AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Sustainability, planetary health, and climate action have become priority topics within governments and organizations of all sizes, with universities playing a pivotal role to inspire and empower the future generations. Innovation is essential in developing solutions that address global sustainability challenges.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Sustainability is becoming a priority topic across public sector organizations. As Amazon Web Services (AWS) customers and education industry experts highlighted earlier this year in the “ Innovation drivers in higher education ” report, student demand for comprehensive sustainability strategies is a key factor in driving this change.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Nonprofit organizations (NPOs) and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) focusing on sustainability are dedicated to fostering a healthy environment, preserving our planet, and providing a livable future for upcoming generations. This research is essential in informing policy and guiding action towards sustainability.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

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. National funds are also involved. The Spanish State Port Authority, for example, is backing the Port 4.0

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 14, 2025

Through a cloud-first strategy, the country has modernized its public services, boosted economic growth, and developed a culture of innovation. It set the groundwork for economic sustainability through technology-driven innovation. The Kingdom of Bahrain shows how this can be done.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Innovation is key in achieving sustainability goals across the public and private sector. Two Nordic-based organizations are using Amazon Web Services (AWS) to reach ambitious sustainability goals. Sustainability cannot be seen as an outlying or standalone department.”

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MARCH 28, 2025

The potential for AI to deliver a new generation of citizen-centric public services and efficient governance is too great to ignore, but how can it be done while decarbonising and ensuring sustainability goals? It extends to infrastructure, skills development, and unlocking public and private sector data to become a global leader.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

As part of the Amazon Sustainability Data Initiative (ASDI) , Amazon Web Services (AWS) invited Seán Lynch, the founder of OpenLitterMap , to share how AWS technologies and open data are helping to solve global challenges like biodiversity loss and plastic pollution with citizen science.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 31, 2023

In 2023, the AWS Space Accelerator will call on teams and resources across Amazon to help emerging startups focus on cloud-powered solutions that support the use of space as a sustainable and usable environment for years to come, as well as solutions that positively impact life on Earth.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Designed in collaboration with 20 Greek and international companies, the Smart Island project was developed with the support of the Greek government, local authorities, and the US Embassy. Smart solutions deliver sustainable local economic development through the optimal use of local resources.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2022

As technologists, we need to consider how we can help build efficient, innovative, inclusive, and sustainable cities for the future. However, city governments and developers have not had a platform to explore partners and solutions that have been validated and implemented with demonstrable success. times to 6 billion.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 15, 2025

To support education leaders on this journey, weve developed a practical guide that maps real-world challenges to proven AI use cases. AI also supports teachers development by analyzing teaching practices and providing insights on instruction, engagement, and pacing.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2022

On June 21, 2022, Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched the 2022 Amazon Sustainability Data Initiative ( ASDI ) Global Hackathon, part of a new collaboration with the International Research Centre in Artificial Intelligence, under the auspices of UNESCO. ASDI data catalog offers open and no cost data in the cloud.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

the Accelerator supports government technology (GovTech) startups as they develop innovative solutions enabling justice and public safety agencies to better serve their communities. The AWS GovTech Accelerator was created to support the development of technologies that can address these challenges.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

This year, the Intelligent Transportation Society (ITS) World Congress brought together more than 6,000 industry professionals from 64 countries to discuss ways to advance the deployment of intelligent transportation technologies to save lives, improve mobility, promote sustainability, and increase access to communities across the globe.

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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 platform houses the UK’s largest hub of support funds, scholarships, and grants for students.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Product managers already have a complex role in tech development. Now that incorporating issues like privacy, sustainability, and inclusion is starting to become part of their job, they must navigate a host of new challenges.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

The hospital also needed a more efficient method to manage test results and pharmacy billing. A sustainable solution We built on top of existing open source tools such as OpenMRS (for clinical records), OpenELIS (for lab management), odoo (pharmacy and billing) and dcm4Chee (for Radiology).

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 30, 2022

The cloud offers transformative solutions to address sustainability challenges, enabling organizations to increase productivity, efficiency, and cost savings, as well as reduce emissions and waste. The data is also applicable to geology, coastal monitoring, agriculture, disaster management, and monitoring land use changes over time.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MARCH 30, 2023

Why is sustainable procurement so important? One of the biggest challenges companies face is designing and implementing sustainable procurement policies and overcoming a lack of crucial visibility across their supply chains. What’s holding back more sustainable procurement?

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 15, 2023

In 2022, Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched the Amazon Sustainability Data Initiative (ASDI) Global Hackathon , part of a new collaboration with the International Research Centre in Artificial Intelligence, under the auspices of UNESCO. ASDI: Jeff, tell us about your background and project. ASDI: Who are you aiming to help with this project?

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 18, 2023

These startups are developing inspiring and innovative solutions that address various challenges associated with space sustainability. GRASP (Lille, France) – GRASP’s mission is to develop satellite instruments and products that provide a complete picture of the Earth’s atmosphere and surface.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Agencies use asset management software and services to monitor, maintain, and control these types of operational assets and equipment. Asset management software can help agencies optimize the quality and utilization of assets throughout their lifecycle, increase productive uptime, and reduce operational costs.

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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

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Data is core to understanding and managing those effects, but most of the needed datasets are large and require powerful and expensive computers to store and analyze them, preventing many to access those resources. Assessing and managing the impacts of climate change require a lot of data.

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American City & Country

AUGUST 28, 2024

Sustainable government procurement is the process of acquiring goods and services that meet the government entity’s needs while minimizing environmental and social impacts. How they carry out that duty, therefore, can affect whether they can achieve their sustainable development goals.” Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) No.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Rural roads are critical for connectivity, transportation, and development. With 189 member countries, the World Bank is the largest multilateral development bank globally with a mission to reduce poverty and increase shared prosperity in a sustainable way. A road in rural Peru.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 29, 2023

Entrepreneurs, when provided with the right tools and resources, can solve many of the world’s most pressing issues,” said Dan Barker, managing director of the Halcyon Incubator. “We We look forward to helping the next wave of leaders utilize AWS and our community of experts to drive meaningful change for vulnerable populations.”

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Sustainability and Environmental Resilience in Parks — Episode 163 On today’s episode of Open Space Radio, I’m excited to share our collab episode with GovLove Podcast, which we recorded live back in October at the 2024 NRPA Annual Conference. This was our first live episode recording — with an audience.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 16, 2024

In alignment with Singapore’s ambitious sustainability objectives , the Land Transport Authority (LTA) of Singapore is intensifying its efforts to spur the adoption of electric vehicles. Additional security measures include AWS Secrets Manager for housing credentials and AWS Certificate Manager for SSL certificates.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

OCTOBER 3, 2024

State and local governments are exploring ways to take a more direct role in financing, preserving, and developing housing to address the nation’s housing shortage with an array of public development models, according to a new policy brief by the NYU Furman Center and its Housing Solutions Lab. A Decline In U.S.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 24, 2024

In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, US government customers face numerous challenges in modernizing the design, building, testing, and sustainment of the next generation of major weapon systems. An IT engineer works alongside a cybersecurity analyst to develop the appropriate solution for this control.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 24, 2024

Cloud-based, event-driven architecture saves time To initiate a cloud-based, event-driven architecture, MAG worked with Ryanair to develop a cloud platform that drives information updates out from core airport systems. Technology is a big enabler of efficiency and sustainability, particularly when used for automation.

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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. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) invested in the development of Prozorro, which is estimated to have saved Ukraine’s government $6 billion since 2017.

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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. In agriculture, cloud-enabled MSMEs are using cloud technology to develop data-driven and more efficient agricultural practices to help address food shortages.

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Center for Community Progress

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Addressing these properties requires intervention at multiple points and systems—and one powerful tool many communities use to address vacancy and promote equitable development is the land bank. 31), green spaces (pg. 30), new businesses (pg. 46), and even a community apiary (pg.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The Air Force’s Rapid Sustainment Office (RSO) plays a critical role in addressing maintenance challenges. RSO’s mission is to optimize warfighter readiness by exploiting technologies to revolutionize sustainment operations.

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