AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 10, 2024

The Tech Alliance will work with a wide range of organizations in the public and private sector to create – and keep – good paying and high growth jobs in West Virginia. The West Virginia Tech Alliance will directly connect more than 750 learners to cloud employers throughout the 2024-2025 academic year.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Best practices for public sector organisations to avoid and quickly recover from cyber and ransomware attacks. For this reason, it’s imperative that public sector organisations have a strategy for mitigating the impact of cyber and ransomware attacks. Treat public sector data as a first-class citizen.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The transition: A pressing necessity The looming December 2025 deadline will demand a comprehensive overhaul of existing telephone systems and internet services. Key takeaways: Act now The impending December 2025 deadline should act as a catalyst for businesses and organisations to act now. International License.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

As we approach the end of 2024, cybersecurity and information technology (IT) professionals are reflecting on a year filled with unprecedented challenges and opportunities to improve processes. As we look ahead to 2025, its crucial to maintain vigilance, especially during the holiday season, when cybersecurity risks tend to escalate.

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Microsoft Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

We're thrilled to announce the upcoming Oct 2024 anticipated General Availability of Microsoft 365 Copilot GCC, subject to US Government authorization. This powerful tool combines large language models (LLMs) with your organization’s data to enhance productivity and innovation in the public sector.

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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. Supporting safe mobility for VRUs is critical as these neighborhoods prepare for 30,000 new jobs and 27,000 new residents by 2025.

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GovLoop

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Three state and local experts share lessons theyll carry forward into 2025. Government Is Both Similar To and Different From the Private Sector [The public sector] doesnt, obviously, move at the same pace that it does on the private side.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Louis on October 29, 2024. Submissions will remain open until November 29, 2024. Award announcements are expected in mid-December, followed by a project development period culminating in April 2025. The challenge has a prize pool of $1 million in AWS credits, awarded to the most compelling project ideas that emerge.

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GovLoop

DECEMBER 23, 2024

One reason for the holdup is the requirements that public-sector organizations must meet. In June 2024, it announced the Emerging Technology Prioritization Framework to accelerate the adoption of new tech, particularly high-demand generative AI (GenAI) solutions. But agencies are increasingly unwilling to wait.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 14, 2024

The Amazon Web Services (AWS) Sustainability Breakfast Briefing on February 20, 2024, in Dublin, Ireland, featured a panel of sustainability experts from AWS customers and partners, as well as educational talks on important sustainability themes. This blog post provides a recap of the highlights from the sustainability briefing.

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GovLoop

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

With 2025 around the corner, it’s not too late to learn something new. Future of Gov: Where the Workforce Needs to Go What will the workforce look like in 2025? PT to hear from government and industry leaders as we discuss the workforce trends you need to know as we head into 2025. Join us online Wednesday, Dec. 4 at 2 p.m.

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GovLoop

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Every public-sector entity — city, county, school, library, police station, etc. A third priority has been readying the North Dakota public sector for future events “because it’s not if the next bad thing will happen, but it’s when,” he said. Gregg calls it “sharpening the saw.”

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 28, 2024

In April 2024, the European Parliament adopted the proposed EHDS Regulation. With the European Council expected to follow suit, we appear set to see the first common EU data space come into force by the close of 2024. As a first step, the EHR will now be made mandatory by the end of 2024.

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Microsoft Public Sector

JANUARY 17, 2023

1 Following the phased pricing update, Office 365 G1 will also increase in March 2024 by 10% and in March 2025 by 5%. If you’re a Microsoft 365 Government customer and have questions about your licensing plans, please reach out to your Microsoft account team or partner for support.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

In April 2024, AWS and the NSW DoE hosted an industry training day for more than 70 vocational education and training (VET) educators. The next iteration: AI takes center stage Building on the success so far, the 2025 edition of the VET Virtual Work Placement will have an even stronger emphasis on AI and generative AI skills and applications.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 14, 2025

AWS launched the India Tech Alliance in February 2024 to boost career readiness for learners and modernize tech programs of study through various applied learning activities. In its first three months in India, the program reached 1,000 women from education institutions and is now on a path to engage 3,000 women by the end of 2025.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 6, 2024

The national framework for the assurance of AI in government The framework, released June 21, 2024, is a joint approach by the Australian federal, state, and territory governments to ensure the safe and responsible use of AI in the public sector.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 3, 2024

million Thai citizens seeking treatment for pollution-related illnesses at the start of 2024 ( up 23 percent from 2023, according to data from the country’s National Economic and Social Development Council). In parts of the country, air pollution reached some of the world’s deadliest levels in recent years, with 1.6

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Microsoft Public Sector

AUGUST 19, 2024

Microsoft is leading the charge, deploying innovative AI solutions tailored for public sector needs. Microsoft Tech Community for Public Sector Your community for discussion surrounding the public sector, local and state governments.

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Microsoft Public Sector

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Understanding Compliance Between Commercial, Government, DoD & Secret Offerings - Sept 2024 Update This article is the second of a series in the Microsoft Tech Community Public Sector Blog and touches on several key principles for compliance, including data residency versus data sovereignty.

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Microsoft Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

This powerful tool combines large language models (LLMs) with your organization’s data to enhance productivity and innovation in the public sector. Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 GCC High and DOD environments have a target General Availability (GA) date of Summer 2025.

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Microsoft Public Sector

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Newsworthy Highlights Elevating Government Productivity: Microsoft 365 Copilot at the Forefront The digital transformation within government sectors is accelerating, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) is playing a pivotal role in this evolution. Microsoft is leading the charge, deploying innovative AI solutions tailored for public sector needs.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 24, 2024

At the same time, the Australian Public Service (APS) Workforce Strategy 2025 recognizes that by 2025, half of the APS workforce will represent Gen Y and Gen Z, the digital natives. Virginia) Region, with additional Regions launching in 2024.

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Microsoft Public Sector

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Microsoft Tech Community for Public Sector Your community for discussion surrounding the public sector, local and state governments. We highlight the stories of public servants around the globe, while fostering a community of decision makers. Thank you for your patience.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

It’s estimated that the IT sector in Brazil will create approximately 420,000 new jobs by 2025 , with an average annual need for 159,000 workers in this field and only 53,000 individuals graduating annually. It is expected that this number will grow to 100 employers by June 2024.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

For the first time in three years, public and commercial sector customers gathered at the Shaw Centre for the AWS Summit Ottawa. One such investment is the AWS Canada West (Calgary) Region, launching in late 2023/early 2024. Reflecting on the effort overall, he concluded, “I have never been more proud to be a public servant,”.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 19, 2024

Public sector entities use cloud technologies but the degree of usage varies. It’s estimated that 55 percent of educational institutions will have implemented a SaaS cloud model by 2025. They discussed how cloud infrastructure enables public sector organizations to modernize constituent services and student success.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2024

According to the 2024 Job Skills report from Coursera, the global talent shortage has reached its highest point in the last 17 years. As of October 2024, the AWS Tech Alliance in Brazil has positively impacted more than 10,000 learners across the country.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Kalindu Dahanayake, Redback Racing’s Team Lead, stated “I am incredibly thankful for the team last year, especially to Leo Cao, Soura Mandal, and Alvin Cherk, for migrating and building the incredible cloud computing architecture we have used as the foundation for 2024’s accomplishments.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 31, 2024

Lire cet article en Français The potential of open data to transform governance and public services is immense, but realizing this potential requires overcoming common obstacles. Public sector workers can use the AWS Artifact service to download the latest Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (CCCS) assessment summary report for AWS.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

In June 2024, DoD Deputy CIO for Cybersecurity David McKeown announced the agency would begin requiring CMMC 2.0 compliance in the first quarter of 2025. In this post, I explain what contractors need to know right now to prepare for the changes coming in 2025. What do the different CMMC 2.0 levels mean?

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The year 2024 was filled with both excitement and thoughtful consideration in the nonprofit sector as the world seeks to understand and apply transformative cloud technologies such as generative artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance impact and increase productivity. Sign up to receive email alerts about the launch of the next cycle.

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