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AWS Institute 5 challenges of digital transformation

Accelerate public service transformation with the cloud

The AWS Institute created this series of guides to address the five most common challenges that almost 5,000 public service transformation leaders from around the world say they face.

Find advice and examples of successful government transformation from experienced, nation-scale digital transformation leaders. Each section is also available in Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Italian, German, and Turkish.

Strategy to get started; skills and capability; how to buy new technology and deal with legacy IT; data security; and modern service design.

Read the full report in English,  SpanishPortuguese, or Dutch

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Explore digital transformation topics including sovereignty, legacy, security, and how to get started. Find insights and use cases for your sector and region in our content library.

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    Bahmni: Thoughtworks’ open-source electronic medical record system

    Bahmni is an integrated digital healthcare solution created by Thoughtworks. Designed to improve the quality of patient care in settings with limited bandwidth and infrastructure, Bahmni has grown from being used in one hospital in 2013, to more than 500 sites in 51 countries today.
    October 2024
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    Governments can use digital public infrastructure to accelerate innovation

    Digital Public Infrastructure, or DPI, gives government organizations the ability to leverage world-class digital solutions and products without the need to invest resources to create and develop them. Thoughtworks created Bahmni (a DPI) in 2013, as an open-source electronic medical record and hospital information management system.
    October 2024
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    Transforming government: 4 approaches to legacy exit challenges

    Governments worldwide dedicate a significant portion of their IT budget to maintaining legacy technology systems. This can pose security and operational continuity challenges and governments seek to address this challenge. Amazon Web Services (AWS) public sector government transformation specialists researched what technology leaders in government and in the highly regulated private sector believe their main IT challenges are. This post summarizes the insights and suggests four approaches to consider.
    October 2024
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    Digital public infrastructure is high priority for governments worldwide

    Digital public infrastructure (DPI) describes the foundational digital capabilities nations provide to facilitate efficient and secure interactions within society, such as proving identity, paying for goods and services, proving an entitlement, or sharing data. DPI is a country’s digital backbone, rapidly enabling modern and responsive government, increasing inclusion and economic participation, and stimulating innovation across all sectors. This post provides several compelling examples of governments worldwide that are benefitting from DPI.
    October 2024
  • Whitepaper

    Open by design: how open source can drive sustainable urban development

    This UNDP report explores how municipal governments can benefit from open source tools and technologies. It explores successful digital transformation tactics governments can use to make public services and cities in particular work better and develop sustainably.
    September 2024
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    Open by design: how open source can drive sustainable government

    This UNDP report explores how municipal governments can benefit from open source tools and technologies. It explores successful digital transformation tactics governments can use to make public services and cities in particular work better and develop sustainably.
    September 2024
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