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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 selected startups are focused on a wide range of solutions for first responders, emergency services, corrections, and other public safety agencies.

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Strengthening public safety collaboration with AWS Wickr and the Android Team Awareness Kit

AWS Public Sector Blog

For public safety agencies, secure collaboration and situational awareness are essential to preparedness and response. Cross-agency collaboration In multi-jurisdictional emergencies, effective collaboration between agencies is critical to operational and public safety.

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Hosting regulated U.S. State and Local Government Workloads in AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

SLG agencies such as public safety, health and human services, and revenue agencies can realize success running regulated workloads in AWS U.S. One important aspect of this foundation is organizing the AWS environment following a multi-account strategy. Figure 1: Multi-account approach for meeting a typical compliance program.

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How Carbyne’s cloud-native platform helps 911 call centers put eyes on the scene and more

AWS Public Sector Blog

Carbyne , an Amazon Web Services (AWS) justice and public safety customer and partner, provides 911 call handling systems, offering a cloud-native software as a service (SaaS) platform with two main product offerings for public safety clients: Carbyne Universe and Carbyne APEX.

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The U.S. Is Less Prepared to Fight Cybercrime Than It Could Be

GAO (US Government Accountability Office)

Cybercrimes in the United States have resulted in hundreds of billions of dollars in losses, and threaten public safety and economic security. The victims are widespread and include individuals, schools, businesses, utilities, and governments.

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Guernsey County, Ohio, modernizes its emergency response with AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

The success in Guernsey County serves as a beacon for others, demonstrating that barriers can be overcome and that adopting next-generation solutions is not only feasible but essential for enhancing public safety in the modern age.

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Governments need to plan for the entire product lifecycle when they purchase technology today

American City & Country

When they buy technology, cities and counties will often face multiple issues, says Dean Cunningham , segment development manager, Public Safety at Axis Communications , a company that produces network cameras, access control systems, network audio devices and other IP networking solutions for physical security and video surveillance applications.