Development, Disaster Response and Implementation

Disaster response and risk management using PNNL’s Aether framework on AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 15, 2024

Characterizing disaster risk and developing strategies for resilience and response to natural event hazards is core to the mission of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). The science of event simulation and emergency response is based broadly on physics and earth science for climate simulations.

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How to detect wildfire smoke using Amazon Rekognition

AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Disaster response teams can use the cloud to create wildfire detection workflows that automatically deploy rapid notifications to fire incident response teams, so disaster response teams are alerted to the first signs of wildfire formation.

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AWS re:Invent 2024 recap for government agencies

AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 27, 2025

This presentation from re:Invent 2024 highlights how the Santa Clara County (SCC) Public Health Department worked with the AWS Professional Services team to implement a collaborative public health data platform. Watch this lightning talk to learn how you can empower your CloudOps teams to do more with a governance-by-default approach.

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Creating real-time flood alerts with the cloud

AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 22, 2023

Working together, SINAPROC, Grupo TX, and AWS have developed a proof-of-concept for an early warning system for flooding. With this project, we are able to demonstrate the capabilities of the cloud to develop and implement an early warning system for floods.

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Protect critical services with new Continuity of Government IT on AWS solution guide

AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Level 1 CGIT engagements help determine the best strategy for building a secure landing zone, implementing control and governance mechanisms securing data, and establishing an architecture for continuous backup. Level 2: Pre-planned migration.

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AI governance: Ensuring artificial intelligence is a force for good

Open Access Government - Technology News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

We created the summit to identify practical applications of AI to tackle the UN Sustainable Development Goals and scale those solutions for global impact. Part of what underpins this practical approach is our role in the international standard-setting system, which provides guidelines for the development and application of technology.

Government

Government Sustainability Disaster Response Development

How AI is improving constituent experiences in government

Google Public Sector

JUNE 7, 2023

For instance, New York State implemented Contact Center AI (CCAI) to modernize its call center operations and provide New Yorkers with real-time answers to their most common and pressing questions about vaccine safety and efficacy. The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development deployed Google Cloud AI and ML for predictive analytics.

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High-performance computing: The technology behind a data-driven future

Open Access Government - Technology News

MARCH 25, 2025

Industries such as pharmaceuticals, manufacturing and financial services rely on computational power to drive decision-making, underpin lifesaving research, optimise processes and develop new products. Without the ability to process, analyse and store this data efficiently, there is no doubt that industries could stagnate.

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4 ways the federal workforce can expand its reach in local communities

Partnership for Public Service

JUNE 7, 2023

At a time when many federal agencies are working to implement historic federal measures, such as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the American Rescue Plan , the Inflation Reduction Act and the CHIPS and Science Act , it is critical that federal employees build strong and sustainable relationships with the individuals and communities they serve.

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A brief critique of UK emergency arrangements in the light of the Covid-19 crisis

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

Most striking is the abyss between plans and the ability to implement them with emergency response measures. A gulf has therefore developed between plans and the ability to activate them. Let us replace major incident by 'major emergency' and 'disaster'. In the UK emergency planners do not manage the events they plan for.

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Building resilience: Using technology to prepare for, respond to, and recover from the unexpected

AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2022

AWS supports technical training for investigators and students to increase awareness of how the cloud can accelerate their research related to prediction, preparedness, and response, in addition to supporting first responders with workshops on geo-mapping. Looking ahead: Holistic disaster response for the public sector.

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City resilience in wartime and DPI scoop Future of Government Awards 2025

AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 20, 2025

Today, Amazon Web Services (AWS) , the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Public Digital announced the recipients of the Future of Government Awards 2025. million active loans through an open source system that enables direct government-to-citizen lending without commercial bank intermediaries.

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Government Public Sector Leadership Disaster Response

Establishing a robust cloud platform and operational model through the CCoE

AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Key elements include: Reference architecture Defining a clear reference architecture for the cloud environment Including the account structure, networking, storage, and other foundational elements Naming and tagging standards Establishing consistent naming conventions and tagging taxonomies Ensuring the cloud environment is well-organized and easily (..)

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How to detect wildfire smoke using Amazon Rekognition

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