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Smart, safe and sustainable cycling: how AI-powered insights will encourage the next generation

Open Access Government - Technology News

It’s an initiative that echoes the necessity for our streets to be cycle friendly , forming part of the wider aim of creating smarter, safer and more sustainable towns and cities, says Mark Nicholson, Chief Executive Officer, VivaCity. higher than pre-pandemic levels in 2019. higher than pre-pandemic levels in 2019.

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AWS investment in South Africa results in economic ripple effect

AWS Public Sector Blog

AWS’s investment impacts other parts of the South African economy as well, helping develop the next generation of workforce, digitally transform businesses, and promote sustainability throughout the country. An overview of AWS’s planned investment and its estimated economic impact in South Africa from 2018-2029.

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Electronic waste: Blockchain improves customer experience and drives sustainability

Open Access Government - Technology News

million metric tons generated in 2019 alone. These discussions covered topics such as sustainable mobile devices, incentives for second-life devices, supply and demand challenges and the importance of collaboration in creating a more circular economy. billion smartphones this year.

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Winter snow clearance in the Walking City

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

I used to write yearly about this, focusing on how the sustainable mobility centric city needs snow removal policies that co-equally privilege walking, biking and transit users, not just the motor vehicle parts of roads.

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Testimony of NYU Furman Center Senior Fellow Mark Willis Before the Rent Guidelines Board

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

Willis, Senior Policy Fellow at the NYU Furman Center presented research findings at a hearing of the NYC Rent Guidelines Board , highlighting complicated trends in the city’s affordable housing stock since the passage of the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act (HSTPA) in 2019.

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Helping micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises make economic and societal impacts with cloud technologies

AWS Public Sector Blog

From addressing disparities in access to quality healthcare, to fostering sustainability, our customers and partners are using technology to address some of the world’s biggest issues. Since our inception, AWS has helped MSMEs use cloud technologies to seize opportunities in the digital economy and transform their business models.

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Highlights from the 2024 AWS Public Sector Symposium Canberra

AWS Public Sector Blog

Sustainability and renewable energy Levy shared how a recent study that was commissioned by AWS and conducted by Accenture estimates that AWS infrastructure is up to 4.1 In 2019, Amazon set a goal to match all of the electricity used across it global operation with 100 percent renewable energy by 2030.