AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 8, 2023

In 2022, the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) initiated a pilot project to analyze traffic patterns and provide analytics within the Philadelphia Navy Yard. The PIDC is Philadelphia’s public-private economic development corporation and master developer of the historic shipyard, which is now a thriving, mixed-use campus.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

This will help organisations think about the organisational change and operating model needed to be successful in the cloud. Review the solution documentation and baseline architecture First, read through the LZA solution overview and LZA operations guidance. These outcomes should be mapped to metrics that help evidence success.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 9, 2024

By leveraging AWS to develop the next generation of EdTech solutions, these startups aim to address education challenges such as student engagement, financial literacy, student health and well-being, upskilling, and operational inefficiencies. The 10-week Accelerator program kicks off this week at Amazon’s Headquarters in Seattle.

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Government Technology Insider

MARCH 30, 2023

Digital transformation and modernization activities were fast-tracked across the public sector to allow government agencies to operate at full capacity under unusual circumstances. Transparency is widely valued by agencies, stakeholders, and constituents because it provides essential insights for large-scale scenario development.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 8, 2024

To adapt, some institutions are adopting more agile operating models to support research. Historically, universities have operated in an open model with less direct governance as compared with private entities. How can we maintain open and collaborative research networks, while also meeting security and compliance regulations?

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 12, 2024

With many constraints and demands on local budgets, getting additional resources can be difficult—forcing educators to do more with less. This disparity illustrates the need for employers to prioritize AI skills in hiring and workforce development to ensure that the next wave of technological advancements benefits students.

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Google Public Sector

MARCH 24, 2023

With a well-crafted brief and a set of operating constraints, hackathon participants can innovate quickly and collaborate openly—often generating the beginnings of notable software advancements. How many users it affects, what scale it could operate in, and what is the benefit to the business/individual?

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 14, 2023

Digital twin technology helps drive the digital transformation of the space sector by optimizing complex spacecraft design, engineering, and operation. Then, you can use the scene composer feature to place multiple models in a single scene to create visual representations of their operations. What is a digital twin? ISS digital twin.

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American City & Country

OCTOBER 24, 2024

In an era characterized by workforce shortages, limited budgets and escalating demands for rapid service delivery, government agencies are frequently hampered by antiquated technology infrastructures that AI-driven technologies are tactfully modernizing. where funding was realigned to support shifting priorities effectively.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Intelsat operates one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and is a leading provider of in-flight connectivity (IFC), powering inflight internet for 23 commercial airline partners and nearly 3,000 aircraft. This blog post shares the lessons learned from Intelsat’s successful domain migration with AWS.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 8, 2024

The key drivers of success for IDOC were agency executive leadership commitment, subject matter experts (SMEs), and Mi-Case’s agile project methodology which resulted in an on-time and on-budget implementation. Because of these success factors, IDOC and Mi-Case launched the new system in 27 months.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 6, 2023

Financial planning needs to be understood as a positive feature of digital transformation, even if it means changing how financial plans are developed and managed. First, it adds operating expense and creates a new category of operating expense. Second, it reduces the need for capital investments.

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

When ranking the most significant developments of the digital age, the evolution of data storage does not garner many glamour points. Yet few innovations have had such a profound impact on the ability to develop new technologies and perform tasks previously unimaginable. Navigating the information flood.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 15, 2022

With budget left to spend before September 30, agencies need to obligate their remaining 2022 fiscal year funds. AWS Training and Certification offers learning paths, onsite training, virtual training, and can work with your organization to develop a customized learning strategy.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Governments worldwide dedicate a significant portion of their IT budget to maintaining legacy technology systems. This can pose security and operational continuity challenges and governments seek to address this challenge. For example, the cost to the UK government of maintaining legacy IT is estimated to be around 50 percent (or £2.3

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

At AWS, we believe that optimizing IT costs (including cloud) helps unlock budget to invest in more innovation. Successful EdTechs balance innovation (for example, new features or technology, like generative artificial intelligence (AI) ) with managing costs – both of product development and of operating costs for customer environments.

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Google Public Sector

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

In 2025, it's poised to become a cornerstone of public sector operations, transforming how agencies make decisions and serve constituents. With limited staff and budget, Sullivan County created a solution that supports citizens beyond traditional work hours while freeing up government workers to focus on strategic work.

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Microsoft Public Sector

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The integration of AI into defense operations promises unprecedented efficiency, operational superiority, and strategic advantages. The Department of Defense believes so much in AI technology that they budgeted $1.8B in FY24 to support AI efforts which could include identifying potential threats or targets on the battlefield.

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Government Technology Insider

DECEMBER 11, 2024

It features changes to the repayment/reimbursement requirements and new criteria for evaluating project proposals with a stronger focus on bolstering security, privacy and protecting against operational risks. Aside from those high priorities, every agency should consider upgrading its technology. Be intentional with your investments.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

APRIL 25, 2025

Incorporating AI: Transforming public sector operations Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionising the way organisations operate. Look for scalable, efficient solutions that align with your budget and will have the right level of payback. Melanie continues: Scalability and flexibility are essential.

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GovLoop

APRIL 30, 2025

From implementing chatbots to conquering time management, theres a lot of free professional development opportunities to empower you as a public servant, including the NextGen Government Training Virtual Summit. May we interest you in some great online training topics this month? This full-day event can be attended in person or online.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 14, 2024

Hilary Tam, AWS principal sustainability transformation lead, noted that IDC Europe, a leading research consultancy, identified that 62 percent of large EMEA organisations will spend at least 5 percent of their IT budgets on sustainability actions in 2025.

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Barrett & Greene

AUGUST 9, 2022

Without considering the environment in the budgeting process, all the commitments to change will be little more than words. Luckily, there are cities that are transforming the budget process to align resources with climate action. They spoke a whole different language: budget cycles and bond ratings.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

MAY 1, 2024

If hearing about nonprofit budgets makes you cringe a little ( or a lot ), keep reading. In 2024, the grant landscape for nonprofits has evolved significantly, emphasizing the need for meticulous financial planning and transparent budgeting to meet funder expectations. We’ve got you.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 21, 2024

AWS serverless services such as AWS Lambda , Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) with AWS Fargate , Amazon Aurora , and Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) enable developers to build applications that can respond to variable load, with lower running costs during quieter times.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 21, 2024

Going over budget is not an option. They apply that frugal approach to IT: they build and operate only what they need to pursue their mission, and constantly innovate both to meet mission objectives and optimize cost. They still occasionally update their Fortran development practices.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

The Government Lens is a collection of customer-proven design principles, scenarios, and technology agnostic best practices designed to encourage the unique context and requirements of governments globally to be considered when designing, building, and operating government workloads on AWS.

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

“Our major theme of the next two-year budget is ‘Where’s the fun?’” Where Kenmore particularly stands out, is in their commitment to apply PBB not only to their ongoing operations, but to their capital projects as well. The budget builds on our pedestrian and bicycle safety momentum,” Karlinsey said. “The 24 meeting.

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

JUNE 27, 2016

To date, Council and Administration have developed a strategic plan and completed a 4E (efficient, effective, equitable and economical) review of business plan and budget processes. Congratulations to Strathcona County for their uniquely innovative and inspiring approach to implementing Priority Based Budgeting.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

JUNE 5, 2024

These include logistics, finance, healthcare, research and development, testing and evaluation, operations and maintenance, construction, etc. million military personnel and 778,000 civilians, the DoD requires a budget of $850 billion for the current fiscal year. Military campaigns and operations occur here.

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Peak Proposals

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Through our work in grant development, we’ve met many faculty members who have not received training on how to find funding or write grant proposals. Understanding Proposal Budgets a. Budget Preparation and Review b. Key Budgeting Concepts VI. Tips for Working with Resource Development Staff Resources Notes.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Developers love open source software, and businesses value the innovation that it supports. The big reason why developers like using open source is that they can get started easier and faster. Rather than needing to secure a budget and work with a proprietary vendor to access a product, open source projects are available to anyone.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 17, 2023

Enable your organization to scale the planning efforts and push the vision and top-down goals towards the operational leaders. When disaster strikes, you will likely be running low on budget, time, and people. Equip your technical workforce with appropriate tools and knowledge to build operational excellence.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

APRIL 1, 2025

The key is understanding the sectors needs, current operations, and existing solutions before introducing new technology. What are your budget constraints? Start with a reality check: know whats possible in a given sector How: AI should be deployed where it directly enhances existing systems, avoiding disruption.

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Government Technology Insider

AUGUST 31, 2022

At the state and local levels, budgets prove thinner. According to SolarWinds recent annual Public Sector Cybersecurity Survey , 50% of security IT professionals across state agencies and 25% of local governments selected “low budgets” as the leading challenge plaguing their team’s success. Automate wherever possible.

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American City & Country

AUGUST 28, 2024

Louis struggle with resource constraints and grapple with the significant challenges cities face in balancing budgets, maintaining public services and managing infrastructure needs. It results from past budget deficits and requires ongoing management through interest and principal repayments.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Government employees don’t operate in a vacuum. It takes teamwork — and a lot of it — to keep agencies operating, meeting missions and providing for constituents. The Office of Personnel Management charged federal agencies to develop and implement diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) plans.

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