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Breaking barriers: How AWS is revolutionizing the accessibility of federal agency communications for the visually impaired

AWS Public Sector Blog

Equal access to public communications is both a legal requirement and essential service. AWS enables federal agencies to provide accessible communications through automated document-to-speech conversion. An AWS Lambda function, triggered by S3 event notifications, processes document metadata using standard PDF processing libraries.

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AWS announces Satellite Resiliency for AWS Outposts

AWS Public Sector Blog

However, when there are terrestrial network disconnections due to disruptive events such as extreme weather, cable cuts, or power issues, critical service providers need continual connectivity. Terrestrial communications infrastructure for remote locations can be costly to deploy and vulnerable to outages.

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Easing Communications With Civic Engagement Solutions

State Tech Magazine

How to improve citizen engagement,” says Matthew Kaiser, communications and marketing director for Fairfax, Va. If residents were willing to dig hard enough, they could find details about upcoming events and subscribe to project-related emails. It’s a challenge cities everywhere deal with all the time.

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Virtualizing satellite communication operations with AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

Despite these advances, satellite communications (satcom) operators still find it challenging to scale and adapt to this new complexity on the ground. This post also presents a reference architecture to virtualize the satcom ground segment after the satellite signal is digitized at both ends of communication.

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Holiday Safety Tips for Municipal Operations

From ensuring safe snow removal and managing icy sidewalks to organizing festive events and addressing increased community needs, municipalities play a critical role in keeping residents safe and operations running smoothly.

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Automating multi-channel communication for school bus delays

AWS Public Sector Blog

Communication with parents is a must for school districts. However, some challenges can hinder streamlined and immediate exchange of information, like when a school encounters an unforeseen event, especially during times of low-staffed administration like before and after school hours.

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US government agencies can communicate, collaborate securely with AWS Wickr

AWS Public Sector Blog

Driven by the need for convenience, real-time conversations, and anywhere, anytime access, electronic messaging has become a go-to means of communication. In fact, instant messaging has become the preferred form of internal workplace communications, including email, according to Gartner’s 2022 Channel Benchmark and other research studies.