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. Kokomo successfully migrated 3.7

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Global Security and Compliance Acceleration Program (formerly ATO on AWS) supporting eight countries globally. The Global Security and Compliance Acceleration (GSCA) program, formerly known as ATO on AWS, is expanding globally to support localized security and compliance needs. Education Partner of the Year: Slalom.

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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

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 13, 2023

State and local government (SLG) agencies now have procurement questions to ask and decisions to make to maximize governance and security, simplify vendor management, and accelerate the overall process within a heavily regulated procurement environment. At the state and federal levels, programs are funded to support these efforts.

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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

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

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

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

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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Open Access Government - Technology News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

We rarely go for long without hearing of an information security breach or cyber-attack to which a public sector body or local council has fallen prey despite significant ongoing efforts and resource deployment to prevent them. Aberdeenshire Council had 243 data breaches between 2020 and 2022.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

In today’s digital age, security has an expanded definition. While physical security remains a critical focus, businesses and other public sector organizations are bolstering their security posture towards a less visible vulnerability: data and computer systems. million , and experts predict the threat to grow.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The Hiscox 2022 Cyber Readiness Report shows the median cost of cyber attacks has risen 29% in the past year to just under $17,000. It showed the number of companies that reported receiving a fine following a cyber attack almost doubled from 11% in 2021, to 20% in 2022. 23% in 2021, 30% in 2022). 23% in 2021, 27% in 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. He runs the Joint Security Operations Center (JSOC)—a new cybersecurity hub that allows city, state, and federal entities to coordinate efforts against cyberthreats.

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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. AWS makes it easy to create HPC environments tailored to research needs with flexible, scalable, and secure cloud resources, enabling researchers to accelerate discoveries.

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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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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

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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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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NLC (National League of Cities)

APRIL 19, 2024

Thomas In January 2024, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas invested $2 million with nonprofits and banks to educate and assist clients with heirs’ property issues, and in Atlanta, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta made $1 million heirs’ property grant funding available in 2022. While this is a bold […] Source

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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. However, there is still so much to discover.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Organizations can realize significant benefits when migrating their enterprise resource planning (ERP) and student information systems (SIS) to Amazon Web Services (AWS), including reduced costs, fewer security incidents, and improved agility. Moving from Data Insight to Data Action “, and ” #10.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MARCH 29, 2023

We must improve security because the impacts of human error on cybersecurity can be immense, and one small slip-up can have disastrous impacts One small slip-up or moment of personal irresponsibility can cause havoc for even the most robust organisations. The statistics speak for themselves.

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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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Open Access Government - Technology News

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Arnie Armstrong, Cyber Security Principal at Made Tech , explains why a user-centred cyber security approach is vital to local government We often hear that the biggest cyber security vulnerability in any organisation is its own employees, but is this really the case? And do we need more education within teams?

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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.

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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

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

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. Securing skilled instructors is key when establishing a new program, especially in an emerging field like AI/ML.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 7, 2024

Overcoming compute capacity constraints and unlocking innovation ASTERRA stores large amounts of data, predominantly satellite imagery, in a secure, cost-optimized and durable way using Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3). As a result, ASTERRA now supports more than 600 customers in 64 countries.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The rise in cybersecurity threats means city, county, and education leaders must consider how best to protect constituent and student data, financial information, services, and more. Furthermore, K12 IT teams are understaffed and typically lack a dedicated security officer and Security Operations Center.

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Google Public Sector

JULY 11, 2024

The latest artificial intelligence (AI) tools and cloud computing can accelerate the collection and analysis of insights by processing massive amounts of data quickly and securely. To find out how you can get started with generative AI for higher education, download the new 10-step public sector guide. For Marieke van Buchem, Ph.D.

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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. Overcome these challenges by taking advantage of the resources available to you.

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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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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The education technology (EdTech) sector is rapidly evolving, leveraging the latest technical capabilities to continuously improve student learning and institutional objectives. However, as HolonIQ reports in its 2024 Global Education Outlook , funding sources slowed across the board in 2023, dropping 59% from 2022 levels.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

95% of cybersecurity issues can be traced to Human error, states the World Economic Forum Global Risk Report 2022. Cybersecurity Awareness Month is a great time to educate yourself and your users. Human error is by far the biggest cause of security incidents and tack- ling this is key for reducing attacks. Password Security.

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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. AFRL’s researchers can now confidently share secure information and innovate more readily. Google Cloud Customer Award Winner: Education Winner: Salk Institute for Biological Studies.

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