AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

To make the most of your experience, mark your calendar for the following public sector sessions and activities. For a high-level overview of public sector sessions, see the Worldwide Public Sector Attendee Guide. Discover new ideas, build connections, and interact with cutting-edge technology.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 21, 2024

Davy Levy, vice president of AWS worldwide public sector, delivers the keynote at the Brussels Public Sector Symposium on 12 March. On 12 March, the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Public Sector Symposium Brussels returned to the Brussels Expo in Belgium.

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Google Public Sector

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Operated by applied science and technology development company Battelle since 2016, NEON was designed and fully funded by the U.S. To address these challenges and to further its mission, Battelle NEON collaborated with Google Public Sector to deploy their data on Google Cloud Storage and Compute Engine.

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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. Explore other datasets hosted in the ASDI Data Catalog.

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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 3, 2024

During AWS re:Invent 2024, an Innovation Session presented by Worldwide Public Sector Vice President Dave Levy illustrated how AWS empowers customers to innovate and tackle critical challenges faster and more efficiently using cloud technology and generative artificial intelligence (AI ). Government.

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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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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 26, 2024

Dave Levy , vice president of Worldwide Public Sector at Amazon Web Services (AWS), delivered the DC Summit keynote. Levy was joined onstage by three special guests who helped him set the tone for the annual two-day event that brings the public sector cloud community together in the nation’s capital.

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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. Islands by their nature require ways to get to them and ways to leave. National funds are also involved.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

AI in the UK is increasing vastly, as the UK is ranked third in the world for its research and innovation in AI and is successfully leveraging relationships between globally recognised academic institutions, such as the University of Cambridge, and industry to nurture and develop world-class AI technologies. Industry applications in AI.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 26, 2024

The right cloud technology leads to more sustainable IT and business operations. As a foundation for innovation, the cloud supports the delivery of sustainable products, services, and business models, and gives organizations the opportunity to transform themselves with sustainability at the core of their operation.

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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 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

APRIL 13, 2023

A passionate team of AWS developers and engineers in Cape Town, South Africa, created a single virtual server instance allowing South African customers to access practically unlimited cloud computing capacity without needing an on-premises data center.

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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

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 selected startups are focused on a wide range of solutions for first responders, emergency services, corrections, and other public safety agencies.

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Google Public Sector

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Public sector technology is evolving at breakneck speed, with AI, cybersecurity, and sustainable solutions taking center stage. Network with your public sector community and cross industry experts: Connect with fellow leaders, Google Cloud experts, and industry peers and partners.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 26, 2024

They need sustainable solutions to address affordability. The Deloitte report lists socio-economic benefits as including increased national productivity and tax contributions as a result of happier, healthier nations—on top of a reduction in healthcare costs, which makes services more sustainable.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 29, 2023

Both the Health Equity Initiative and the Healthcare Accelerator are part of AWS for Health , an offering of AWS services and AWS Partner Network solutions designed to help organizations increase the pace of innovation, unlock the potential of health data, and develop more personalized approaches to therapeutic development and care.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 7, 2023

Solutions developed by and for these communities have the potential to create meaningful change in Latin America and the Caribbean. As global understanding of the widespread impacts of climate change continues to improve, one thing is clear: climate change disproportionately affects vulnerable populations.

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Google Public Sector

DECEMBER 12, 2023

To make the provisioning, modifying, and decommissioning of those HPC environments in the cloud more accessible, we have developed the Google Cloud HPC Toolkit , an open-source software product for defining HPC environments in Google Cloud. At Google Cloud, we apply this flexibility to HPC demands such as those posed by research.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Mason will drive new innovations to better serve students, work with the defense community, advance its commitment to a more sustainable campus environment, and introduce new educational programs in data center engineering. The goal is to not only improve student outcomes, but create a more efficient and sustainable future for the university.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Powering fast, secure exchanges of public health data APHL partnered with Ruvos in 2008 to design and build AIMS, a hub-and-spoke model for national public health data exchange. To learn how your organization can harness the power of data to inform decisions and enhance public health outcomes, contact Ruvos.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The public now has access to the data at no cost through Risk Factor TM , an online tool that makes it simple to learn about climate-driven risk from wildfire, flood, and heat. Discover more about AWS Promotional Credit for sustainability research here. How African leaders use open data to fight deforestation and illegal mining.

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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

OCTOBER 10, 2024

During her visit to Armenia on July 10, 2024, Samantha Power, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator, announced $5 million in funding for a new public-private collaboration between USAID, the Government of Armenia, and Amazon Web Services (AWS).

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

This post can serve as a resource for public sector leaders, utilities, and environmental agencies seeking to harness the power of the cloud to create a more sustainable water future for the EMEA region and beyond. This collaborative approach is crucial in addressing the complex, broad-reaching nature of water challenges.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The Working Backwards process is gaining traction among outcome-focused public sector organizations tackling problems ranging from gun violence to cyclist and pedestrian road safety. Workshop attendees engaged with city staff in a series of CIC-led Working Backwards exercises to develop various road safety strategies.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

DECEMBER 18, 2024

What began as a lone, small quantum device on the cloud running rudimentary experiments has evolved into a breakthrough tool used across industries and organizations to explore the frontiers of challenges in healthcare and life sciences, high energy physics, materials development, optimization, and sustainability.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 17, 2023

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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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.

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American City & Country

AUGUST 29, 2024

For forward-thinking governments and government leaders, EV infrastructure is something of a no-brainer—it lays the groundwork for a fully electric future that matches contemporary sustainability goals and eventual cost savings. EVs represent a critical component of their strategy.

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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). PNNL developed Aether as a reusable framework for sharing data and analytics with sponsors and stakeholders.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Powering India’s digital transformation and economy Access to cloud computing lowers the cost of starting new businesses, encourages innovation, spurs development of new technologies, and enhances e-governance services. Cloud technology is key to accelerating innovation in India’s public sector.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 27, 2023

To delight our members and sustain our growth, we knew we needed to modernize to distinguish Columbia CU as a premier service provider within the industry. We developed a multi-year roadmap for cloud adoption that began by migrating our disaster recovery to the cloud, which we are on schedule to have completed by mid-2023. The result?

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American City & Country

AUGUST 16, 2024

According to a 2024 survey by public sector HR management company, NEOGOV , which explored the effects of the ongoing hiring crisis on the public sector, 33% of agencies report impacts to service. Public sector agencies are often forced to adapt private sector technologies, despite their unique needs.

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American City & Country

AUGUST 28, 2024

Economic consequences: Reduced public spending can result in job losses, both within the public sector and in private industries dependent on government contracts. Regularly updating financial models and engaging in long-term fiscal strategy development can provide a clearer roadmap for sustainability.

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