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The economic impact of AWS’s investment in Japan

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In 2022, we invested ¥348 billion in capital and operational investments in our data centers in Japan. During 2011-2022, the investment in our AWS Regions in Japan resulted in ¥1.31 In 2022, our infrastructure also supported over 20,300 full-time jobs at third-party vendors in skilled professions.

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Working backwards from Vision Zero to improve road safety

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In 2021, more than 42,000 people died in roadway crashes in the US. In January 2022, the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) unveiled the National Roadway Safety Strategy , and Congress passed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that includes a new Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program.

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Accelerating digital transformation to revitalize local economy and improve lives in Japan

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In the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) 2022 Digital Competitiveness Index, Japan ranked 29th out of 63 countries, down one place from last year’s ranking. In September 2021, the Japanese government established the Digital Agency to promote and lead in accelerating digital transformation in Japan.

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AWS investment in South Africa results in economic ripple effect

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billion through 2022 to meet customer demand for cloud computing services, according to a new economic impact study (EIS) from AWS. Amazon is on a path to power its operations with 100% renewable energy by 2025 – five years ahead of its original target. Since then, AWS has invested ZAR 15.6

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Healthy people, healthy planet: Supporting sustainability in healthcare with the cloud

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A 2022 World Economic Forum report recommends health systems to consider shifting to the cloud to save on the materials needed for on-site enterprise hardware and reduce CO2 emissions. This will rise to 96% as Amazon drives toward being powered by 100% renewable energy by 2025.