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Amazon initiative provides free AI tools to public sector organizations
Amazon Web Services is launching a $50 million fund that will give public sector organizations the opportunity to leverage its portfolio of cloud-based AI tools.
Amazon recently announced that the AWS Worldwide Public Sector Generative AI Impact Initiative launched late last month and will continue until June 30, 2026. Through the initiative, public sector organizations will be able to access generative AI solutions running on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud at no cost.
“Across the public sector, leaders are turning to generative AI to become more efficient and agile. However, public sector organizations face several challenges, including optimizing resources, adapting to changing needs, improving patient care, personalizing educational experiences, and enhancing security,” AWS said.
“To address these challenges, AWS is committed to helping public sector organizations realize the full potential of generative AI and other cloud-based technologies to drive positive social impact.”
Participants will have free access to AI and infrastructure tools, including:
- Amazon Bedrock: Amazon's platform for building generative AI applications.
- Amazon Q: A coding and business focused chatbot from Amazon.
- Amazon SageMaker: Amazon's tool for building machine learning models.
- AWS HealthScribe: A tool that generates clinical notes directly from doctor-patient conversations.
- AWS Trainium: Amazon's home-grown machine learning chip.
- AWS Inferentia: A hardware accelerator that accelerates deep learning processing within AWS Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2).
Free access comes in the form of promotional credits, as well as training resources, consulting, and support.
To register and learn more about the program, please visit the AWS site.
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Becky Nagel is the former Editorial Director and Web Director of 1105 Media's Converge 360 group, where she currently serves as VP of AI, specializing in developing enterprise media, events, and training on AI and generative AI technologies. She is the author of “ChatGPT Prompt 101 Guide for Business Users” and other popular AI resources with a real-world business perspective. She regularly speaks, writes, and develops content on AI, generative AI, and other business technologies. Find her on Twitter: @beckynagel.
