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Investors discuss how labor shortage is shaking up the construction tech stack

TechCrunch

Construction as an industry has evolved with civilization through the ages. Construction’s digital transformation journey is only just beginning, and the sector offers a ton of space for innovation. To get a clear picture of where construction tech stands today, we spoke with five active investors in the space.

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Going Beyond Good Intentions: Wissam Akra’s Trailblazing Journey in Transforming the Construction…

Jason Malki

Going Beyond Good Intentions: Wissam Akra’s Trailblazing Journey in Transforming the Construction Industry It’s a strange, wonderful, and sometimes scary time for industries that are impacted by the adoption of AI into their day-to-day work. Construction is no different. I’ve dedicated my life to the construction industry.

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Mali Rising Foundation Works to Empower Youth Through Education

Entrepreneurs' Organization

The Mali Rising Foundation was formed in 2004 to provide accessible, quality education for children, focusing on middle school education. We asked Fred to share his experience in helping to increase literacy rates and access to education in Mali. The village provides the land and 20% of construction costs.

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Kahoot drops $50M on Drops to add language learning to its gamified education stable

TechCrunch

The popular startup, which lets people build and share educational games, has picked up Drops, a startup that helps people learn languages by way of short picture and word-based games. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a bonanza for educational apps, which are collectively seeing a huge rush of usage in the last year.

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Tactile Change Through Digital Education Outreach

Entrepreneurs' Organization

and EO Austin member, began his company by delivering classroom training computer software; since then, MicroAssist has begun working with outreach organizations to educate audiences on larger social, cultural and health issues. When did you start working with the Military Child Education Coalition? Approximately two years ago.

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Sejong Telecom to build Blockchain-based cloud PACS construction and NFT issuance platform for medical image data

AsiaTechDaily

Wang Young-Jin, director of Sejong Telecom, said, “We have played a major role in expanding the base of the blockchain business and commercializing it by successfully carrying out various projects in education and finance.” It is expected to create high added value through the recycling of medical data.”

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Building the American Workforce

Andreessen Horowitz

In construction, companies can’t replace retiring workers fast enough and have started offering housing per-diems to attract workers. In education, states are recruiting candidates without teaching experience … The post Building the American Workforce appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.