Winners will be awarded a total of $250,000 in three categories, which include “best practices,” “partners in innovation” and “dream big.” Competitors will be judged based on the impact of the idea, likelihood of long-term success, use of AWS and the potential for project expansion in other local governments.
“All around the world, local and regional governments are using the AWS Cloud to innovate and meet their mission,” said Teresa Carlson, vice president of worldwide public sector at AWS. “The winners of last year’s City on a Cloud Innovation Challenge included local governments forecasting crime using machine learning, enhancing air traveler experience with Internet of Things data, and making data more accessible to developers and researchers – all made possible by the AWS Cloud. We’re looking forward to this year’s City on a Cloud Innovation Challenge and seeing how local governments are using the cloud in transformative ways.”
More information about entry, including rules, judge, and winners from the 2014 competition can be found on the City on a Cloud Innovation Challenge website.
