AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Natural disasters can also damage the critical infrastructure that powers emergency services—prompting public sector organizations to consider building more resilient infrastructure. Not just for our agency, but for the people that we serve.”. Leveraging the AWS Partner Network for customized solutions.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 8, 2024

In 2021, the Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) awarded a contract to Mi-Case , an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner, to replace its legacy systems managing case data across the state’s corrections facilities. Mi-Case provides live, fully integrated case management software that replaced IDOC’s legacy systems.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

APRIL 3, 2023

Controlling public safety is a major concern of governments, and that’s where public safety technology comes in The legitimacy that results from managing a crisis has an instant and lasting impact on public opinion and the daily lives of citizens. Where does climate come into public safety technology?

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Scott Howland, chief product officer of Fusus ; Rogerick Green, director of community engagement for Pasco County Sheriff’s Office; Bryce Stirton, director of the R2 Network ; and Matthew Melton, senior business development manager at AWS. How data can help public safety agencies support civilians’ needs.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 26, 2022

The United States’ 911 system has been operating for over a half-century, providing aid in case of emergencies. Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS): Fully managed message queues for microservices, distributed systems, and serverless applications. Learn more about how AWS supports justice and public safety customers.

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

While the possibilities of using data to improve safety and ensure justice are seemingly endless, harnessing this power does not come without its challenges. On the other hand, managing and analyzing this vast array of data poses significant complexities. Navigating the information flood.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Justice and public safety agencies and their solution providers are building highly available, resilient, and secure applications on Amazon Web Services (AWS) at a rapid pace. Agencies in Georgia are using AWS Managed Services Advanced to deploy and secure sensitive CJIS workloads in AWS US Commercial regions.”

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MARCH 18, 2025

From smart traffic systems to access control in public buildings or environmental sensors in social housing, these interconnected systems enable real-time monitoring, remote management, and smart automation. This technological leap is both a blessing and a burden for organisations striving to enhance operational efficiency.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Building modern applications with containers Containers are lightweight, versatile, and portable units that are revolutionizing the way modern applications are built, deployed, and managed. Containers enhance and modernize public sector applications with improved application quality, portability, security, scalability, and fault isolation.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Citizens expect governments to continue to operate despite floods or heat waves endangering data centers, malicious actions taken against IT infrastructure, or power grid failures. This means they can focus on the operational aspects of maintaining key government services using the range of continuity options AWS provides.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 8, 2024

Carbyne APEX transitioned the call center from analog to a digital interface that is smartphone-friendly and allows operators to communicate with callers via live video. By migrating to APEX, Guernsey County managed to eliminate hardware costs and consolidate various operating expenses.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

JANUARY 27, 2023

What are the top 3 trends that will trigger organizations to adopt a critical event management plan in 2023? Gartner reveals all Over the past year, organizations have been focused on managing the rise of home and hybrid workforces and adapting to the many changes resulting from the global pandemic. million to $4.2

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Microsoft Public Sector

APRIL 13, 2023

Microsoft Teams Emergency Operations Center The Microsoft Teams Emergency Operations Center (TEOC) solution template leverages the power of the Microsoft 365 platform to centralize incident response, information sharing and field communications using powerful services like Microsoft Lists, SharePoint, and more.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The Nebraska Judicial Branch operates under the administrative direction of the state’s Supreme Court, which consists of a Chief Justice and six associate justices. Trial courts struggle to manually maintain exhibits and manage inventory of these exhibits in various forms. The system is also highly scalable, reliable, and secure.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 8, 2023

Lastly, the PIDC wanted to address public safety issues related to speeding and collisions, and decrease damage to their property. In turn, these insights have directly benefited the Navy Yard in their planning and daily operations. After much research, PIDC employed Rekor Systems, Inc.

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American City & Country

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Police departments are increasingly leveraging AI to enhance public safety and operational efficiency. Today’s technology is a boon for departments, but responsible use is critical Modern police technology can provide significant advantages to today’s departments.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MARCH 25, 2025

Public sector leaders must navigate these complexities with strategic decisions that balance immediate needs with long-term efficiency and resilience. Public sector leaders must navigate these complexities with strategic decisions that balance immediate needs with long-term efficiency and resilience.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 22, 2024

Transit authorities across the globe want to monitor the driving habits of their fleet drivers to curtail unsafe driving, reduce safety-related incidents, and improve passenger experience. Transit agencies also want to provide meaningful feedback to their operators by providing them with relevant context for their unsafe driving.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 2, 2023

To revive them, NPD made the decision to go live on the SOMA public safety platform—six months ahead of the scheduled cutover date. The deployment and results SOMA is a leading technology partner providing critical response and operating software solutions for law enforcement, first responder, and government agencies.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MAY 9, 2023

DCCF has also alerted us to a "public safety summit" tomorrow, convened by Mayor Bowser, and bringing a lot of public officials to the table, with citizens invited. DCCF has a post, " Questions for Mayor Bowser's Public Safety Summit ," providing lots of questions to be asked of the public officials.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 8, 2023

In March 2023, Management Information Systems Quarterly published an article highlighting how the Commonwealth of Virginia harnessed the power of data to save lives before, during, and after the pandemic. From pop quizzes in grade school to global annual crop yields, data provides information to empower decision makers.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Forrester applied its Total Economic Impact (TEI) methodology to the public sector for this analysis and interviewed representatives from organizations that invested in, helped implement, or helped manage data integration initiatives. In Virginia, data integration helped battle opioid addiction.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

When they buy technology, cities and counties will often face multiple issues, says Dean Cunningham , segment development manager, Public Safety at Axis Communications , a company that produces network cameras, access control systems, network audio devices and other IP networking solutions for physical security and video surveillance applications.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

AUGUST 24, 2022

Real-time data is the lynchpin for any progressive government , enabling it to improve efficiency, enhance operations and communications, provide improved services for citizens, uncover fraud and lower the risk of cyberattacks. Government data is maintained through protective security policies and risk management centrally and locally.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Since February 1968 , 911 centers have served as the first link in the public safety response chain, having a profound impact on the public safety system in the United States and inspiring replication internationally. Lex is used to capture the intent of the caller. Lex captures the intent of the caller.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 11, 2024

Discover how the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is exploring AI and machine learning (ML) technologies to enhance operational efficiency, improve response times, safeguard frontline personnel, and more.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 13, 2023

Partners are seeing increased customer interest in solutions that support critical public services like traffic, voting, transportation, and waste management. Partners who can incorporate AI and ML into their offerings will be better positioned to help public sector customers achieve their critical missions.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

At the request of standby organizations Help.NGO and Information Technology Disaster Resource Center (ITDRC), the AWS Disaster Preparedness and Response team assisted with response operations across a variety of functions in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

A sovereign cloud for Europe: Last month, we launched the AWS European Sovereign Cloud , a new independent cloud for Europe that provides public sector customers with more choice to meet requirements. In government, the Swindon Borough Council in the UK is using Amazon Bedrock to make vital public information more inclusive and accessible.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The solution includes the following AWS services: Amazon CloudFront – A content delivery network (CDN) service built for high performance, security, and developer convenience Amazon Cognito – A service that helps you implement customer identity and access management into your web and mobile applications Amazon EventBridge – A serverless event bus that (..)

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Open Access Government - Technology News

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

To manage the rising urbanisation of smart cities, city planners and managers must turn to real-time data processing. To manage these levels of urbanisation, city planners and managers are turning to modern technologies and cutting-edge networks , leveraging the Internet of Things (IoT) to support ‘smart city’ solutions.

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

If you were to investigate the history of building codes, you would find they have played a critical role in public safety. Economic and political pressures, and changes in public awareness drive the political will to enforce codes. The unfortunate thing about this is, it makes it harder to demonstrate their value to officials.

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Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

MARCH 3, 2025

Emergency planning excluded emergency planners and was put in the hands of a consortium of medical doctors and politicians, yet half the battle in a pandemic is to manage the logistical, social and economic consequences. Its tasks will be life-saving response, damage limitation, public safety and launching recovery.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

In the dynamic landscape of urban management, the advent of data-driven decision-making stands as a revolutionary tool for municipalities. Smaller cities often operate with limited budgets and manpower, which can hinder the adoption of advanced data collection and analysis technologies.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2022

At the heart of the ZWZH program is an AI-based 3D food scanner, built by Nuvilab, which analyzes food consumption and provides insights to both cafeteria managers and diners. Waste is generated because kitchen managers cannot accurately identify customers’ preferences for each menu,” says Logan Kim, CEO of Nuvilab.

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GovLoop

MAY 25, 2023

Shadow IT — that is, technology that the IT department does not approve or manage — continues to be a bugaboo. Kathy Hochul said the state was strengthening its cyber defenses against possible Russian state- sponsored attacks against public institutions and critical infrastructure. 25, the day after Russian invaded Ukraine, Texas Gov.

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American City & Country

AUGUST 28, 2024

For a sustainable cleaning program to work, BU conducts regular training to ensure custodial staff know how to deal with hazardous materials and safely manage waste. Procurement may be asked to help support a broader strategic plan, such as energy management.

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