AWS Public Sector Blog
Author: Annie Bustos
Annie Bustos is a partner development manager at Amazon Web Services (AWS) based in Toronto, Canada. She helps accelerates business growth for emerging and growth partners that are interested in building or currently working with public sector customers.
How the City of Fort St. John increased access to government services with AWS
In 2020, the City of Fort St. John in British Columbia began searching for innovative solutions to make life more simple for its young population. City staff wanted to better serve residents in ways that would suit their busy, digitally connected lifestyles. So the city worked with Cocoflo, a smart cities technology company, to implement a digital solution that could make municipal information and services more accessible through their SmartLiving portal—powered by AWS.
Canadian government department serves public sector employees and organizations using AI-powered chatbot
As populations continue to grow, government departments around the world are exploring new ways to scale their delivery of client services. The Public Services Health & Safety Association (PSHSA), a transfer payment agency of the Ontario government’s Ministry of Labour Training and Skills Development, turned to an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered chatbot to better serve customers by addressing their occupational health and safety training and consulting questions.