AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

As part of the Amazon Sustainability Data Initiative (ASDI) , Amazon Web Services (AWS) invited Dr. Ed Kearns, the Chief Data Officer of First Street Foundation, to share how AWS technologies and open data are supporting their mission to provide accurate and up-to-date information on climate related risks.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 11, 2025

Best practices from research IT leaders Achieving an effective and sustainable hybrid cloud model doesnt happen overnight. AWS Control Tower streamlines multi-account setups to onboard multiple researchers to a cloud platform quicklyin compliance with necessary regulations for every account in the environment.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 24, 2024

It takes complex business rules into account. Tech-driven efficiencies make operations more sustainable MAG is committed to a sustainable future for all airport stakeholders. Technology is a big enabler of efficiency and sustainability, particularly when used for automation.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 17, 2024

It is structured around six pillars: operational excellence, security, reliability, performance efficiency, cost optimization, and sustainability. Key components include central and workload accounts, AWS Step Functions, Lambda functions, EventBridge, Amazon SNS Topics, and CloudTrail.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Also, scope out the Sustainability Showcase at the Caesars Forum to learn how technology is helping address challenges such as decarbonization of operations, energy and water conservation, and more. Make sure you talk to your AWS account representative to see what to join so you don’t miss the fun. See the SeloVerde 2.1

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

APDS New York, NY APDS empowers individuals impacted by the justice system in their pursuit of sustainable employment at no cost to them or their friends and family. Created by first responders, for first responders, the platform provides a cost-effective, modern solution for efficient dispatch, mobile CAD, records management, and more.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 15, 2024

Improvements will support technical transfer from PNNL AWS accounts to sponsor-owned accounts when required. What’s next for Aether The Aether team plans to continue abstracting the overall Aether framework and specific risk-decision modules, striving towards a more turn-key solution.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

From addressing disparities in access to quality healthcare, to fostering sustainability, our customers and partners are using technology to address some of the world’s biggest issues.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 16, 2023

Customers can leverage the Landing Zone Accelerator on AWS for tax agencies , an automated solution to deploy an account structure commonly used with tax workloads, along with security controls and network configurations that secure FTI data. Moving workloads to the cloud can assist tax agencies in meeting their sustainability goals.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 26, 2024

AWS also provides dedicated support through our AWS Account Teams specialized in working with Credit Unions, as well as hands-on support through our AWS Professional Services teams. By embracing cloud technology, credit unions can better serve their members and drive sustainable growth in the digital era.

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GovLoop

APRIL 11, 2023

Government agencies face increasing pressure to make “sustainable” choices: to be more thoughtful about their energy use and impact on the environment. In particular, it can help support agencies’ sustainability ambitions. Federal goals include net-zero emissions from overall operations by 2050.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 26, 2022

To learn more about Carbyne’s next generation 911 solution, watch the on-demand IMAGINE Gov webinar featuring Carbyne titled Evolve your data strategy today to achieve your critical missions more effectively tomorrow , contact your AWS account manager, or reach out to the AWS Public Sector team. How the City of Fort St.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

The framework consists of questions, design principles, and best practices across the six pillars: Operational Excellence , Security , Reliability , Performance Efficiency , Cost Optimization , and Sustainability. Find the Government Lens on the AWS Well-Architected website or contact your AWS account team for more information.

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Social Pinpoint

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Governments can foster trust by prioritizing inclusivity and demonstrating a commitment to addressing community needs through transparency, accountability, and ongoing dialogue. However, there are challenges to consider, including resource constraints , equity issues , and sustainability concerns.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

AUGUST 29, 2024

Systemic and sustained discrimination has prevented people of color from accessing opportunities and attaining greater wealth, […] Source The racial wealth gap has proven to be as pernicious as it is persistent.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 19, 2024

On-premises models over-provision to account for spikes and growth, risking underutilized capacity. Figure 2 shows the AWS Cloud Value Framework: cost, productivity, resilience, agility, sustainability. If you would like to learn more about Cloud Economics, please contact your AWS account team or the AWS Public Sector team directly.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

SFI has been providing application sustainment operations to FMCSA since April 2021. The S3 buckets will be named c wsyn-code-{AWS ACCOUNT NUMBER}-us-east-1 and cwsyn-results-{AWS ACCOUNT NUMBER}-us-east-1 respectively. Emptying the Amazon S3 buckets.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2023

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. The five pillars of the AWS Cloud Value Framework are Cost Savings (TCO), Staff Productivity, Operational Resilience, Business Agility, and Sustainability.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Responding to this challenge, city staff proposed low-cost, high-benefit investments in Bellevue’s most densely populated neighborhoods of Downtown, Wilburton, Bel-Red, and Crossroads – which collectively represent 12% of the city geography but accounts for 62% of transit usage , 58% of jobs, and 48% of the High Injury Network.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

These true costs include the full spectrum of costing considerations that make up a decision, from readily-determinable accounting costs to less-recognizable intangible costs. At Amazon Web Services ( AWS ), estimating the accounting costs of resilient workloads is made simpler with the publicly-available AWS Pricing Calculator.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 24, 2024

These incentives standardize processes and motivate behaviors that achieve the objectives of these initiatives in a way that can be sustained over time. Monitor and evaluate against objectives Governments set clear objectives and create mechanisms for continual introspection, improvement, and accountability.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 27, 2023

Like most financial institutions, Columbia CU offers standard financial services, such as checking and savings accounts, loans, investments, and financial planning. To delight our members and sustain our growth, we knew we needed to modernize to distinguish Columbia CU as a premier service provider within the industry.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

For a deep dive into this use case, also watch the re:Invent 2023 session on Building next-generation sustainability workloads with open data (SUS304). This publicly available data (via the Amazon Sustainability Data Initiative , or ASDI) exists as parquet files and is stored in an Amazon Simple Storage Service ( Amazon S3 ) bucket.

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The City Fix

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Nevertheless, cities also account for a staggering. With over half of the world’s population living in cities, urban spaces not only house us but offer opportunities for collective work and learning while serving as sources of creativity, inspiration and hope.

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American City & Country

AUGUST 28, 2024

Recommendations for city governments In the face of looming fiscal challenges, city governments must adopt strategic measures to ensure financial stability and sustainability. Regularly updating financial models and engaging in long-term fiscal strategy development can provide a clearer roadmap for sustainability.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 17, 2023

In a city where streets account for 80 percent of public space, their domination by traffic makes it harder for people to walk, cycle, or take the bus. By the end of 2022, 63 percent of journeys fulfilled these criteria.

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The City Fix

MARCH 11, 2021

Urban freight vehicles constitute less than 10% of vehicles on the road in most cities, but they account for a disproportionate amount of transport-related CO2 emissions and pollutants. According to the Beijing Transport Institute, freight in Beijing accounts for around. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

This makes it much harder for cybercriminals to hack your accounts. Strong Passwords: Make sure your passwords are complex and unique for each account, and regularly changed. Using the same or similar password for multiple accounts makes you more susceptible to identity theft.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Careem uses Amazon Neptune , a fully managed graph database, to track, flag, and automatically block user accounts using historical user data, with a 90% accuracy rate in identifying fraudsters. New UAE Region strengthens sustainability efforts in the Middle East. Further, AWS infrastructure was found to be 3.6

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 12, 2024

AWS hosts National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Earth Exchange Global Daily Downscaled Projections (NEX-GDDP-CMIP6) data through the Amazon Sustainability Data Initiative (ASDI) on Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3). Customer asset locations (in this example, a sample of U.S.

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The City Fix

MAY 17, 2021

Vehicle traffic is also a major source of toxic air pollutants like NOx, volatile organic compounds and carbon monoxide, accounting for 18%, 21%. In densely urbanized Hong Kong, transport is the second largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, at 18%. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

MARCH 4, 2025

workforce development and sustainability programs, and efforts to ensure disadvantaged communities have access to on-site jobs. Grant funds may be used for investments in site utility infrastructure, site readiness (e.g., land assembly, environmental reviews, zoning, design, engineering, permitting, etc.),

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A Library Writer's Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

As an inevitable reality of heritage preservation--saving everything is an impossibility--a nuanced understanding of the fundamental role of loss is an important counterpart to these organizations’ work towards preservation, permanence and sustainability. What is heritage and cultural property, and to whom do they belong?

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The City Fix

MARCH 30, 2023

China’s transport CO2 emissions accounted for 11% of the world’s transport greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, following only the United States (21%), according to data from Climate Watch. And these numbers have been growing rapidly: The average annual growth rate of China’s transport.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

For those looking to deploy this type of use case, make sure to incorporate additional data in your model training that accounts for the context in how the imagery is generated. This is also applicable for use cases that source data from thermal detection and remote sensing.

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American City & Country

AUGUST 16, 2024

The goal: to bring accountability and consistency to the performance management process, boosting morale and improving retention over the long term. Recognizing the need According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the population in Manatee County increased “3.8% between 2021 and 2022.” In the public sector, accreditation is always top of mind.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

AUGUST 8, 2023

It’s a potentially huge blindspot for curtailing emissions, and the public sector needs to hold the tech industry more accountable for emissions produced by the infrastructure used to deploy software. The fight for sustainability will not be solved by one single solution, person or industry; we all have a role to play.

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