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AWS Tech Alliance boosts cloud skills and tech jobs across German industries

Since its launch in 2023, the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Skills to Jobs Tech Alliance has been joined by more than 650 employers and more than 970 educatio­­­nal institutions, and has engaged more than 53,000 learners with employers across 11 countries. Germany is renowned for its engineering innovation and industry strength in sectors such as automotive, manufacturing, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals, and this post highlights the contributions the Tech Alliance is making in the country.

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The need for a Cloud Center of Excellence in digital transformation

Digital transformation initiatives often struggle to achieve their intended goals, with McKinsey and Company reporting that up to 70 percent fail to fully meet objectives. Challenges like time delays, cost overruns, and incomplete functionality can undermine the success of these efforts. This post is the first in a four-part series that addresses how a Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE) can be a viable solution to address these common pitfalls. Part one focuses on what a CCoE is and how it, combined with the Amazon Web Services Cloud Adoption Framework (AWS CAF), can help your enterprise with its digital transformation.

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The essential role of a landing zone in a government’s digital transformation

Creating a government that is more transparent, better performing, and capable of responding to the needs of its citizens in real-time is not without its challenges. Governments must navigate a complex landscape of legacy systems, stringent regulations, and the need to protect sensitive citizen data. This is when the concept of a landing zone becomes essential.

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Working backwards from generative AI business value in the public sector

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has captured the imagination of organizations across industries, promising to revolutionize workflows and drive innovation. As public sector entities explore this transformative technology, a critical challenge emerges: identifying and prioritizing high-value use cases that align with specific business objectives and delivering measurable outcomes. In this post, we present an Amazon Web Services (AWS) framework to help public sector organizations navigate generative AI adoption and unlock its true potential.

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Transforming government: 4 approaches to overcome 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.

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AWS and USAID accelerate Armenia’s cloud journey and digital resilience

During her visit to Armenia on July 10, 2024, Samantha Power, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator, announced $5 million in funding for a new public-private collaboration between USAID, the Government of Armenia, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). The collaboration will be delivered through USAID’s Enterprises for Development, Growth, and Empowerment (EDGE) Fund, launched to leverage the private sector’s competitive edge to solve global challenges. Read this post to learn more.

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How NPOs and NGOs embrace digital transformation for sustainability with AWS

Nonprofit organizations (NPOs) and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) focusing on sustainability are dedicated to fostering a healthy environment, preserving our planet, and providing a livable future for upcoming generations. This post highlights how NPOs and NGOs across the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region use Amazon Web Services (AWS) to drive their missions. It also addresses the challenges they face in digital transformation and offers resources to navigate those challenges.

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Improving constituent experience using AWS-powered generative AI chatbots

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) can transform the experience of state and local government constituents. With Amazon Lex, you can design and build sophisticated voice and text conversational interfaces, deploy omnichannel experiences with pre-built integrations to contact center solutions, and pay only for speech and text requests with no upfront costs or minimum fees. This post provides a technical walkthrough for building a generative AI chat-based solution.

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Reimagining the US federal financial space with generative AI: Insights from AWS executive Olivia Peterson

Olivia Peterson, director of federal financial sales at Amazon Web Services (AWS) Worldwide Public Sector (WWPS), is a kind and thoughtful trailblazer who has built a career embedded in customer obsession, while creating safe spaces for her team to thrive. She is the latest guest on the AWS Behind the Cloud vodcast, where she talked about the opportunities technology provides for federal financial agencies to fulfill their missions – from fighting financial crime to increasing internal efficiencies. Read this post to learn more.

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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.