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Announcing the 2023-2024 AWS IMAGINE Grant winners

AWS Public Sector Blog

Today, I have the privilege of announcing our 2023-2024 Amazon Web Services (AWS) IMAGINE Grant winners. What gives me hope are the nonprofit organizations that I am thrilled to share with you today, who are among thousands of organizations around the globe filling vital gaps in services and support for our people and planet.

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How AWS Wickr can enable secure communications for the Australian Government and its allies

AWS Public Sector Blog

Messaging applications are becoming increasingly core to the way Australians communicate. Research by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) found that nearly four out of five Australians use a messaging application for personal purposes. Wickr was launched in the AWS Sydney Region in October 2023.

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US government agencies can communicate, collaborate securely with AWS Wickr

AWS Public Sector Blog

Driven by the need for convenience, real-time conversations, and anywhere, anytime access, electronic messaging has become a go-to means of communication. In fact, instant messaging has become the preferred form of internal workplace communications, including email, according to Gartner’s 2022 Channel Benchmark and other research studies.

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Automating multi-channel communication for school bus delays

AWS Public Sector Blog

Communication with parents is a must for school districts. In this blog post, I walk through how to set up a solution that enables school districts to notify a targeted group of parents about school bus breakdowns and delays via the parent’s preferred method of communication (i.e.,

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Empowering public sector innovation: How AWS Partners are accelerating their generative AI adoption

AWS Public Sector Blog

In 2023, we expanded PTP to include Targeted Transformation Modules (TTMs), which provide tailored guidance to help AWS Partners accelerate their journey in specific topic areas. Bhavesh Goswami, Founder and CEO of CloudThat Technologies Pvt.

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How Agencies Can Help Employees Develop Soft Skills

State Tech Magazine

Some attendees also made the assertion that when it comes to training and professional development, IT deputy directors might be more interested in honing their soft skills than anything else; for example, they want to know how to communicate with legislators and stand in for CIOs. A recent Deloitte study found something similar.

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AWS selects 13 startups to innovate public safety solutions through the GovTech Accelerator

AWS Public Sector Blog

Pictured: The AWS 2023 Justice and Public Safety GovTech Accelerator cohort at Amazon’s HQ2 for Week Zero, a three-day onboarding event to kick off the accelerator. The program will culminate with the 2023 AWS GovTech Accelerator demo day at the State of GovTech conference on November 14.