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AWS selects 13 startups to innovate public safety solutions through the GovTech Accelerator

AWS Public Sector Blog

Pictured: The AWS 2023 Justice and Public Safety GovTech Accelerator cohort at Amazon’s HQ2 for Week Zero, a three-day onboarding event to kick off the accelerator. 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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Is the public safety department model the future of municipal emergency service?

American City & Country

One innovative option that stakeholders and municipalities have available to them is the adoption of the public safety department model. Wherein, a municipality’s police department, fire department and EMS agency is consolidated into a singular public safety department.

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How Public Safety Is Driving the Deployment of Mission-Critical Operations Centers

State Tech Magazine

The ability to analyze public safety data in real time has become critical to the success of law enforcement agencies. In a Verizon survey, 55 percent of first responders said the use of data for situational awareness has been one of the strongest areas of technological improvement in public safety over the past 20 years.

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How data-driven technology helps law enforcement agencies improve constituent outcomes  

AWS Public Sector Blog

Law enforcement agencies can use this hyper-connected environment to bridge previously isolated data siloes and make better-informed decisions to improve emergency response and citizen services. Addressing interoperability needs in law enforcement to help support civilians.

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Transforming justice and public safety solutions with CentralSquare and AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

In critical moments when every second counts, justice and public safety ( JPS ) agencies need technology solutions that are secure, reliable, and fast. Breaking down data silos to mobilize agencies across jurisdictions Jurisdictional data silos are another common challenge for public safety agencies.

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Advancements in police technology have fundamentally changed how departments operate

American City & Country

This is technology that today’s law enforcement officers can take for granted, but it wasn’t always that way. From body-worn cameras and license plate recognition to artificial intelligence (AI)-based analytics and real-time crime centers, the tools and resources available to law enforcement are advancing at an incredible rate.

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Harnessing data for safer communities

American City & Country

The ability to gather, store and analyze almost unlimited amounts of data has transformed almost every aspect of society, including law enforcement. While the possibilities of using data to improve safety and ensure justice are seemingly endless, harnessing this power does not come without its challenges.

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