AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

the Accelerator supports government technology (GovTech) startups as they develop innovative solutions enabling justice and public safety agencies to better serve their communities. The company’s innovative career readiness platform features the Whole Learner Framework, which focuses on engagement and personalized learning.

Innovation 135

Innovation Participation Efficiency Collaboration 135

AWS Public Sector

JUNE 20, 2024

In the intricate landscape of public sector procurement, the demand for innovation, efficiency, and reliability is paramount. Yet, the journey from small business solution to impactful collaboration is a field with challenges and opportunities.

Innovation 119

Innovation Electronics Data Interpretation Utilities 119

GovCon Wire

JANUARY 29, 2024

Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu has secured her fourth Wash100 Award from Executive Mosaic for driving innovation through greater government-industry-academia collaboration in emerging and critical defense technology development.

Innovation 105

Innovation Collaboration Engineering Government 105

AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Collaborating with industry can in turn accelerate innovation through to practical implementation. ASU’s focus on thought leadership and innovation hasn’t gone unrecognized, with the university being ranked first for innovation in the USA for the eighth year in a row in the annual Best Colleges rankings by U.S.

Education 81

Education Sustainability Collaboration Innovation 81

FedInsider

JANUARY 9, 2024

As the DOD works with industry to adopt 5G networks, prototyping and sandboxing 5G capabilities can bolster adoption and innovation. He has served on the Board of the Wireless Innovation Forum and on the IT Advisory Commission for Arlington County, Virginia. The NSC provides the Government direct access to over 350 members of U.S.

Innovation 103

Innovation Warehouse Supply Chain Networking 103

ExecutiveBiz

JUNE 17, 2024

For Geoff Crowley, chief scientist at systems engineering and integration services provider Arcfield, communication and collaboration between industry, academic institutions and the government are key to driving innovation in space weather forecasting capabilities.

Collaboration 59

Collaboration Innovation Engineering Integration 59

AWS Public Sector

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Hackathons are a mechanism for employee empowerment and innovation that have grown in popularity over the last 20 years. Studies indicate these events improve individual and organizational productivity, strengthen company culture, increase collaboration, and accelerate learning. AWS frequently partners with customers on hackathons.

Collaboration 59

Collaboration Innovation IT Transportation 59

ExecutiveBiz

JANUARY 23, 2024

The Council is the connective tissue for technology across Amentum,” Vice President of Technology Innovation Seth Eaton told ExecutiveBiz. Its team is particularly excited about the establishment of a technology council composed of the organization’s foremost technical minds. 31 Defense R&D Summit.

Collaboration 111

Collaboration Project Management Engineering Innovation 111

FedScoop

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The VA’s new artificial intelligence tech sprint is meant to encourage American innovators to create AI-centered tools to aid in clinicians’ note-taking and/or integrate patients’ medical records. The measure also seeks to support the “innovative capacity” of small businesses.

Innovation 102

Innovation Capacity Integration Integrity 102

AWS Public Sector

DECEMBER 3, 2024

During AWS re:Invent 2024, an Innovation Session presented by Worldwide Public Sector Vice President Dave Levy illustrated how AWS empowers customers to innovate and tackle critical challenges faster and more efficiently using cloud technology and generative artificial intelligence (AI ). Government.

Innovation 59

Innovation Collaboration End to End Efficiency 59

GovCon Wire

JULY 19, 2024

John Ustica, president and CEO of Siemens Government Technologies and a two-time Wash100 awardee, said the Defense Business Board’s February report includes recommendations that call for the Department of Defense to invest in digital infrastructure, promote a culture of innovation and create clear governance frameworks to facilitate data sharing while (..)

Collaboration 59

Collaboration Innovation Data Government 59

Scottish Government Procurement

JUNE 24, 2024

Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate’s National Collaborative Procurement Division (NCPD) administers the Scottish national collaborative frameworks and contracts for the whole of the Scottish Public Sector, as well as agreements that can be accessed by central government organisations of the Scottish Government.

Collaboration 69

Collaboration E-catalogue Framework Agreement E-procurement 69

AWS Public Sector

JULY 23, 2024

The event covered a range of topics including forging effective public-private partnerships, aligning AI governance strategies with allies, debating opportunities and challenges in the age of AI innovation, and building responsible, resilient AI systems.

Innovation 84

Innovation Government Government Public Private Partnership 84

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The idea for the pre-bidding module emerged from the team’s previous collaboration supporting the Secretary of Mobility to run an open tender process for a major upgrade to the city’s bike-share service ( learn more about the Ecobici project ).

Collaboration 57

Collaboration E-procurement Tender Bidding 57

AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 3, 2023

This is a guest post by Ari Jóhannesson, chief executive officer of Andes, a cloud infrastructure and security company, in collaboration with the AWS Institute from Amazon Web Services (AWS). Expanding capability The ministry took an innovative approach to resourcing the project.

Collaboration 87

Collaboration E-catalogue Data Tender 87

AWS Public Sector

APRIL 17, 2024

The University of Pittsburgh , the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), the University of California Davis Health Cloud Innovation Center (UCDH CIC)—powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS)—and the AWS Digital Innovation (DI) team have seized on Dr. Fauci’s call-to-action to “flood the system with correct information.”

Innovation 87

Innovation Data Education Evaluation 87

ivalua

JANUARY 31, 2023

This puts the Procurement function in a central role towards establishing a transparent emissions baseline using reliable data and collaborating with suppliers on carbon savings plans to meet reduction targets and for reporting and risk assessment. They can use these models to focus on high-emitting categories and products.

Supply Chain 98

Supply Chain Innovation Sustainability Supplier 98

GovCon Wire

JANUARY 11, 2024

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.

Participation 118

Participation Collaboration Innovation Engineering 118

AWS Public Sector

MAY 28, 2024

The EHDS will establish a common framework and infrastructure for the use of health data for research, innovation, policy-making, and regulatory activities in the European Union (EU). In May 2022, the European Commission (EC) proposed to set up a European Health Data Space (EHDS).

Data 85

Data Innovation Ethics Electronics 85

AWS Public Sector

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Metis recently advanced its Amazon IVS implementation with multiple hosts, a collaborative live streaming capability that allows participants to interact in real time using IVS Real-Time Streaming which delivers live streams with a latency that can be less than 300 milliseconds. All interactive elements are preserved in the recording.

Collaboration 81

Collaboration Education Quality Demand 81

AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 10, 2024

During her visit to Armenia on July 10, 2024, Samantha Power, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator, announced $5 million in funding for a new public-private collaboration between USAID, the Government of Armenia, and Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Collaboration 119

Collaboration Innovation Efficiency Government 119

AWS Public Sector

AUGUST 6, 2024

Despite a common misconception about government, state agencies regularly innovate on behalf of their constituents. In this post, we share examples of innovation from New Mexico and North Carolina. The DHHS took an innovative approach to implement a solution rapidly. There are several options to consider.

Innovation 72

Innovation Procurement Professional Services Purchasing 72

AWS Public Sector

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Together, they will provide a platform for innovators to access advanced technologies, cloud infrastructure, and funding opportunities to drive geospatial innovation. TGI researchers and collaborators focused on geospatial technologies are especially encouraged to participate. Louis on October 29, 2024.

Innovation 119

Innovation Collaboration Participation Data 119

AWS Public Sector

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The World Health Summit 2024 served as a pivotal platform for global health leaders, policymakers, and innovators to address pressing healthcare challenges and explore cutting-edge solutions. These partnerships are crucial for driving innovation and making sure that cloud-based health solutions are tailored to meet diverse global needs.

Collaboration 52

Collaboration Innovation Participation Media 52

AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 23, 2023

While there is no shortage of innovation in the K12 sector, the inability to scale innovation stands out as one of the most common roadblocks to transformation across the vast and diverse K12 population—including students, teachers, and administrators. During the panel discussion, the group identified four key themes: 1.

Education 81

Education Innovation Budget Engineering 81

WashngtonExec

OCTOBER 8, 2024

George Mason University’s Jerry McGinn and the Army’s Douglas Bush discussed the role of small businesses in defense innovation and efforts to improve contracting and collaboration between the Army and the private sector in a Sept. 10 fireside chat at George Mason University.

Innovation 64

Innovation Collaboration Contract 64

FedScoop

JULY 18, 2024

We don’t actually fully know how to do them — and that means we need science and technology and innovation.” Looking forward, Prabhakar said the government needs to figure out how to use AI and “wrangle it” in order to upskill, but also emphasized a need for fresh perspectives in the civic tech space. These are things we have to do.

Ethics 137

Ethics Collaboration Innovation Government 137

AWS Public Sector

JANUARY 10, 2024

West Virginia’s state government and universities are working collaboratively to grow nationally-recognized training in 21 st century tech careers, particularly cybersecurity. Thirty-nine employers have engaged directly with students across 15 career-readiness and work-based learning events in partnership with collaborating organizations.

Education 140

Education Collaboration Demand Telecommunication 140

ExecutiveBiz

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Secure collaboration platform developer Mattermost has named Bill Anderson as principal product manager who will lead the company’s innovations in advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence and quantum cryptography.

Product Management 104

Product Management Management Collaboration Innovation 104

Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 28, 2024

But timelines, bureaucratic hurdles, and intricacies of the procurement process prevent the swift adoption of cutting-edge technology and potential for collaboration with innovative organizations that are essential for reforming existing processes. Continually promoting competition helps to ensure access to innovative solutions.

Procurement 138

Procurement Framework Agreement IT Public Private Partnership 138

AWS Public Sector

JUNE 7, 2024

This innovative prototype allows citizens to discover the stories behind Singapore’s iconic landmarks from their devices at any time. NLB collaborates closely with tech organisations, like NCS and AWS, to make Singapore content accessible and relevant and weave it into other areas of learning.

Innovation 118

Innovation Education Collaboration Transportation 118

AWS Public Sector

AUGUST 21, 2024

They apply that frugal approach to IT: they build and operate only what they need to pursue their mission, and constantly innovate both to meet mission objectives and optimize cost. To expand their reach, they often collaborate with academia and other nonprofits, and they engage early-career talent.

Innovation 75

Innovation Data Education Quality 75

AWS Public Sector

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In collaboration with AWS, the migration required effort from only two members of the computational research team. As an added benefit, the automation features baked into the AWS Cloud have eased the computational research team’s workload, allowing them to focus on learning and innovation instead of maintenance.

Innovation 81

Innovation Management Data Demand 81

AWS Public Sector

MARCH 4, 2024

AI Safety Institute at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and former Special Assistant to the President within the National Economic Council , and Michael Greenwald, global head for digital assets and financial innovation at AWS. Elizabeth Kelly and Michael Greenwald on stage during their fireside chat.

Innovation 115

Innovation Education Public Goods Collaboration 115

FedScoop

JULY 8, 2024

The post MITRE releases recommendations to incoming administration on AI governance appeared first on FedScoop.

Government 134

Government Government Ethics Collaboration 134

FedScoop

APRIL 9, 2024

.” Gray said USAID’s journey to adopt cloud has been “critical” in better connecting tech to mission in recent years, namely by making it easier to connect and collaborate in austere environments around the world where USAID is called to deliver aid. ” USAID was recognized in February by Rep. .”

Strategic Planning 126

Strategic Planning IT Collaboration Capacity 126

AWS Public Sector

MAY 14, 2024

Our collaboration with AWS builds on City Colleges’ commitment to providing high-quality education experiences that connect diverse talent to emerging industry needs,” said Chancellor Juan Salgado, City Colleges of Chicago. We are excited to see where their students land after completing this program.”

Innovation 72

Innovation Education Participation Demand 72