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How using cloud technology can help your organization meet sustainability goals

AWS Public Sector Blog

We lead this drive with the following aims: Match all of our electricity used in our operations with 100 percent renewable energy by 2025, five years ahead of our original 2030 target. AWS will become water positive by 2030 , returning more water to communities than we use in our direct operations. million European homes.

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Why the creation of smart cities requires real-time data processing

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By 2030 it is expected that 28% of people worldwide will live in a city with at least one million inhabitants, according to a report on urbanisation by the Government Office for Science. Mobility and connected transit: Monitoring public transport can improve safety and hygiene. In England alone, 82.9%

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Working backwards from Vision Zero to improve road safety

AWS Public Sector Blog

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. W ork ing B ackwards to Vision Zero.

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New report: The economic impact of the new AWS Region in the Middle East

AWS Public Sector Blog

Careem, the Dubai-based app that offers ride-hailing, mass transportation, delivery, and payments services, used AWS to scale operations as it grew to become the Middle East’s first unicorn – a startup with a value over one billion dollars – without sacrificing security.