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How Penn State built an all-in-one campus resource app on Modo Labs’ development platform using AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

In 2019, Pennsylvania State University ( Penn State ) began looking for a better way to meet the needs of its digital-native student population—specifically, a seamless way to connect students with on-campus resources. That’s low-code development technology that Modo invented that uses AWS Lambda to provide out-of-the-box capabilities.

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4 global skills trends shaping workforce development

AWS Public Sector Blog

The Global Skills Report draws data from 100 million learners in more than 100 countries who have used Coursera , a global online learning platform, to develop a new skill during the past year—with the goal of providing actionable insights to businesses, governments, and campuses looking to understand the skill needs of their organization.

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An economic development "transformational projects action plan" for Greater Wichita

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

There are plenty of business organizations that come together to work together on economic development matters across jurisdictions, that's part and parcel of the "Growth Machine." The area would be used for industrial development. But rarely do I see these efforts accompanied by a master list of projects.

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Microregional data uncover a richer picture of development in Nigeria

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

New research from the McKinsey Global Institute provides a more nuanced, long-term view of Nigeria’s development progress from 2000 to 2019 that may help the country shape its future direction.

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AWS investment in South Africa results in economic ripple effect

AWS Public Sector Blog

A passionate team of AWS developers and engineers in Cape Town, South Africa, created a single virtual server instance allowing South African customers to access practically unlimited cloud computing capacity without needing an on-premises data center.

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AWS Partner Kokomo24/7 transforms Los Angeles Unified School District’s health data system in one year

AWS Public Sector Blog

Building on an established partnership with stackable functionality LAUSD IT services already trusted Kokomo because of the work the EdTech company had done to create the district’s Incident System Tracking Accountability Report (iSTAR) and Los Angeles Schools Anonymous Reporting (LASAR) applications that launched in 2019.

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Future of Government Awards 2023 celebrate use of technology to transform people’s lives

AWS Public Sector Blog

A core focus of the Future of Government Awards is the importance of open source,” said Joe Hooper, director of the UNDP Global Centre for Technology, Innovation, and Sustainable Development. Released in 2019, GOV.BR Making solutions available for other governments to adapt and adopt can accelerate digital transformation.