Harnessing Big Data for Enhanced Policy Making in Government
In Europe, governmental bodies and policymakers are increasingly recognizing the potential of advanced technology to drive digital transformation and provide innovative services to citizens. Leveraging data for statistical initiatives, including open data, empowers researchers to develop groundbreaking tools and visualizations that can guide officials in making informed policy decisions that directly affect their communities. To facilitate collaboration between policymakers and researchers in tackling challenges associated with new data sources, Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office, recently hosted its bi-annual European Big Data Hackathon.
Speeding Up Genome Assembly with AWS Graviton2
By Ethan Lewis, Maya Hart, and Lucas White
Date: April 6, 2021
Category: Public Sector, Research, Technical How-to
The completion of the Human Genome Project stands as one of the most significant scientific milestones of the twenty-first century, taking over 13 years and representing a landmark collaboration between public and private sectors. Recent advancements in sequencing technologies, computational hardware, and innovative algorithms have dramatically reduced the time required for genome assembly to just a few days at a fraction of the previous costs. This progress brings the goal of utilizing the human genome draft for precision and personalized medicine within reach. In this post, we explore how to efficiently perform genome assembly in the cloud using ARM-based AWS Graviton2 instances.
Advancing Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity: Empowering Women in Tech
By Clara Johnson
Date: March 31, 2021
Category: Public Sector, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
At Amazon, fostering innovation is paramount, and diverse teams are crucial to that process. To promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in the tech industry, we actively support initiatives like Girls in Tech, a global nonprofit with over 70,000 members. Despite women earning 57% of bachelor’s degrees in 2019, they only represented 21% of those in computer and information sciences. Moreover, women hold 57% of all professional roles in the US workforce, but only 26% of computing positions, with BIPOC women often comprising a significantly lower percentage in STEM fields. It is evident that change is urgently needed.
AWS Launches 2021 Intake for Equity Equivalent Investment Program in South Africa
By Zola Ndlovu and Thabo Mkhize
Date: March 31, 2021
Category: Public Sector, Announcements
According to the International Finance Corporation (IFC), small business ownership in South Africa mirrors the racial and gender inequalities prevalent in society, with the ownership rates of black and female entrepreneurs declining as businesses grow. At Amazon, we understand that diverse teams drive better innovation for our clients. In 2019, we initiated the AWS Equity Equivalent Investment Program (AWS EEIP) as part of our Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) framework. This program is designed to support and accelerate the growth of 100% black-owned small IT enterprises in South Africa. We are now accepting applications for the 2021 intake.
Introducing the AWS Space Accelerator for Startups
By Clara Johnson
Date: March 30, 2021
Category: Public Sector, Announcements
As the aerospace and satellite sectors evolve, harnessing the capabilities of startups will be crucial for driving innovation and enhancing access to space data. Amazon recognizes the importance of fostering startup ecosystems, and we are excited to unveil the AWS Space Accelerator— a four-week program designed to support space startups in leveraging AWS to address significant challenges in the industry. Applications are now open, and proposals are due by April 21, 2021.
Modeling Air Pollution with Cloud Technologies: Insights from LADCO
By Alex Turner
Date: March 30, 2021
Category: Public Sector, Research
In the spring of 2019, environmental modelers at the Lake Michigan Air Directors Consortium (LADCO) faced a pressing challenge. Research on air pollution around the Great Lakes showed that simulating pollution events required a finer level of detail than our in-house high-performance computing (HPC) cluster could provide. To meet this demand, LADCO modelers utilized AWS ParallelCluster to access the necessary HPC resources, enabling them to conduct modeling more efficiently and scale effectively for member states.
Revolutionizing Education in Indonesia
By Valeria Wang
Date: March 29, 2021
Category: Public Sector, Education
In Indonesia, educational institutions— including EdTech companies and universities— are transforming learning through cloud technologies. By migrating to AWS, these organizations can deliver educational resources to millions of users, innovate at scale, and access cost-free AWS education programs such as AWS Educate and AWS Activate to enhance their curricula.
Tailored Databases: A Blueprint for Cloud Application Development
By Nathan Baker
Date: March 25, 2021
Category: Public Sector, Technical How-to
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