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Quint Simon

Quint Simon

Head of Public Policy, Asia Pacific and Japan

Amazon Web Service

Quint Simon serves as head of public policy for Asia Pacific and Japan at Amazon Web Services (AWS). In this capacity, she leads AWS’s engagements with policymakers and regulators across the Asia Pacific on policy issues related to the adoption of cloud computing and emerging technologies. She is co-chair of the Asia Cloud Computing Association and has deep expertise in cross-border data flows, cybersecurity, privacy and data protection, and digital trade.

 

The cloud offers healthcare providers the agility to evolve rapidly, innovate, and reduce complexity in a scalable and cost-effective way. Photo credit: ADB.
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Accelerating Cloud Adoption in Public Healthcare in Asia–Pacific

To get the public healthcare sector adopt the cloud, governments must create clarity on cloud data governance regulations, develop strong cloud-first policies, and prioritize cloud skills training across the region.
Asia–Pacific countries should set ambitious decarbonization goals, and collaborate with the private sector to achieve them. Photo credit: Courtesy of AWS.
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Immediate Steps that Asia–Pacific Governments Can Take to Decarbonize via the Cloud

Cloud computing can accelerate innovation on the path to net-zero carbon.