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

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

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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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Hosting regulated U.S. State and Local Government Workloads in AWS

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State and Local Government (SLG) organizations often have requirements to host regulated workloads with distinct compliance requirements. SLG agencies such as public safety, health and human services, and revenue agencies can realize success running regulated workloads in AWS U.S. Justice and public safety for U.S.

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Driving people-centered digital transformation in public safety with AWS

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Colonel Lamar Davis of the Louisiana State Police (LSP), recently summed up the law enforcement landscape, saying, “When you look at crime today, it’s not just a public safety or law enforcement problem—it’s a social problem.” We need to empower these agencies to be able to fulfill their missions of serving the public,” said Polega.

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How the City of Canton worked with Wi-Fiber to build a safer and more connected community

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Initially Wi-Fiber’s deployments focused on public safety solutions, such as license plate recognition (LPR). In 2020, Canton’s chief of police, Jack Angelo, wanted to extend public safety monitoring city-wide, saying “Eventually our goal is to have most all of the city covered,” by using Wi-Fiber’s extensive broadband mesh network.

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Highlights from the 2024 AWS Public Sector Symposium Canberra

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Today’s Amazon Web Services (AWS) Worldwide Public Sector Symposium Canberra keynote explored generative artificial intelligence (AI) innovation in Australia and New Zealand. Dave Levy , vice president of Worldwide Public Sector at Amazon Web Services (AWS), followed Rouse on stage and delivered the keynote speech.

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Highlights from the re:Invent 2023 public sector Innovation Talk

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Dave Levy, vice president of worldwide public sector at AWS, delivers his Innovation Talk. Dave Levy, vice president of AWS worldwide public sector, delivered his talk, “ Empowering citizens through digital innovation ,” on Monday, November 27. Singapore became the first customer to deploy an AWS Dedicated Local Zone.