Open Access Government - Technology News

AUGUST 8, 2023

It’s a potentially huge blindspot for curtailing emissions, and the public sector needs to hold the tech industry more accountable for emissions produced by the infrastructure used to deploy software. Globally, the UK ranks third among countries in terms of the number of data centres, with 456 in 2022. million flights annually.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 26, 2024

We lead this drive with the following aims: Match all of our electricity used in our operations with 100 percent renewable energy by 2025, five years ahead of our original 2030 target. AWS will become water positive by 2030 , returning more water to communities than we use in our direct operations. million European homes.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The EIS details how AWS plans to invest in the AWS Middle East (UAE) Region during 2022-2036, including both capital and operating expenditures associated with establishing and operating this new Region. The company is now on a path to achieve this milestone by 2025, five years ahead of the initial 2030 target.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Best practices for public sector organisations to avoid and quickly recover from cyber and ransomware attacks. In its 2022 annual review, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) advised that over the past 12 months, businesses and organisations in the UK reported hundreds of cyber incidents, many of which were ransomware attacks.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 31, 2024

The International Council of Nurses warned that there could be a shortage of 13 million nurses by 2030 unless drastic action is taken. A regional report published by World Health Organization (WHO) Europe in September 2022 warned of a “ticking timebomb” threatening health systems in Europe and central Asia.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The European Commission’s RePowerEU plan paves the way to make Europe independent from Russian fossil fuel before 2030, with a focus on renewable energy, energy efficiency, and diversification. A new geopolitical and energy market reality has accelerated momentum for the green transition.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MAY 16, 2024

Compliance standards are implemented within the public sector to achieve minimum cyber security standards. However, as stated in the Government’s cyber security strategy for 2022-2030, there is a disparity in the level of maturity, capability, investment and security understanding across different Government organisations.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MARCH 29, 2023

How can the public sector improve security While public sector entities spanning education, healthcare, and transport are critical to our society’s successful day-to-day functioning, their significance makes them very attractive targets for malicious actors. The statistics speak for themselves.

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Google Public Sector

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The world is facing a talent shortage, affecting more than 1 billion jobs by 2030 1. References: World Economic Forum , We need a global reskilling revolution - here's why , January 2020 Robert Half , How to Hire for Cloud Roles Today, March 2022 Labor market data from Lightcast , accessed November 2022.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

AUGUST 24, 2022

This is essential, as was made clear in the document outlining the National Cyber Security Strategy 2022-2030 , which said that of the 777 incidents managed by the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre between September 2020 and August 2021, around 40% were aimed at the public sector, with no sign that this trend was abating.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The Building Safety Bill (which met with Royal Assent in 2022 and comes into force in 2023), requires building owners to evidence a Building Safety Case for built assets (over 18 metres tall). The UK Government is on track to reach net zero by 2030. Infrastructure needed to support defence.

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Google Public Sector

JUNE 16, 2022

According to Google’s e-Conomy South East Asia report , the country’s 2030 Gross Merchandise Value - the value of online retailing to consumers - could be twice the value of the whole of Southeast Asia today. According to the World Bank, Indonesia needs an additional nine million people with digital skills by 2030.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Operational since November 2022, as part of AWS’s total investment of INR 1,36,500 crores (US $16.4 billion) in cloud infrastructure in India by 2030 , the AWS Asia-Pacific (Hyderabad) Region is the second AWS Region in India to be fully empaneled by MeitY. Cloud technology is key to accelerating innovation in India’s public sector.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The Working Backwards process is gaining traction among outcome-focused public sector organizations tackling problems ranging from gun violence to cyclist and pedestrian road safety. Building solutions through public and private sector collaboration. W ork ing B ackwards to Vision Zero.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Mark Warren, Product Specialist at Osirium, explains why privileged access poses security issues in the public sector Government organisations are the backbone of the UK. From local councils to education, healthcare and transportation services, public sector entities are critical to the successful day-to-day functioning of our society.

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