“AWS’ commitment to the Aragón community has transcended from the business to the social sphere. The company’s continued involvement through financial aid, employee volunteering and social inclusion activities demonstrate how AWS has become another neighbour in the region. At Aspace, we are grateful for the collaboration and immensely excited about what the future holds,” said Mónica Iglesias, Managing Director of the ASPACE Zaragoza Foundation.
Investing in digital skills, training, and STEAM education
A recent study developed by independent consulting firm Strand Partners, commissioned by AWS, highlights that technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI could potentially deliver a €55 billion economic injection to the Spanish economy by 2030. To do so, the country should resolve three critical issues: creating an environment for innovation; ensuring that companies of all sizes have access to the latest technologies; and closing the digital skills gap.
Last year, AWS launched the Think Big Space in Aragón, which aims to bring STEAM education to students in local schools and inspire them to pursue tech studies in the future. The project’s goal is to reach more than 50 local schools and 3,500 students aged between 10 and 16 during the first academic year.
AWS has also launched the Tech Alliance in Spain, bringing together a coalition of Spanish companies, including local partners and AWS customers, government agencies, and educational institutions, to address the technological skills gap in the curricula of technical schools and universities. The alliance aims to prepare students for entry-level technology careers, and connect them with potential employment opportunities among participating companies. Through these and other education and certification initiatives, AWS has trained more than 200,000 people in cloud skills in Spain since 2017, as part of its global commitment to train over 29 million people in cloud computing skills, and two million people in AI by 2025.
How the AWS region in Spain helps customers and society
The AWS Region in Spain supports the digital transformation of organisations across Spain and globally. Telefónica, BBVA Adif, IE, Insud Pharma, and the Spanish Red Cross are examples of local customers using the AWS region in Aragón. In addition, tens of thousands of customers trust AWS to power their infrastructure on the Iberian Peninsula, including more than 75% of the IBEX35, the Spanish stock market.
“Thanks to AWS technology, we can provide critical remote care services and fight unwanted loneliness for around 150,000 elderly and dependent people, as well as their families and caregivers, throughout Spain,” said Sandra Pedraza, CIO at Spanish Red Cross. “The most important thing for us is that AWS provides us a resilient and highly available infrastructure, necessary to be able to support people, as well as the ability to optimize the resources necessary to be more sustainable and innovate in the provision of services. In short, we have created a cloud full of humanitarian technology.”
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