AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 9, 2022

The IMAGINE conference from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in Seattle, Washington brought together education, state, and local leaders to learn, connect, and get inspired about how the latest innovations in cloud technology are transforming what’s possible for local communities. What’s the state’s responsibility in all this?”

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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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Homeroom

JUNE 13, 2024

Engage Every Student was launched by U.S. 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.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 7, 2024

Breaking down the challenge to make heritage appealing to all The NCS Cloud Innovation for Communities (CIC) program team was tasked with making Singapore’s rich history and heritage more appealing across all generations through engaging experiences powered by cutting-edge technologies. It delivered the following three benefits to users.

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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. Participants have access to a full curriculum of activities and workshops that can be tailored.

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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.

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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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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

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

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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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

During these events, governments need to protect and maintain core digital assets and records such as population and property registers, education records, and revenue and benefits systems at all times—for operational and integrity reasons. Level 1: Cloud backup. Level 3: Active cloud standby.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 30, 2024

Founded in 1836, Emory has nine academic divisions and is known for its scholarly engagement across the humanities, social and natural sciences, medical disciplines, and high scientific performance and citation impact. These insights help inform the continued engagement of AWS services for the research community.

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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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Homeroom

JULY 13, 2022

By: Dawn Ellis, PhD, Liaison to Parents and Families, National Engagement Team, Office of Communication and Outreach In January 2022, Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona shared his vision for education in America, which addressed the need for more meaningful and authentic parent and family engagement.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

In California, Manifest MedEx leveraged their AWS-based technology infrastructure to create the Surveillance and Public Health Information Reporting and Exchange (SaPHIRE) in July 2022. The examples in this blog post are only a handful of use cases from the broad portfolio reflecting public health’s expanded engagement with HIEs.

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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

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

hello energy , from Rotterdam, Netherlands, offers a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution that enables real estate owners to engage tenants and stakeholders to connect and create energy-positive buildings. The company aims to deliver technologies that make energy more equitable and resilient.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 16, 2023

By using AWS, OCGL’s live streaming solution extends this content delivery to a global audience on any device anywhere with terrestrial connectivity and provides options of features to boost audience engagement. billion between 2022 and 2027, with the Asia Pacific (APAC) region accounting for 49% of that expansion.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

According to IBM’s annual data breach report, 83 percent of organizations experienced more than one data breach in 2022. Between 2016 – 2022, US K-12 schools experienced 1,619 publicly disclosed cyberattacks, with 80 percent of school IT professionals reporting a ransomware attack in 2022.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Shkolo is an education technology company (EdTech) based in Bulgaria that was founded to reduce school bureaucracy and provide an efficient communication channel between teachers and parents. Since migrating to AWS, Shkolo has onboarded many more customers—made possible because of the scalability that using the cloud provides.

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Google Public Sector

JANUARY 10, 2024

A founding sponsor of Tech Empowerment Day in 2022, Google Cloud again served as a key partner in ensuring students gain hands-on experiences with modern technologies. Tech Empowerment Day serves as a catalyst for students, educators, and school administrators to spark change within their communities. What we do is give you experience.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Aberdeenshire Council had 243 data breaches between 2020 and 2022. A case in point appears to be Aberdeenshire Council, which revealed in response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request that some 243 breaches occurred between January 2020 and March 2022 – with that figure representing an upward trend.

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Google Public Sector

MAY 22, 2023

Today, Rayshun is pleased to see the need for computer education is significantly less prevalent, and to his surprise, newly released individuals now teach him a trick or two on the laptop. Various research shows that education has a significant impact on reducing recidivism - the likelihood of an individual to reoffend.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 16, 2023

According to a 2022 AWS and Gallup Global Digital Skills Study , 72% of workers with advanced digital skills express high job satisfaction, compared to 43% of those with basic skills. Step 3: Engage Public sector organizations need to identify and respond to the ever-changing needs of governments and communities.

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Social Pinpoint

AUGUST 24, 2023

With the rise of technology, online community engagement has become a powerful tool for public participation. But how can we foster community engagement among the younger generation? Well, engaging with the youth can prove to be difficult, as they’ve often been met with the feeling of being dismissed, unheard, or misunderstood.

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iGrantWriters

DECEMBER 19, 2021

s agency-level goals of championing lifelong learning, strengthening community engagement, and advancing collections stewardship and access, the goals for this program are to: â?¢ Â Â Â Enhance the skills of the current library workforce and leadership through training, continuing education, and opportunities for professional development.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 17, 2023

Citizens expect to engage with their local government in the same fast, digital manner that they communicate in their daily lives. Public sector customers are using AWS to digitally transform their citizen engagement and service delivery management applications.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Cyberattacks are becoming more sophisticated and severe, as shown in our latest 2022 Threat Report. Education and healthcare facilities are also prime targets for the wealth of sensitive information that flows around the organisation. How are cyberattacks evolving? And how significant is the threat of cyber warfare?

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iGrantWriters

JANUARY 5, 2022

Improve educational programs related to specific topics and content areas of interest to library patrons and community-based users. Improve educational programs related to specific topics and content areas of interest to library patrons and community-based users. Deadline to Apply April 01, 2022

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iGrantWriters

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Eligibility Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Description U.S. This could include educational programs for young people, trainings for educators, public debates, exhibits, etc. experts to engage with Canadian audiences.

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iGrantWriters

JANUARY 5, 2022

Improve educational programs related to specific topics and content areas of interest to library patrons and community-based users.

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iGrantWriters

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Eligibility Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Description    The U.S. Deadline To Apply July 06, 2022

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Social Pinpoint

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Online community engagement has truly transformed how we connect, communicate, and access information. In this article, we will explore how to combat these challenges by sharing five ways to empower online community engagement in older adults. But how can you effectively target older adults in order to seek feedback?

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Super Library Marketing

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Engagement rates continue to be highest for Instagram accounts with fewer than 10,000 followers. Reels get more engagement than regular videos posted to the Feed. Add hashtags for visibility, not engagement. In mid-2022, the head of Instagram revealed in an interview that hashtags on the platform don’t increase engagement.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 12, 2023

The 2022 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Homeless Assessment Report found that there were 582,462 people experiencing homelessness on a single night in January 2022. That’s half a million people without a home,” said Kim Majerus, vice president of global education and US state and local government at AWS.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 27, 2023

At re:Invent 2022, Sreeji Vijayan, chief information officer of the Georgia DHS, spoke about the Georgia DHS’s migration journey with AWS. In addition, Sreeji recommends gaining an independent point of view, like engaging a third-party auditor early in the planning process.

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