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How cities can use transport data to reduce pollution and increase safety

AWS Public Sector Blog

This is a guest post by Rikesh Shah, outgoing head of open innovation at Transport for London, on behalf of the AWS Institute from Amazon Web Services (AWS), a thought leadership and executive education program to accelerate digital transformation for public sector executives.

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The future of flying: FAA’s final air taxi rule could have cities looking more like ‘The Jetsons’

American City & Country

There are several developers of air taxis, also known as eVTOLs (electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft), that are working on government approval for commercial passenger services, including companies like Archer Aviation and Joby Aviation. But as more and more are produced, I think we’ll see them everywhere.” 13 in Tampa, Fla.

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Re-imagining the future of mobility on islands

AWS Public Sector Blog

Learn how islands are leveraging digital technology to innovate across four of the main trends re-shaping our transport systems: promoting public transportation through mobility as a service (MaaS), active mobility, electrification, and autonomous vehicles. Islands can help us to imagine the art of the possible.

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AWS launches new Sustainable Cities Accelerator for startups 

AWS Public Sector Blog

Infrastructure, or the built environment, encompasses all aspects of our lives: real estate, manufacturing, the systems that provide us with water and electricity, and the transportation systems we use to get from place to place. Startups are also eligible to receive assistance with go-to-market and business development planning.

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Islands of innovation: Creating smart and sustainable European marinas and ports

AWS Public Sector Blog

This has been recognized by the European Union (EU), which has allocated funds to green and smart port initiatives through its Next Generation EU (NGEU), European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), and Horizon Europe funds. Islands by their nature require ways to get to them and ways to leave. National funds are also involved.

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AWS Partners help public sector organizations harness the power of data

AWS Public Sector Blog

percent claim to have successfully developed a data culture within their organizations, according to NewVantage Partners’ Data and Analytics Leadership Annual Executive Survey 2023. percent of companies describe themselves as data-driven , and a mere 20.6

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Targeting Distribution + Logistics for Economic Development in Central Delaware

First State Insights

Linda Parkowski, Executive Director of the Kent Economic Partnership, speaks with Troy Mix, Associate Director of the University of Delaware's Institute for Public Administration (IPA), about encouraging economic development in Central Delaware. Visit choosecentraldelaware.com for more information on the Kent Economic Partnership.