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Innovating for a more sustainable future: Practical examples from two Nordic organizations

AWS Public Sector Blog

Innovation is key in achieving sustainability goals across the public and private sector. Two Nordic-based organizations are using Amazon Web Services (AWS) to reach ambitious sustainability goals. Sustainability cannot be seen as an outlying or standalone department.”

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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. To achieve its goal of eliminating traffic deaths and serious injury collisions on city streets by 2030, the Bellevue City Council developed and approved the Safe System approach. Safe s treets and r oads for a ll. W ork ing B ackwards to Vision Zero.

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Continuing the pace of government innovation with the cloud in Asia Pacific and Japan

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According to a Gartner survey in 2021, digitally advanced government organizations realize more benefits of modernization, including higher efficiency, cost reductions, greater workforce productivity, compliance, and transparency. Continue the momentum by scaling digitization. Staying secure with the cloud.

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

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To become more sustainable, the health sector is turning to the cloud. While sustainability in healthcare encompasses environmental sustainability, it also considers how to design a sustainable care delivery system. This will rise to 96% as Amazon drives toward being powered by 100% renewable energy by 2025.

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Higher education institutions broaden learning opportunities with AWS Professional Services

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These efforts are part of an ambitious statewide goal to close the educational attainment gap in North Carolina, ensuring that 2 million North Carolinians have a high-quality credential or postsecondary degree by 2030.

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Powering digital transformation in Canada: AWS Summit Ottawa keynote recap

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We’re also on track to power our operations with 100% renewable energy by 2025—five years ahead of our original 2030 commitment. In 2021, Amazon announced its first renewable energy investments in Canada: two solar farms in Alberta that will generate 80 and 375 megawatts, respectively.