AWS Public Sector Blog
Author: Andrew Miller
Andrew Miller is the design lead for the AWS Government Transformation Team at Amazon Web Services (AWS). Previously, he was a design lead for AWS Internet of Things (IoT). Before joining AWS he was a digital service expert with the U.S. Digital Service, product designer at Sandia National Labs, and analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
Design systems make government better—from Washington to Wellington
Governments around the world want to accelerate their digital transformation to offer simpler access to citizen services online and earn trust with effective solutions. This includes things like being able to send notifications to users, providing a single log-in for government services, or publishing public health information in the wake of a pandemic. The AWS Government Transformation Team is here to help. We highlight available solutions and build new open source solutions that governments can leverage. Before developing new software, establishing a foundation with a sound design system is an important first step so our solutions are consistent, accessible, and simple to use. Read on to learn more about why starting with an open source design system is important and how we selected one for the software we’ve built and will build in the future.