AWS Public Sector Blog
Author: Quint Simon
Quint Simon serves as head of public policy for Asia Pacific and Japan at Amazon Web Services (AWS). In this capacity, she leads AWS’s engagements with policymakers and regulators across the Asia-Pacific on policy issues related to the adoption of cloud computing and emerging technologies. She is co-chair of the Asia Cloud Computing Association and has deep expertise in cross-border data flows, cybersecurity, privacy and data protection, and digital trade.
New report: How to accelerate public healthcare innovation in Asia Pacific and Japan
To better understand the challenges and opportunities in digital healthcare adoption, think tank ACCESS Health International and the AWS Institute conducted research across 12 countries in the Asia Pacific in order to understand government and industry perspectives on cloud adoption for public healthcare. The findings are presented in the “Overcoming Barriers to Cloud Adoption in Public Healthcare in the Asia-Pacific” report. Read on for a summary of the research’s key findings.
Immediate steps that Asia-Pacific governments can take to decarbonize via the cloud
At AWS, we see cloud computing as enabling accelerated innovation on the path to net zero carbon. That is why we recently hosted our first public webinar on Meeting Sustainability and Climate Goals with the Cloud in APAC, bringing together industry, government, and other key stakeholders, and featuring experts from 451 Research, Environment Resource Management, Intel, Singapore’s Economic Development Board, and AWS customers DBS Bank and Canva. Here are four overarching lessons for APAC policymakers.