AWS Public Sector Blog
Author: Cristina McGlew Castro
Cristina is a part of the AWS Worldwide Public Sector Capture and Proposals Sustainability and Social Value Team (CPT-SSV). She is a business and strategy development professional with over 20 years of experience leading cross-cultural teams to build, manage, and execute complex pursuits and initiatives. Cristina specializes in building relationships that integrate social impact with profitability and growth.
AWS DigiGov: Accelerating cloud learning for government, virtually
Launched in 2018 as a two-day in-person cloud education program for government officials, AWS has redesigned AWS DigiGov in a virtual format. AWS DigiGov is a two-day education program with curriculum based on the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam. Through lectures, cloud-based curriculum, and hands-on labs, participants representing federal, provincial, and municipal government learn to use the cloud within their environment and remove barriers to the cloud technology.
Empowering the next generation of cloud talent in Colombia with SENA and AWS Educate
At the end of 2019, el Servicio Nacional del Aprendiza (SENA) in Colombia graduated 160 students after completing AWS Educate Cloud Career Pathways to build their IT and cloud technology skills. This was the first group of students to graduate after Colombia’s President Iván Duque Márquez and Jeff Kratz, General Manager AWS Public Sector Latin America, Caribbean and Canada, announced a strategic partnership with SENA to train 10,000 students throughout Colombia in IT and cloud technology.