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To Build Just and Sustainable Cities, We Need To Reclaim Community Banking

Next City

Oscar Perry Abello’s new book, “The Banks We Deserve,” shows how allowing communities to tap into banks’ money-creation power is crucial to addressing our climate, housing and economic crises.

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CreatorUp harnesses AWS AI tools to scale digital content development

AWS Public Sector Blog

In-house resources and outside agencies typically cannot produce content at a level or pace that matches the need. Agencies or in-house learning teams often specialize in certain aspects but struggle at delivering an all-around product. Content creation is very much a cottage industry,” explains Nick Almond, CreatorUp COO.

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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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15 startups selected for the inaugural AWS Education Accelerator

AWS Public Sector Blog

The platform houses the UK’s largest hub of support funds, scholarships, and grants for students. Its platform enables discovery and access to the right resources for each individual by leveraging data across all formats of learning, including courses, books, conferences, and more.

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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).

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Augmenting Intelligence in State and Local Government

GovLoop

The cover of the book gives away his message: AI gets more capable every day, and governments need to learn about and experiment with it, starting now. The book was drafted, edited and illustrated with the aid of AI. “I He’s also the author of “ Artificial Intelligence: A Primer for State & Local Government.”

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Colleges Have a Responsibility to Protect Students’ Best Financial Interests

Homeroom

Students look to their college as a trusted source of information as they determine how to pay for tuition, housing, books, and other basic needs. In today’s environment, students are facing additional financial challenges coinciding with the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, rising interest rates, and inflation.

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