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Highlights from the 2024 AWS Public Sector Symposium Canberra

AWS Public Sector Blog

Since 2017, AWS has trained more than 400,000 Australians on cloud and IT skills. Rouse shared how he believes that the public sector has reached a tipping point in cloud adoption. In New Zealand, AWS is investing NZ$7.5 billion over the next 12-15 years. Learn more about the Impact Initiative and get started.

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CRA Podcast Episodes

CRA Today

Public safety: Without a safe place to deposit their money, unbanked people are more likely to be victims of crime because they often carry large sums of cash with them or keep cash in their homes. Emily joined First Western in June of 2017 and currently serves as CRA Analyst. Emily Gardner, Senior CRA Analyst.

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Eastern Market DC's 150th anniversary last weekend | And my never realized master plan for the market

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

It should support sustainable modes (biking, walking, transit improvements) as well as parking. See item #10 in " Creating a Silver Spring "Sustainable Mobility District" | Part 3: Program items 10-18 " (2017), for the concept. These spaces are minimally used on weekends and in the evenings.

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The unintended consequences of converting office buildings to housing: the need for public safety; schools; amenities

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

To riff off this, there are five other elements at a minimum that matter a lot, that cities aren't budgeting or planning for, if their central business districts become meccas for housing: public safety. sustainable mobility. In general, people don't want schools to be bad. civic assets need to be available.

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Crain's Chicago Business: Crain's Forum on Rebranding Chicago

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

I don't understand when elected officials don't appreciate how important getting public safety under control was to inward investment and population growth in the 2000s. OTOH, having lived in DC in the 1980s and 1990s when things hit bottom, I am anti-disorder to the nth degree. into a global learning hub.”.

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Great quote that gets at the heart of perceptions of commercial districts

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

It used to be that the first questions we got were about sustainability, food service and tech," Starks said. Now, the focus has shifted to public safety." Music City Center CEO Charles Starks told board members recently that convention attendees are hesitant to venture downtown between meetings. "It