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CreatorUp harnesses AWS AI tools to scale digital content development

AWS Public Sector Blog

CreatorUp helps the education sector meet content demand—quickly When it comes to developing digital course content, one of the biggest challenges is scalability. In-house resources and outside agencies typically cannot produce content at a level or pace that matches the need.

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The Challenge of Performance Management in Community Development

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

In a forthcoming book, I define performance management as a continuous and cyclical process of making data-informed decisions to improve organizational outcomes. In North Carolina, community development is a municipal function for some local governments and a county function for others.

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15 startups selected for the inaugural AWS Education Accelerator

AWS Public Sector Blog

By leveraging AWS to develop the next generation of EdTech solutions, these startups aim to address education challenges such as student engagement, financial literacy, student health and well-being, upskilling, and operational inefficiencies. The platform houses the UK’s largest hub of support funds, scholarships, and grants for students.

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How local governments can respond to the housing crisis

GCN

A new book by Charles Marohn and Daniel Herriges of Strong Towns encourages local officials to promote small-scale developments, even if it means using city financial tools to get them off the ground.

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Optimizing the US mortgage market with AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

The UMBS makes up 70 percent of the total MBS market in the US and was established in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis to provide stability, liquidity, and resiliency in the US housing market. CSS delivers an industry-critical function and is regulated by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). Plus, CSS realized $10.7

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New AWS legacy transformation solution guide to identify, manage, and reduce legacy technology risk

AWS Public Sector Blog

Citizens expect public sector digital services to be as good as the online services they use every day to book travel, shop, or insure their cars. Public sector organizations can use the AWS solution guide for legacy transformation to develop a structured plan to address legacy.

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The basic lesson of intensification that government officials and activists don't understand: intensification happens first in high value areas, not low value areas

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Illustration from The House Book by Keith DuQuette, showing the intensification of land use as you move from suburban areas to the center city. From the article: This involved allowing additional dwelling units, or ADUs, typically basement or attic apartments or coach houses. Where do I begin? Nobody goes there anymore.

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