CIC – Cloud Innovation Center

About Cloud Innovation Center

The Cloud Innovation Centers (CIC) Program provides an opportunity for nonprofits, education institutions, and government agencies to collaborate with other public sector organizations on their most pressing challenges, test new ideas with Amazon’s innovation process, and access the technology expertise of AWS.

Any nonprofit, education, or government organization can apply to work on a challenge with our global network of public sector-led innovation centers. Organizations bring their expertise and work through a challenge engagement, uncover new ways to solve complex problems, and publish their lessons learned to further drive public sector innovation.

Identify challenges

Start with a problem in your community and work with a CIC to find new approaches to solving challenges.

Innovate

Give your team the freedom to experiment with innovation techniques that have been built into Amazon’s DNA.

Solve complex problems

Bring people with diverse experiences together and work towards new solutions for complex challenges.

Scale

Publish results open source to help people across the world learn from CIC collaborations.

Amazon Web Services

“We have seen cloud computing transform public sectors across the world. By launching Cloud Innovation Centers powered by AWS, the University of Bahrain, Bahrain Polytechnic and Tamkeen can support the country’s digital transformation. With the recent launch of the AWS Middle East Region in Bahrain, we are bringing the most advanced cloud technologies closer to customers, students and education institutions in the region to enable them to innovate even faster and develop new products and services that solve for local needs.”

Teresa Carlson, Vice President, Worldwide Public Sector at AWS

2019-12-24T10:31:40+00:00

Teresa Carlson, Vice President, Worldwide Public Sector at AWS

https://cic.polytechnic.bh/testimonials/teresa-carlson/

Bahrain Polytechnic

“Our institution has always been about producing work-ready and enterprising graduates, and so bringing a CIC to Bahrain Polytechnic will allow us to implement AWS’s advanced cloud technologies within our institution. This will help empower our students and staff to utilize these tools to solve some of the most pressing challenges within the public sector. As we head into a world of digitization, the CIC will also help our students acquire the in-demand cloud computing skills, ensuring that they are equipped with the requirements of today’s labor market.”

Dr. Jeff Zabudsky, CEO of Bahrain Polytechnic

2019-12-24T10:37:18+00:00

Dr. Jeff Zabudsky, CEO of Bahrain Polytechnic

https://cic.polytechnic.bh/testimonials/bahrain-polytechnic/

Tamkeen

“Partnering with the University of Bahrain, alongside Bahrain Polytechnic and Amazon Web Services to support Cloud Innovation Centers is an important step towards digital transformation. This will ensure maximum outreach to Bahrainis to start utilizing and embedding cloud technology within their organizations and institutions.

Dr. Ebrahim Mohammed Janahi, Chief Executive at Tamkeen

2019-12-24T12:47:32+00:00