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15 startups selected for the inaugural AWS Education Accelerator

AWS Public Sector Blog

Amazon Web Services (AWS) today announced 15 startup companies selected to participate in the inaugural AWS Education Accelerator. Announced in October 2023, the AWS Education Accelerator supports education technology (EdTech) startups who are innovating to enhance the teaching and learning experience and improve educational outcomes.

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Empowering the public sector with secure, governed generative AI experimentation

AWS Public Sector Blog

However, government agencies, educational institutions, and nonprofits face unique challenges in adopting and deploying generative AI. Through controlled trials and POCs, teams can identify and validate valuable use cases for AI assistance, recognize the technology’s current limitations, and set realistic expectations.

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A tech pipeline for rural communities: West Virginia joins AWS Tech Alliance

AWS Public Sector Blog

The initiative brings together a coalition of Fortune 500 companies and other employers, government agencies, workforce development organizations, and education leaders to better prepare learners for entry-level tech careers. West Virginia’s partnership with the AWS Skills to Jobs Tech Alliance represents a strategic investment in our future.

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Connecting Young Adults to Housing, Jobs and Education

NLC (National League of Cities)

Efforts by city leaders and their partners to link young adults, ages 16 to 24, with educational credentialing options and work and job training often reveal that a young person has basic needs to meet first. Among these needs, housing ranks high.

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CreatorUp harnesses AWS AI tools to scale digital content development

AWS Public Sector Blog

After responding to the increased need for online learning during the pandemic, the market for educational and professional learning content has continued to expand. The global digital education content market is predicted to jump from today’s $60 billion market value to a $180 billion in the next decade, according to FactMR.

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Citizens Benefit from Application Modernization and Identity Management

State Tech Magazine

A criminal record can be a life sentence to poverty, creating barriers to jobs, housing, education and more,” the nonprofit notes on its website. Code for America advocates easing the citizen experience in clearing criminal records when appropriate. “A

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Cal Poly seeks to transform procurement process with generative AI-powered scope of work generation

AWS Public Sector Blog

Figure 2: DX Hub Team: Dhvani Goel, Pallavi Das, Nasrullah Ahmed, Noor Dhaliwal, Sharon Liang, Darren Kraker, Taran Singh, Nick Osterbur, Ryan Matteson, Gus Flusser, Isaac Rudnick, Swayam Chidrawar, Nick Riley, Spandan Suthar, Belal Elshenety.