AWS for Government
in Australia and New Zealand
Transform citizen services with the scale, flexibility, and capability with AWS
Powering digital transformation with citizens at the centre
Amazon Web Services (AWS) gives federal, state, and local government agencies the tools and flexibility to build modern digital services so they can innovate on behalf of citizens using secure, cost-effective cloud services.
Across Australia and New Zealand, government organisations choose AWS for meeting their unique requirements for security, compliance, reliability, and cost savings.
Federal and State Government
Federal and state government agencies are making a difference with Cloud infrastructure. With AWS, even the largest organisations can benefit from the fastest pace of innovation, the broadest and deepest functionality, the most secure computing environment, and proven operational expertise.
Local Government
Amazon Web Services (AWS) gives local authorities the tools and flexibility to build modern digital services so they can innovate on behalf of their communities using secure, cost-effective cloud services.
Benefits of Cloud for Government
Security and compliance
Security is a top priority at AWS. Our world-class infrastructure meets the highest levels of security, compliance, and data protection. Learn how customers in Australia and New Zealand are using the AWS Cloud to store confidential data, process sensitive transactions, and build critical services.
Quickly transform data into actionable insights
Break down siloes and unite your data to analyse and act on your insights. AWS can help you build data strategies that enable better internal sharing among council teams, as well as external public and private sector partners while making sure you have the necessary security controls in place.
Achieve cost savings and increase efficiencies
Authorities typically save around 60 percent by moving from on-premises infrastructure to the cloud. In addition, by automating processes and the scaling up and down of resources, customers can efficiently manage technology infrastructure, platforms, and licensing.
Digitise services and respond to citizens quickly
Citizens are looking for faster, more convenient interactions with services they depend on. Learn how AWS helps customers rethink processes and invent new digital solutions to innovate, modernise infrastructure, and improve operational productivity.
DCS Spatial Services improves flood impact assessment time with AWS, Deloitte, and CSU
During flood incidents across NSW, hundreds of gigabytes of aerial imagery are captured and analysed. The Department of Customer Service (DCS) Spatial Services collaborated with AWS, Deloitte and Charles Sturt University (CSU) to test the extraction of geospatial information using the power of cloud technology, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. This initiative has transformed impact assessment reporting for emergency services. The results obtained have not only streamlined the process but also slashed the time required to obtain crucial information from hours to mere minutes. This leap in efficiency translates to an enhanced emergency service response, impacting vital aspects such as evacuation planning, coordination of emergency support staffing, facilitation of recovery operations and swift release of emergency funding.
Learn more from our customers
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Federal
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State Government
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Local Government
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Federal
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New Zealand Qualifications Authority Uses VMware Cloud on AWS to Exit Data Center, Drive Modernisation
An AWS Public Sector Partner, VMware assisted the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) in quickly migrating ten key business applications to AWS, enabling reliable online examinations for more than 100,000 students, speeding a modernisation initiative, and increasing business response times.
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) holds the Census of Population and Housing every five years, collecting data from around 10 million households and more than 25 million people. Learn how ABS worked with AWS to help deliver a smooth and secure experience for the 2021 Australian Census.
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
To unlock the causes of complex diseases, the global scientific community needs access to big data in a highly secure and efficient environment. Learn how cloud has helped CSIRO analyse data 3.6x faster than its legacy solutions and prepare them for future growth.
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State Government
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eHealth NSW
eHealth NSW plans, implements and supports information and communication technology (ICT) and digital capabilities across NSW Health by designing and implementing technology solutions to innovate and transform how healthcare is delivered to patients. Learn how eHealth NSW migrated 10 clinical applications, including mission-critical workloads from its on-premises infrastructure onto the AWS Cloud.
Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR)
TMR chose Amazon Web Services (AWS) to support its infrastructure migration to the cloud and its new digital business strategy, which involves a broad range of AWS services.
Energy Queensland and Lemongrass Consulting
Enterprises across the globe embarking on SAP cloud migrations often turn to partners like Lemongrass Consulting for help. Lemongrass, an AWS Premier Consulting Partner and an AWS Public Sector Partner, specializes in moving customers’ SAP implementations to AWS quickly and cost effectively.
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Local Government
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Alexandrina Council and SpiralData
AWS Partner SpiralData helped Alexandrina Council use Amazon Web Services (AWS) to gain deeper visibility into wastewater data, identify rainfall ingress with 100 percent accuracy, increase sewer end of line vacuum pressure by 20 percent, and optimise its operations.
City of Charles Sturt
Following a tender in October 2019, CCS selected Comunet, an AWS Advanced Consulting Partner, to help develop an integrated platform for better public service delivery, starting with migrating its legacy IT architecture to the AWS Cloud.
Wellington City Council
As New Zealand's center of government, Wellington City Council’s mandate includes finding new ways of working and improving the lives of its citizens. Learn how they were able to ensure high availability on their applications, enable remote working for 1,800 users concurrently, and reduce time to launch new servers from 2 weeks to a few hours.
Useful Resources
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Training and Certification
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AWS Institute
AWS Public Sector ANZ Content Hub
eBook: Driving innovation in local government across Australia and New Zealand
eBook: Innovation for Life - Rising to the digital transformation challenge in the public sector across Australia and New Zealand
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What is AWS security in Australia and New Zealand
Security and Compliance for Australia and New Zealand
AWS and the Australian Signals Directorate Essential Eight
Blog: Approaches to meeting Australian Government gateway requirements on AWS
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AWS Region in Sydney, Australia
AWS Region in Melbourne, Australia
CloudFront edge location in New Zealand
Global Infrastructure
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Innovate with AWS Partners
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Customer Success with AWS Partners
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AWS Training and Certification
Executive Resources
Case study: eHealth NSW Upskills Staff to Accelerate Cloud-First Strategy
AWS Training and Certification events
Featured Content
AWS Public Sector Symposium Canberra 2023 - Keynote with Simon Elisha
Listen to Simon Elisha, chief technologist, Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania, public sector, at Amazon Web Services (AWS), as he shares how customers are using the power of AWS to accelerate their digital transformations to drive productivity and economic development.
AWS does research for disaster response
“Everything has to work flawlessly in a disaster scenario,” said Matt Johannessen, who heads up the AWS Disaster Response team. “In a disaster, there’s no room for error, and it’s no time to experiment. That’s why we are doing our experimentation and invention here—before disaster strikes.”
Improving your commute, a cloud at a time: Transportation in the age of technology
Our cities are becoming smarter and faster every day, and as the modern city evolves so does its transportation offerings. By migrating transportation services to the cloud, cities can evolve to meet constituents’ transportation needs.
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