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3 things you’ll find at the 2025 AWS Imagine for education, state, and local government conference

AWS Public Sector Blog

State and local government and education leaders are rethinking how they deliver citizen services, enhance learning, and strengthen operations in an era of rapid technological change. Tailored session tracks will allow attendees to customize their learning experience to focus on specific strategic priorities.

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Ransomware presents a growing threat to vulnerable local governments

American City & Country

The company is a licensed independent CPA firm providing tax and business consulting services to their clients, which includes governments. Local governments have been a unique entity in the cyber-security landscape because of their lack of ability to pay ransomware,” Mahna explains.

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Top highlights from AWS worldwide public sector partners at re:Invent 2023

AWS Public Sector Blog

Advancements in generative artificial intelligence (AI) for public sector customers We unveiled an array of products and services centered around generative AI, ranging from Amazon Q , an AI-powered chatbot, to the latest generative AI enhancements in Amazon Connect , and a multitude of others. Watch a recording of this session.

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Data security and governance best practices for education and state and local government

AWS Public Sector Blog

Many organizations within state and local government (SLG) and education must build digital environments and services that meet a variety of dynamic security and compliance considerations, such as StateRAMP and Federal Information Security Management Act ( FISMA ).

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5 public sector technology predictions for 2023

AWS Public Sector Blog

At AWS re:Invent 2022, I connected with inspiring customers around the world who are using the cloud to drive innovation in government, education, nonprofit, space, and healthcare. These reasons are still important, but public sector organizations are realizing additional benefits and potential.

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Whole-of-state cybersecurity: Three procurement considerations for the public sector

AWS Public Sector Blog

State and local government (SLG) agencies now have procurement questions to ask and decisions to make to maximize governance and security, simplify vendor management, and accelerate the overall process within a heavily regulated procurement environment. Three procurement considerations for cybersecurity initiatives 1.

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Coming to a city near you: AWS State, Local, and Education Learning Days

AWS Public Sector Blog

This skills gap is even wider in the public sector, where 60 percent of IT professionals reported in a 2024 Salesforce survey that their biggest challenge in implementing AI solutions is lack of knowledge. Building on the programs success, AWS will bring AWS Learning Days to new cities in 2025.

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