AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2022

AWS Solution Spark , launched earlier this year, helps public sector partners develop and accelerate open source solutions across state and local government, federal government, healthcare, and education. Since July 2022, MyappSoftware has included Performance Dashboard in every new launched opportunity as a value-add service.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 12, 2023

Cloud computing technology is transforming education, driving new expectations in personalized learning, academic medicine, and research. Amazon Web Services (AWS) has been at the forefront with innovative educators, researchers, and medical professionals to modernize classrooms, labs, libraries, and medical centers.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 5, 2022

At the IMAGINE 2022 conference in Seattle, Washington, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced the inaugural class of the AWS Education Champions community. The 10 inaugural Champions are nationally recognized speakers and authors who inspire the next generation of educational leaders. What is the AWS Education Champions community?

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 29, 2025

In 2022, Sri Lanka faced its worst economic crisis since independence. These support rapid, large-scale rollouts of innovative, inclusive, essential public and private servicesfrom healthcare, education, and financial systems, to transport access. Citizens queued for days for rations of just 20 liters.

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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. Enter Kokomo24/7 , a health and safety software education technology (EdTech) platform committed to creating safer schools and communities. Learn more by visiting the AWS Cloud for EdTech hub.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Plus, when educators connect and communicate with each other, they can help improve the culture of education, use their data more effectively, and deliver better results for students. Discover how four AWS EdStart Members use AWS to create more connected and engaging educational experiences for learners around the world.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 14, 2025

The Electricity and Water Authority has implemented a smart metering system using IoT sensors for real-time monitoring, and the Ministry of Education has launched the EduNet e-learning platform, which serves more than 140,000 students.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

As 2022 draws to a close, public sector organizations have an opportunity to rethink what’s possible and for the upcoming year. Education and education technology (EdTech) customers can also peruse the Education and EdTech Attendee Guide for a more personalized look at re:Invent for education needs.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Amazon Web Services (AWS) re:Invent returns to Las Vegas, Nevada for 2022, from November 28 through December 2. Check out the re:Invent Healthcare and Life Sciences Attendee Guide , the re:Invent Aerospace and Satellite Attendee Guide , the re:Invent Education and EdTech Attendee Guide , and the re:Invent Nonprofit Attendee Guide.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 14, 2023

From July 11-12, 2023, the IMAGINE: Education, State, and Local Leaders conference from Amazon Web Services (AWS) gathered public sector leaders from around the world in Sacramento, CA to reimagine the future of state and local government and education. Kim Majerus at the IMAGINE conference.

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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. There is a continuing global shortage of STEM talent and many communities in the US do not have equal access to high-quality STEM education.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 13, 2023

The pandemic has caused states to rethink this model due to increased cyber events impacting SLGs, education organizations, and their critical infrastructure. Cyber events continue to heavily impact SLG and education institutions, compromising data and critical services to students and constituents.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

On Tuesday, November 29 at re:Invent 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Max Peterson, vice president of Amazon Web Services (AWS) worldwide public sector, spoke about how the transformative power of the cloud is enabling organizations to move with speed and agility while making sure mission-critical workloads stay secure and protected.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2022

In June 2022, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Coursera launched the annual Global Skills Report , an in-depth look at the state of skills globally. Workforce development leaders should continue to look to collaborations with businesses and higher education institutions to create accessible skills development programs.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 8, 2022

The Amazon re:MARS 2022 conference brought together some of these thought leaders, technical experts, and groundbreaking companies and organizations that are transforming what’s possible in machine learning (ML), automation, robotics, and space. More from re:MARS 2022. Plus, here are six more cool things from re:MARS 2022.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

At re:Invent 2022 , dive deep on the transformative power of the cloud. Read more about these guest speakers and register for re:Invent 2022 today. Register for AWS re:Invent 2022 today. Dr. Peggy Whitson, astronaut and director of human space flight at Axiom Space, and Matthew C.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 7, 2023

Although tech’s “next big thing” seems to change moment to moment, two things remain constant: the increasing demand for cloud computing, and the need to inspire and educate the next generation of tech-savvy students to evolve and support it.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Over six weeks from early November through mid-December, the program will immerse startups in cloud education with hands-on technical training in capabilities like machine learning (ML) and high-performance computing (HPC). Applications are open today and proposals are due by October 21, 2022.

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Homeroom

JUNE 13, 2024

Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona in July 2022 and is a bold call-to-action to provide high-quality out-of-school time learning opportunities for every child. Department of Education Announces the Inaugural Engage Every Student Recognition Program Champions appeared first on ED.gov Blog.

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Center for Community Progress

JULY 18, 2022

On June 15, more than 900 people joined us for the 2022 VAD Academy —a day-long virtual bootcamp for professionals and community partners whose work and communities are impacted by vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated (VAD) property challenges. Subscribe to our mailing list so you don’t miss out on other free educational webinars.

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Careers in Government

JANUARY 9, 2023

Experts predict that remote work will increase to approximately 25% of the North American population by the end of 2022. The post Top U.S. Cities for Remote Work in 2023 appeared first on Careers in Government.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 7, 2024

The vision was to create a 3D construct that cuts across space, time, and narrative to make Singapore’s history come alive in a fun and educational way for everyone. Time: Showcase the evolution of a location over centuries using rich digital content, including pictures, newspaper articles, and memories.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 9, 2023

At AWS re:Invent 2022, I connected with inspiring customers around the world who are using the cloud to drive innovation in government, education, nonprofit, space, and healthcare. And of 1,022 spacecraft placed in orbit during the first six months of 2022, the majority— 958 —were from the commercial sector.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Metis Eduventures Private Limited is the education technology (EdTech) company behind Adda247 , India’s largest test prep platform. Its mission is to make quality education widely accessible, even to those outside major cities. Engineers mapped out the build and launched a working demo in October 2022.

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Partnership for Public Service

JULY 22, 2022

Agency for International Development is the winner of the 2022 Samuel J. The Partnership’s Jordan LaPier interviewed Josa, an inclusive education specialist, and discussed how he has leveraged U.S. resources and influence to promote educational opportunities in developing nations for children and youth with disabilities.

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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. And the team was impressed with the work AWS has done with other education technology (EdTech) companies, such as Metis and Gaggle.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Education institutions, though, face slightly different decision-making contexts when evaluating which cloud provider to use to host these applications. Separately, the university experienced an increasing number of cybersecurity events, which culminated in a major event in Fall of 2022.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 14, 2024

The AWS Machine Learning University Educator Enablement Program (MLU EEP) and the Skills to Jobs Tech Alliance connect early career talent to in-demand technical jobs globally, including in Illinois. These efforts have created a deep pipeline of instructors to deliver AI/ML programs for both continuing education and for credit at CCC.

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Google Public Sector

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Gregory Tweedie , associate professor at the Werklund School of Education at the University of Calgary, used machine learning to assess the accuracy of foreign language testing for medical licensing in Canada. Discover more about the 2022 Research Innovators and their projects here.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 11, 2023

As student enrollment begins to stabilize at colleges and universities, higher education leaders are focused on supporting equitable access to postsecondary education. Many leaders are turning to technology to address systemic barriers to education by making services more transparent, efficient, and simple for learners and staff.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Items of interest related to CED in North Carolina : Research from UNC business school: pandemic-induced population boom in NC concentrated in 26 counties (half of the increase in only 6 counties), creating “housing affordability crisis” for public health, safety, and education workers. August 2022.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 7, 2023

The company’s goal is to change mindsets about waste, encourage positive attitudes, and promote concrete actions that will support improved waste disposal for individuals and commercial enterprises through culturally-relevant and innovative education and training solutions.

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Google Public Sector

AUGUST 29, 2023

This year’s winners of the Google Cloud Customer Award in government and education include eight organizations from across the country. In 2022, the State of Hawaii's DHS joined forces with Google Cloud to introduce the Statewide Branch Support Desk (SBSD). Congratulations to the 2023 award winners!

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 7, 2023

As the demand for STEM education grows, so does the need for student technology. With access to high-powered programs and applications on any device connected to the internet, educators can provide career technical education (CTE) and STEM curricula to students anywhere, anytime. Learn more at AWS for Education.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 19, 2023

Chelsy Pham, chief information systems officer, arrived at the college in the spring of 2022, the college was aware of the need to modernize its IT infrastructure. This all changed on Sunday, October 2, 2022 at 6:00 AM. Cyber attacks are unfortunately becoming a common event in higher education.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

At the end of 2022, Will Thompson, lead computational research consultant at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management , had a decision to make. But in 2022, the hardware urgently needed to be replaced to bring the server up to modern speed, availability, and security standards.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 30, 2024

In 2022, Emory launched the AI.Humanity initiative to explore the societal impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) and influence its future development to serve humanity. This highlights the deep commitment of AWS to furthering innovation in higher education and pushing the boundaries of what is possible in cloud computing.

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