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AWS investment in South Africa results in economic ripple effect

AWS Public Sector Blog

Thousands of South African customers have used AWS technologies to transform their businesses and accelerate their innovation, agility, and cost savings since AWS launched the AWS Africa (Cape Town) Region in 2020. billion more in its South African cloud infrastructure by 2029. The new EIS states that AWS plans to invest ZAR 30.4

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Girls in data: Inspiring the future of female data science

Open Access Government - Technology News

But there are still not enough women in our field – in 2020 only 15% of data scientists were women, and that gap continues to widen in senior roles. The post Girls in data: Inspiring the future of female data science appeared first on Open Access Government.

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Faced with Housing Shortages, Policymakers Test New Reforms To Increase Production

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

In response, Democrats in California and Massachusetts, Republicans in Utah and Montana, and city governments across the country have enacted legislation designed to address the barriers that restrict new housing development. The increased targets led to changes in behavior from local governments, too. Kim, UC Irvine.

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