AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 8, 2022

Read on to learn about announcements from re:MARS related to the public sector, plus some of the innovative organizations and companies that were onsite to inspire guests with breakthrough technologies and ideas. Advancements in these fields are the engines that will drive innovation for the next 100 years.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

CGIT gives public sector bodies the ability to leverage globally distributed IT infrastructure to underpin their continuity plans. Subscribe to the AWS Public Sector Blog newsletter to get the latest in AWS tools, solutions, and innovations from the public sector delivered to your inbox, or contact us.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

To learn more about how AWS helps respond to hurricanes and other global events, read our Hurricane Tech Series blog or check out the AWS Disaster Response page for more information.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Read more about ASDI on the AWS Public Sector Blog: NASA and ASDI announce no-cost access to important climate dataset on the AWS Cloud. Subscribe to the AWS Public Sector Blog newsletter to get the latest in AWS tools, solutions, and innovations from the public sector delivered to your inbox, or contact us.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 2, 2023

This no cost, two-day event brings the public sector cloud computing community together to connect, collaborate, and learn more about AWS. Are you ready to join your public sector peers to find out how you can use cloud technology to drive culture change, digital transformation, infrastructure modernization, and more?

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Customers use this space data for initiatives like global climate monitoring, wildlife protection, disaster response, food security, and broadband accessibility. What we learned at Amazon re:MARS 2022 for the public sector. The real value of space data lies in turning imagery or raw data into actionable information.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 22, 2023

Launch of the proof of concept with Carlos Rumbo, director, SINAPROC; Camila Saad, disaster preparedness and response lead, AWS Latin America, Canada and Caribbean (LCC) Public Sector; and José Luis Álvaro, director, Grupo TX. Learn more about AWS Partner Grupo TX and the AWS Disaster Response Team.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 14, 2023

It is highly relevant for organizations such as the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT), which depends on timely and updated OSM data to support their global humanitarian and disaster response mapping charters, as well as organizations that provide value-added services and maps built from OSM data.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The United States Agency for International Development ( USAID ) is a federal government agency responsible for extending civilian foreign aid and development assistance, such as for countries that need disaster response and recovery resources, are trying to escape poverty, and are engaging in democratic reforms.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 3, 2024

Continued investment into community AWS is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud, and we believe that cloud-powered technology can drive positive change by addressing some of the world’s most complex challenges, particularly around environmental equity, disaster response, health equity, and education and skills training.

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Google Public Sector

JUNE 23, 2022

With these data-driven insights, public sector agencies and researchers can improve their response time to climate disasters, make more accurate predictions, and implement disaster-response plans with greater confidence. Click here to learn more about Google Cloud sustainability.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Subscribe to the AWS Public Sector Blog newsletter to get the latest in AWS tools, solutions, and innovations from the public sector delivered to your inbox, or contact us. Preventing the next pandemic: How researchers analyze millions of genomic datasets with AWS.

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Google Public Sector

JULY 17, 2024

The Google Distributed Cloud air-gapped appliance enables a wide array of use cases for organizations with stringent security requirements, including: Disaster response : In the aftermath of a disaster, timely and accurate information is crucial for coordinating relief efforts and saving lives.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 24, 2024

For public safety agencies, secure collaboration and situational awareness are essential to preparedness and response. First responders need secure, uninterrupted communication to help them get oriented quickly and support complex coordination efforts.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 12, 2024

K12 and primary schools across the US have experienced increased cyber threats in recent years, with cyberattacks jumping from 400 to 1,300 over a three-year period. As a result, sensitive information—including personal family issues, behavioral data, and financial information—was stolen by hackers and disclosed.

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Google Public Sector

MARCH 21, 2023

Use Vision AI to optimize natural disaster response, analyze infectious diseases, or detect fraud. Additionally, governments around the world can benefit in the following ways: Analyze and translate sensitive documents containing personal identifiable information (PII) using our optical character recognition (OCR) service.

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GovLoop

MARCH 12, 2024

Finding qualified employees to handle it, especially in the public sector, can be difficult. And geospatial analytics, Barlow said, will improve disaster response planning, weather forecasting and municipal development, among other possibilities. Agencies struggle with data for many reasons.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2022

AWS also backs researchers through the Network of Earth Observation Laboratories for Disaster Risk Reduction (RedLABOT). RedLABOT was developed in collaboration with NASA Disaster Response Latin America, Esri , and AmeriGeo to address the gaps and challenges in disaster risk reduction in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

According to the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), as of October 11, 2022, the US has sustained 15 weather/climate disaster events, with losses exceeding $1 billion each, the deaths of 342 people, and significant economic effects on the areas impacted.

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Google Public Sector

JUNE 7, 2023

At Google Public Sector, we’ve had the privilege of working with customers to bring AI into their organizations. Guided by Google’s AI Principles , we believe our approach to AI must be both bold and responsible. In times of challenge, like the pandemic, we saw agencies rapidly apply AI to critical digital services.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 20, 2025

This years awards saw a surge in nominations for digital public infrastructure (DPI) initiatives, evidence of the increased focus and importance it is playing in societies worldwide. A selection committee of public sector digital leaders from around the world chose winners from the nominations received.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 29, 2025

Read related stories on the AWS Public Sector Blog: EDUCAUSE 2024: 5 ways AWS Partners are building the future of higher education Powering education, state, and local leaders: Insights from the AWS IMAGINE keynote Univ. Find out how to get started at AWS Cloud for Higher Education.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

This post is part three of a four-part series that addresses how a Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE) can be a viable solution to address the challenges of digital transformation. Part one focuses on what a CCoE is and how it, combined with the AWS Cloud Adoption Framework (AWS CAF) , can help your enterprise with its digital transformation.

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