Celebrating the 2025 AWS Champions: Visionaries Transforming Government and Education

The CDG/CDE AWS Champions Awards honor AWS customers who are setting new standards for innovation in the public sector. Curated by the Center for Digital Government and the Center for Digital Education, this annual awards program recognizes visionary public and private sector organizations across state and local government (SLG), K–12, and higher education that are using the power of cloud computing to deliver better, faster, and more inclusive services.

“This year’s AWS Champions represent the best of what’s possible when visionary leadership meets modern technology,” says Dustin Haisler, president of the Center for Digital Government and Center for Digital Education. “These public sector and education organizations, as well as the partners who support them, are rethinking service delivery, building digital ecosystems that serve all users, and setting a bold example for what transformation looks like in government and education.”

In 2025, the Champions include public institutions and their private sector technology partners who have reimagined everything from Medicaid modernization to personalized learning. Across every project is a shared commitment to solving tough challenges, expanding access, and building the digital infrastructure of the future.