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City on a Cloud Innovation Challenge: Partners in Innovation and Cloud Innovation Leadership Award Winners
Last week we highlighted the 2016 City on a Cloud Innovation Challenge Award Winners. We showcased the five winners for the Best Practices Award and the five winners for the Dream Big Award. In addition, Appriss, GRIDSMART, OpenDataSoft, SmartProcure, and Utility, Inc. were this year’s Partners in Innovation Award recipients, recognizing applications that solve local […]
Read MoreCity on a Cloud Innovation Challenge: Dream Big Award Winners
At our AWS Public Sector Summit in Washington, DC, we announced the winners of the third City on a Cloud Innovation Challenge, a global program to recognize local and regional governments and technology companies that are innovating for the benefit of citizens using the AWS Cloud. In a previous post this week, we highlighted the […]
Read MoreCity on a Cloud Innovation Challenge: Best Practices Award Winners
We announced the winners of the third City on a Cloud Innovation Challenge, a global program to recognize local and regional governments as well as technology companies that are innovating for the benefit of citizens using the AWS Cloud, at our AWS Public Sector Summit in Washington, DC. Winners of the four categories, Best Practices, […]
Read MoreCongratulations to the 16 Winners of the Third Global City on a Cloud Innovation Challenge
Today, we announced the winners of the third City on a Cloud Innovation Challenge, a global program to recognize local and regional governments and developers that are innovating for the benefit of citizens using the AWS Cloud. Fifteen winners were selected by a panel of worldwide experts based on the impact of their solution, likelihood […]
Read MoreAnnouncing the City on a Cloud Innovation Challenge Finalists
We are excited to announce the 2016 City on a Cloud Innovation Challenge finalists. We received a record amount of applicants in our third annual challenge from cities, counties, and municipalities all over the world. From Israel to the United Kingdom, we received applications showing how government leaders are making use of the Internet of […]
Read MoreRemember the Alamo: A Story Bigger than Texas
Remember the Alamo? About two million annual visitors do, making the historic site the most visited tourism destination in Texas. Most know the Alamo for the 90-minute battle in 1836 that led to Texas’ independence from Mexico, but the 300-year-old Alamo has an even deeper history to tell. As the flagship tourism site for the […]
Read MoreIf every government asset is a sensor, what does that mean for management?
A guest post by Frank DiGiammarino, Director, AWS State and Local Government I have the opportunity to see local and regional governments around the world engage in innovative and inspiring programs to better serve their citizens. City leaders get creative when faced with pressure to innovate within fixed or shrinking budgets. To save costs, they […]
Read MoreNew Transport for London Open Data Sets Available
Do you use cloud computing to help your city? The 2016 AWS City of a Cloud Innovation Challenge recognizes cities driving technology solutions to help improve citizens’ lives. Apply today to win $50,000 in AWS promotional credits. The deadline is just two weeks away on May 13th, and winners will be announced at the AWS […]
Read MoreLast Call: City on a Cloud Innovation Challenge – Deadline May 13th
The deadline is fast approaching to submit your entries for the City on a Cloud Innovation Challenge! We are looking for examples from local and regional governments and technology partners from around the world that are innovating for the benefit of citizens using the AWS Cloud. From transportation to planning to utilities, governments are using […]
Read MorePowering Smart Cities through Connected Devices
This is the second post in a three-part series around smart and collaborative cities, showing how AWS can help cities of all sizes benefit from the cloud. If you missed our first post in the series, Cities of the Future, Today, you can read it here. In this post, we will explore how cloud computing […]
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