AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

In the past few years, governments, schools, hospitals, and many public sector entities have had to scale and accelerate their digital transformation rapidly with limited resources. Our team’s goal is to help partners be profitable while accelerating digital transformation for UK&I public sector customers.

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APRIL 13, 2023

A passionate team of AWS developers and engineers in Cape Town, South Africa, created a single virtual server instance allowing South African customers to access practically unlimited cloud computing capacity without needing an on-premises data center. Since then, AWS has invested ZAR 15.6 The new EIS states that AWS plans to invest ZAR 30.4

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 26, 2022

In mid-February of 2022, the US federal government began planning the return-to-office after the COVID-19 pandemic. To do this, the DOJ Tax Division worked with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to build an enterprise-level telework approval application in less than two months, before the Division’s re-entry in mid-April of 2022.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Startups are also eligible to receive assistance with go-to-market and business development planning. Applications are open today and proposals are due by October 21, 2022. Read more about AWS for startups in the public sector : AWS announces the 10 startups selected for the 2022 AWS Healthcare Accelerator focused on health equity.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 16, 2023

Public sector agencies today require digital skills to deliver the functions citizens expect, and the innovations necessary to speed up processes and address gaps and inequity. Fortunately, disrupting these preconceived notions and inspiring enthusiasm for data literacy is at the crux of many public sector learning initiatives.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

UK public sector organisations are facing threats and increasingly sophisticated attacks on key infrastructure and software security This trend is only expanding as more services become digitised and complex software supply chains multiply the opportunities for malicious actors to infiltrate networks.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

In a March 2022 survey of 147 state and local government leaders by the Center for Digital Government , more than half of respondents said they plan to procure citizen-facing applications and storage and backup infrastructure in the next one to two years. However, some public sector organizations are challenged by procurement.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 17, 2023

This is a guest post by Rikesh Shah, outgoing head of open innovation at Transport for London, on behalf of the AWS Institute from Amazon Web Services (AWS), a thought leadership and executive education program to accelerate digital transformation for public sector executives.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Access to a comprehensive range of frameworks Despite this prioritisation, Framespan continues to provide access to a comprehensive range of frameworks to those users within the wider public sector such as universities, local authorities and police forces.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 7, 2023

Solutions developed by and for these communities have the potential to create meaningful change in Latin America and the Caribbean. As of November 2022, the AWS Health Equity Initiative distributed $14M to nearly 90 organizations. Learn more about AWS’s commitment to health equity.

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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. Workshop attendees engaged with city staff in a series of CIC-led Working Backwards exercises to develop various road safety strategies.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2024

During her visit to Armenia on July 10, 2024, Samantha Power, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator, announced $5 million in funding for a new public-private collaboration between USAID, the Government of Armenia, and Amazon Web Services (AWS).

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

re:Invent 2022 included a slew of new service and feature announcements, with something to offer for every industry. You can check out all of the top analytics announcements of AWS re:Invent 2022 here , but let’s discuss some of them as they relate to K12. and Python 3.10 New services to securely share, govern, and collaborate on data.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 29, 2023

The 2022 cohort of the AWS Healthcare Accelerator also had an emphasis on health equity, focusing on helping startups harness the power of the cloud to make access to healthcare more equitable. Interested startups can apply for the Halcyon Climate Resilience in Latin America and the Caribbean through April 28.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 21, 2022

Registration is still open for the IMAGINE 2022 conference presented by Amazon Web Services (AWS). Register now for the IMAGINE 2022 conference in Seattle. Check out the breakout sessions for the IMAGINE 2022 conference here. Get inspired by public sector leaders and peers. Take a look at the event overview.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Mason will also develop a unified platform using the AWS Cloud to improve processes for students coming from community colleges and transferring into the university, eliminating obstacles and barriers to student success. George Mason University is Virginia’s largest public research university. Located near Washington, D.C.,

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 22, 2024

In May 2022, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), the second-largest school district in the US, encountered a problem. The COVID-tracking and health data system built for the district during the COVID-19 pandemic had become clunky, difficult to customize, and expensive to maintain.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 24, 2023

LSI focuses on research and development (R&D) of innovative technologies that impact healthcare, self-care, and the community. LSI set out to develop an IoMT solution with the capability to detect and prevent critical health events. The user can then create a simulation and run it to generate the device and its attributes.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

DECEMBER 18, 2024

What began as a lone, small quantum device on the cloud running rudimentary experiments has evolved into a breakthrough tool used across industries and organizations to explore the frontiers of challenges in healthcare and life sciences, high energy physics, materials development, optimization, and sustainability.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Kunjani , an EdTech based in South Africa, is a learning and development platform that upskills, onboards, and engages remote teams with blended learning games. AWS Promotional Credit has given us the freedom to iterate and fast-track our product development. Reach out to the AWS Public Sector Sales team for more information.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2022

According to a recent report from the Association of Fundraising Professionals and GivingTuesday, the number of nonprofit donors in the first half of 2022 decreased by 7% compared to last year. Moreover, the percentage of donors who gave in 2021 and then gave again in 2022 decreased by 6.2% year-over-year.

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Microsoft Public Sector

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Announcing New Teams Developer Portal for GCC. Teams Developer Portal for GCC will allow developers to Configure, distribute, and manage Microsoft Teams apps. Formerly App Studio, the Developer Portal can help wherever you are in your Microsoft Teams app development journey. Public Sector Center of Expertise.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 31, 2023

MHESI is working with education institutions like King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL) and innovation agencies like the Digital Economy Promotion Agency (DEPA) to build a robust cloud program that incorporates AWS Cloud computing coursework into the national education curricula, to develop Thailand’s future digital workforce.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 7, 2023

Integrating science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) into K12 education that teaches skills-based learning with real-world applications can help students develop critical thinking skills. As manufacturers continue to struggle with workforce shortages—according to Deloitte research , a skills gap could leave 2.4

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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 Powering India’s digital transformation and economy Access to cloud computing lowers the cost of starting new businesses, encourages innovation, spurs development of new technologies, and enhances e-governance services.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 15, 2022

With budget left to spend before September 30, agencies need to obligate their remaining 2022 fiscal year funds. AWS Training and Certification offers learning paths, onsite training, virtual training, and can work with your organization to develop a customized learning strategy.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

According to the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), as of October 11, 2022, the US has sustained 15 weather/climate disaster events, with losses exceeding $1 billion each, the deaths of 342 people, and significant economic effects on the areas impacted. In Varnado’s estimation, custom development was key.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Solving for national scale opportunities requires long-term thinking—across data, applications, research, innovation, and citizen outcomes,” said Rahul Sharma, president of India public sector at AWS, as he opened the keynote at the AWS Summit New Delhi. Bridging the digital divide.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

CGIT gives public sector bodies the ability to leverage globally distributed IT infrastructure to underpin their continuity plans. Subscribe to the AWS Public Sector Blog newsletter to get the latest in AWS tools, solutions, and innovations from the public sector delivered to your inbox, or contact us.

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Google Public Sector

MAY 17, 2023

When Google Public Sector was announced in June 2022, it was a sign of Google’s strong commitment in serving the needs of U.S. Since then, Google Public Sector has furthered its work to accelerate the digital transformation of U.S. public sector customers. public sector market.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

In fact, a staggering 87 percent of public schools reported that the pandemic had negatively impacted their students’ social-emotional development during the 2021–2022 school year. AWS expertise accelerates app development Robust support from AWS at every step helped The Happy Sad Company move quickly through app development.

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Google Public Sector

OCTOBER 16, 2023

And it’s what’s led to my joining Google Public Sector shortly after it was formed in July of 2022. Bringing Google innovation to the public sector Imagine if the public sector brought this same “innovation” mindset to its employees by developing a relentless focus on the end-user experience.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

To address this, First Street created the first-ever property-specific and climate-adjusted assessment of wildfire risk for CONUS, and in May 2022 began sharing that information for approximately 143 million properties through Risk Factor TM. Learn more about the model works in this published paper on MDPI Open Access Journals.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 8, 2023

The cohort is developing a range of solutions, using the power of the cloud, to improve equitable access to health, social, and aged care services; support aged care and health service providers to deliver higher quality care; and promote new and productive ways of delivering services.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

AUGUST 8, 2023

It’s easy to picture emissions from a factory or car but much less intuitive when it comes to someone developing software on their laptop. 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.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 9, 2023

In 2022, Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched curated solutions for nonprofits in the AWS Solutions Library and AWS Marketplace. They range from architectural guidance to ready-to-deploy solutions, and also include offerings developed by AWS Partners.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 7, 2024

Interact with history: A dedicated team of architects and developers in NCS, well-versed with AR technologies, helped craft an experience that allows users to immerse themselves and interact with history and culture by tapping on any curated content on the screen to find out more.

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