined IT and business governance. Password strategies. The answer lies in building a system of overall guardrails – governance, if you will – of the entire enterprise. The task is Sisyphean.

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Atos CEO Yves Bernaert quits over governance differences

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Bernaert cited differences of opinion over governance as the reason for his departure: He disagreed with the board about the need for recent changes in the company’s strategy, and the way they were executed.