Category: Public Sector

Building on a commitment to using innovative technologies to enhance the learning experience, the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) collaborated with AWS to develop UT Sage, a faculty-guided, generative AI tutor platform. UT Sage provides conversational course-related support on-demand while aligning with responsible AI frameworks and preserving the essential connection between faculty and students. In this post, learn how UT Austin worked with the AWS Generative AI Innovation Center to build UT Sage and what this experience can teach other institutions navigating the promise and responsibility of AI in higher education.

Instructure, a leading education technology (EdTech) company, has announced the release of IgniteAI, a new suite of generative artificial intelligence (AI) solutions designed to simplify classroom administration. Developed in close collaboration with AWS and built on Amazon Bedrock, IgniteAI and its agentic AI feature, IgniteAgent, are deeply integrated into Canvas, Instructure’s learning management system (LMS) used by over 2.4 million teachers worldwide. This blog post explores how the collaboration between AWS and Instructure is redefining instructional support and taking education technology to the next level.

As NATO member countries review their defense needs, technology innovators are transforming the landscape of solutions that national security and defense agencies can consider to address complex threats. In this post, we’ll explore how strategic partnerships between cloud providers like AWS and defense innovators can unlock the full potential of these disruptive technologies for NATO and its member countries.

To support a student population that includes many nontraditional learners, such as working adults, caregivers, and first-generation learners, the University of Arkansas – Pulaski Technical College (UA-PTC) needed a faster and more intuitive way to deliver campus information. UA-PTC worked with Modo Labs, an AWS Partner, to launch MyAgent, a generative artificial intelligence agent built on AWS that delivers real-time, verified answers to conversational student questions directly within the college’s Modo-powered app.

This post demonstrates how TLS inspection in Network Firewall provides visibility into encrypted traffic, even when browsers implement Encrypted Client Hello (ECH) or when SNI fields contain modified information.

In this post, you’ll see how the nonprofit Bible ministry, Truth For Life, built a cost-optimized viewer analytics pipeline on AWS to gain new insights on their followers and help develop new growth strategies.

In this post, we explore some of the stories shared by public sector innovators at the AWS Imagine for Nonprofits conferences in London and Sydney, which illustrate the transformative power of cloud technology when applied thoughtfully to address significant challenges and advance mission delivery.

This post demonstrates PacBio’s whole genome sequencing variant pipeline implementation on AWS HealthOmics, offering performance optimization insights and evidence-based recommendations for cost-effective deployment at scale based on extensive benchmarking.

To help IT leaders get started with generative AI, we’re launching a new content hub featuring AWS technology partner solutions designed specifically for public sector IT leaders. Read this post to learn more.

The shift to cloud-based Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) solutions offers significant opportunities for public sector organizations to transform their operations, reduce costs, and improve citizen services. Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides innovative cloud technologies like Amazon Connect that can help organizations achieve these goals. However, traditional procurement approaches may not be well-suited for acquiring these modern cloud technologies. To help organizations navigate this transition, we’ve identified six key considerations when procuring a CCaaS solution like Amazon Connect.