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How Penn State built an all-in-one campus resource app on Modo Labs’ development platform using AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

In 2019, Pennsylvania State University ( Penn State ) began looking for a better way to meet the needs of its digital-native student population—specifically, a seamless way to connect students with on-campus resources. Fortunately, Penn State seamlessly pivoted this new student resource to send COVID-19 safety communications to students.

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Enhancing multidisciplinary collaboration in digital pathology with cloud-based PACS

AWS Public Sector Blog

In a joint research initiative with INFINITT, SMC piloted a cloud-native picture archiving and communication system (PACS) in its pathology department in 2019. Any urgent findings are communicated over the phone with the primary team doctors. Pathologists sit in a separate building away from the main hospital block.

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

AWS Public Sector Blog

Released in 2019, GOV.BR Digital advocates of the year Winner: Digital Identity Directorate Team – Brazil The Digital Identity Directorate Team implemented the innovative GOV.BR Digital Identity , revolutionizing Brazilian citizens’ relationship with the public sector through a secure, simple, and interoperable identity.

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AWS investment in South Africa results in economic ripple effect

AWS Public Sector Blog

In 2019, AWS launched the AWS Equity Equivalent Investment Program (EEIP) in South Africa , to pursue its mission to invest over $20 million (ZAR 365 million) in developing 100% black-owned small information and communications technology (ICT) and digital economy businesses in the country through December 2026.

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Announcing the winners of the inaugural Future of Government Awards: Celebrating digital transformation initiatives around the world

AWS Public Sector Blog

In 2019, Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation was established and Mykhailo Fedorov was appointed minister to lead his country’s digital transformation. His immediate priority was to create the “State in the smartphone” – so people could communicate directly with the state via their smartphones.

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Cybersecurity: A Menu of State Priorities

GovLoop

His office also has worked toward a whole-of-state security approach, as per a 2019 North Dakota law that gave the cyberteam command-and-control over cybersecurity in all branches of state government. “Controls that we put in, historically, to try to prevent … problems can now very easily be bypassed with AI,” Gregg said.

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Fulfilling Basic Needs: 6 Ways Cities Can Support Postsecondary Residents and Institutions

NLC (National League of Cities)

Co-Authored by Jaylen Adams, National League of Cities Digital Engagement, Marketing & Communications intern. The nationally representative 2019-2020 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study found that almost 23 percent of students pursuing undergraduate degrees reported experiencing low or very low food […] Source