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DOD Turns to Untapped Companies for Replicator Endeavor; Aditi Kumar Quoted

GovCon Wire

Defense Innovation Unit Deputy Director Aditi Kumar has shared that the DOD tech hub is interested in branching outside the Pentagon’s usual collaborators for its Replicator initiative. Kumar will be bringing her expertise to offer more insight on Replicator opportunities at Potomac Officers Club’s 10th Annual Defense R&D Summit.

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Applications are open for the AWS Education Accelerator

AWS Public Sector

Tailored Benefits The AWS Education Accelerator selects 15 EdTech startups harnessing the power of data, analytics and AI for participation in the inaugural cohort. An in-person event kicks off the accelerator on January 9-11, 2024 at Amazon’s Seattle Headquarters.

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Brazil, Colombia join the AWS Skills to Jobs Tech Alliance to tackle talent gap

AWS Public Sector

This initiative aims to foster collaboration among employers, academic institutions, and governments, ensuring that academic curricula aligns with real-world demands of businesses. Dual education is a collaborative approach involving vocational schools and companies, both local and international, to train students and future professionals.

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Smart Public Procurement for Better Public Spending in Latin America and the Caribbean

Inter-American Development Bank

This implies using simple processes for straightforward transactions and more sophisticated processes for complex ones, such as relational contracts introduced by Nobel Laureate Oliver Hart during the event. Hart’s insights strongly resonated with participants from the LAC region, where traditional contracts are often strained by rigid rules.

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AI fuels rise in attacks from ‘unsophisticated threat actors,’ federal cyber leaders say

FedScoop

Speaking Tuesday at a Scoop News Group-produced GDIT event in Washington, Nur and other federal cyber officials spoke of the proliferation of AI-fueled cyberattacks and how much more critical coordination and information-sharing has become as use of the technology among amateur hackers has surged. “If We can no longer think in those ways.

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OCP in 2025: our plans for impact, inclusion, innovation plus a significant birthday

Open Contracting Partnership

Fortunately, our team is already hard at work helping you make public procurement better for everyone: we kicked off the year supporting reforms in Thailand and sharing how New York City is increasing participation and access to city contracts. Celebrating a decade of OCP Amazingly, we turn 10 this year!

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

AWS Public Sector

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. Amazon Web Services (AWS) today announced 13 startup companies selected to participate in the inaugural AWS GovTech Accelerator.