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4 global skills trends shaping workforce development

AWS Public Sector Blog

In June 2022, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Coursera launched the annual Global Skills Report , an in-depth look at the state of skills globally. Although there is no one-size-fits-all solution to workforce and economic development, high-skilled countries see a variety of positive outcomes.

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21 new or updated datasets available on the Registry of Open Data on AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

Climate and weather NOAA Analysis of Record for Calibration (AORC) Dataset from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) OAQPS 2022 Modeling Platform from S. Full list of new or updated datasets ECMWF ERA5 joins 20 other new or updated datasets on the Registry of Open Data in the following categories.

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Bahrain’s cloud-first success story

AWS Public Sector Blog

Through a cloud-first strategy, the country has modernized its public services, boosted economic growth, and developed a culture of innovation. In 2020, Bahrain established the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) to strengthen digital security. The Kingdom of Bahrain shows how this can be done.

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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. Since then, AWS has invested ZAR 15.6 The new EIS states that AWS plans to invest ZAR 30.4

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How local governments are closing the financial gap for affordable housing developments

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

The challenges facing real estate development today are well-known. A June 2024 survey of the nation’s largest developers found that two-thirds of multifamily projects in the pipeline are delayed because they are no longer economically feasible under current conditions. How have developers adapted to rising costs?

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2024 Update: Local governments are closing the financial gap for affordable housing developments

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

The data shows that affordable housing developers continue to struggle with closing financial gaps in their projects (Table 1). The median development cost per unit remained steady at $250,000, more than 50% higher than in 2020. In response, developers increasingly relied on local governments to fill the financial shortfall.

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2022 Research Innovators celebrate achievements as applications open for 2023

Google Public Sector

In 2020, Google Cloud launched the Research Innovators program to encourage scientific breakthroughs with the latest cloud technologies. With colleagues at Stanford University, she piloted a program to identify cancer patients at risk for developing depression. Marieke van Buchem , Ph.D.