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Analysis: Mainframe migration can save US federal government estimated $1B by 2030

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According to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the federal government’s 10 legacy systems most in need of modernization cost about $337 million a year to operate and maintain. Contact your AWS account representative to request a Cloud Economics assessment at no cost. billion after factoring in the migration cost.

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Helping micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises make economic and societal impacts with cloud technologies

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million jobs by 2030, equivalent to 8% of the total employment on average across the 12 countries studied. These MSMEs also account for 99% of all companies, 70% of all jobs, and 60% of the gross domestic product (GDP) on average across Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries.

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AWS Skills to Jobs Tech Alliance launches in France to help meet demand for cloud, AI talent

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AWS aims to connect 25,000 learners with employers by 2030. Addressing the challenge of talent shortage This initiative is in line with the European Commission’s Digital Decade policy program , which aims to make Europe a digital leader by 2030, with the objective of having 75 percent of French companies using artificial intelligence (AI).

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Re-imagining the future of mobility on islands

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Transforming mobility is a central policy lever for European governments to drive their sustainable growth and economic recovery agenda: transport contributes to around 5% of the European Union (EU) gross domestic product (GDP) , employs more than 10 million people , but also accounts for around 25% of the EU’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

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10 ways that governments incentivize cloud use to accelerate digital transformation

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Monitor and evaluate against objectives Governments set clear objectives and create mechanisms for continual introspection, improvement, and accountability. The DGA goal and measurement support the Saudi 2030 Vision. This helps leaders to make adjustments to keep activity on track.

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Schneider electric addresses sustainability challenges for government use of AI

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Currently, data centres are thought to account for around 1% of global electricity consumption. In large economies such as the US, China, and the EU, data centres account for around 2-4% of total electricity consumption; in Ireland, it could be over 20%.

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Innovating for a more sustainable future: Practical examples from two Nordic organizations

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Posti is also dedicated to running completely fossil-free transport operations by 2030 using a clean transport fleet and more, in addition to reducing the carbon emissions of its entire value chain to net-zero by 2040—the first logistics company globally whose net-zero goal was approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative.