AWS Public Sector Blog
Tag: Artificial Intelligence
AWS joins global leaders in New York during United Nations General Assembly
While global leaders convened for the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, Dave Levy, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Vice President of Worldwide Public Sector, met with business leaders, diplomats, and civic organizations to discuss AWS’s innovative approach to tackling global challenges. He delivered a fireside chat at the Concordia Annual Summit, and joined the Atlantic Council for two panels, where he shared AWS’s generative artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud services as key examples of how the company harnesses technological advancement to drive global impact. Read this post to learn more.
Impacting every citizen and utilizing generative AI to enhance US federal civilian agencies: Insights from AWS executive Christian Hoff
Christian Hoff, director of federal civilian sales at Amazon Web Services (AWS) Worldwide Public Sector (WWPS), is an inspirational and humble trailblazer who has built a lifelong career of serving others and improving lives. He’s thrived through a multifaceted lens as a Lieutenant Colonel (Retired), mentor and mentee alike, and father. Read this post and listen to the latest episode of the AWS Behind the Cloud vodcast for Hoff’s professional and personal insights.
NSW Department of Education works with AWS to transform tech skills and the digital jobs landscape
The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies is changing how we work and what skills workers need to be able to thrive. To help meet this challenge in Australia, Amazon Web Services (AWS) has deepened its strategic collaboration with the New South Wales (NSW) Department of Education (DoE), which prioritises both educator and student upskilling. Read this post to learn more.
Happy Sad app leverages AWS generative AI to improve student well-being
The COVID-19 pandemic took a heavy toll on students’ mental health and well-being. In fact, a staggering 87 percent of public schools reported that the pandemic had negatively impacted their students’ social-emotional development during the 2021–2022 school year. These effects have lingered long past the pandemic, and students’ social-emotional well-being remains a primary concern of administrators, teachers, and parents. To address this ongoing crisis, The Happy Sad Company was founded. Collaborating with Amazon Web Services (AWS), they strategically planned, scaled, and launched an app to help teachers, parents, and students gain a better understanding of how things are going.
Anduril unleashes the power of RAG with enterprise search chatbot Alfred on AWS
Anduril Industries, a defense technology company, has launched Alfred, an internal enterprise search chatbot powered by cutting-edge Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architecture. By using Amazon Web Services (AWS) services, such as Amazon SageMaker, Amazon Kendra, and Amazon DynamoDB, on the secure AWS GovCloud (US) Regions, Anduril has built a robust and scalable data infrastructure that can support Alfred’s growing knowledge needs.
Generative AI as a force for good in facilitating cyber-resiliency in public sector organizations
The Digital Transformation Hub (DxHub) at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) in San Luis Obispo – powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS) and part of the AWS Cloud Innovation Centers (CIC) program – collaborated with the City of San Diego and the San Diego Cyber Center of Excellence (CCOE) to create ‘My eCISO,’ a generative artificial intelligence (AI)-based application that propels public and private organizations on a path to cyber resiliency. This post explores the technology behind My eCISO and its implications for organizations looking to protect against attacks.
HolonIQ improves decision-making for executives with Amazon OpenSearch Service, Amazon Bedrock
HolonIQ is a global education intelligence platform that has partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to transform how governments, institutions, and companies access and utilize critical information. By harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) and natural language processing (NLP) technologies, HolonIQ is empowering decision makers in the education, climate tech, and health sectors with instant access to comprehensive, trustworthy data and research. Read this post to learn more.
Japan’s Digital Agency accelerates government cloud migration with AWS generative AI–powered architecture reviews
In September 2021, Japan took a leap with the establishment of its Digital Agency and the creation of the government cloud. With the goal to build a society in which no one is left behind by improving convenience, health, and happiness through digital technology, Japan’s Digital Agency represents the nation’s bold commitment to digital innovation across government and society. In June 2024, two cloud engineers from the Digital Agency, Kazuma Takeda and Shinichi Nishihata, shared their process and learnings at the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Summit Japan, the largest AWS learning event in the country. For those who were unable to attend or watch virtually, this post summarizes their presentation.
What you missed at the first Australian IMAGINE: Nonprofit conference
Earlier this month, for the first time, the IMAGINE: Nonprofit conference was hosted in Australia in Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane. This event brought together leaders, technologists, and mission-driven innovators in the nonprofit sector to learn, connect, and inspire. Over the three days, attendees explored the ways technology helps nonprofits make a positive impact around the world. Read this post to learn about some of the top moments from IMAGINE: Nonprofit Australia.
Médica Panamericana revolutionizes medical exam prep with AWS generative AI
Editorial Médica Panamericana is a leading biomedical publisher with more than 2,500 titles across 23 Spanish-speaking countries. Their 25,000-plus authors have developed trusted and world-class content for more than 70 years. Médica Panamericana, in partnership with BinPar, is constantly innovating to provide its readers the best possible experience. For example, Médica Panamericana recently applied generative artificial intelligence (AI) from Amazon Web Services (AWS) to its exam preparation resource, PROMIR. Read this post to learn more.