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4 global skills trends shaping workforce development

AWS Public Sector Blog

The Global Skills Report draws data from 100 million learners in more than 100 countries who have used Coursera , a global online learning platform, to develop a new skill during the past year—with the goal of providing actionable insights to businesses, governments, and campuses looking to understand the skill needs of their organization.

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Looking Back at the 2020-21 Community Revitalization Fellowship: Creative Placemaking by Community Leaders from Three Cities

Center for Community Progress

Each community cohort also receive a $10,000 grant to develop and execute their own creative placemaking projects. The 2020-2021 CRF Cycle The 2020-2021 Community Revitalization Fellowship included grassroots community leaders from Fitchburg, Massachusetts; Montgomery, Alabama; and Reading, Pennsylvania.

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How SkillsFuture Singapore provides access to skills training resources and more with AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG), a statutory board under the Ministry of Education (MOE), was formed in 2016 to promote a culture of lifelong learning in Singapore and strengthen the country’s ecosystem of industry-relevant training and adult education. Providing all Singaporeans with seamless access to skills development resources.

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Digital and cloud skills programs for the Future Workforce launch in Australia and Thailand

Google Public Sector

Countries across the Asia Pacific region continue to launch programs to develop digital and cloud skills for the future workforce. In Australia and Thailand, Google is working with governments, not-for-profit organizations, and universities to bring development programs to enable the next generation of workers with the right digital skills.

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Future of Government Awards 2023 celebrate use of technology to transform people’s lives

AWS Public Sector Blog

This diversity is apparent in the awardees who represent a broad array of sectors from healthcare to public service to education to agriculture. A core focus of the Future of Government Awards is the importance of open source,” said Joe Hooper, director of the UNDP Global Centre for Technology, Innovation, and Sustainable Development.

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Nominate for the GSV Cup 50 - celebrating innovative EdTech companies

Google Public Sector

Over the past few years, as the education sector has gone through transformative change, EdTech startups rose to meet new learner demands and helped address some of the biggest challenges in education. The mission of the GSV Cup has been to highlight and support the most innovative startups in the global education and workforce sector.

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How National University worked with AWS Partner ConcernCenter to provide scalable, customizable mental health support

AWS Public Sector Blog

In May 2020, Maakestad began looking for a solution to support NU’s students through this crisis and beyond. Erin Halligan-Avery, president of ConcernCenter, founded the company to fill the vast demand for student services that she witnessed firsthand working as a case manager in higher education.