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Teresa Carlson, vice president of the worldwide public sector and industries at Amazon Web Services and a six-time Wash100 awardee, wrote in an article published Wednesday on the World Economic Forum website that the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated technology adoption and organizations seeking to benefit from technologies should “support the development of a workforce with digital skills.“ She said there are four “must-have conditions“ to help meet the need around skills development and build a future-ready workforce and one is equal access to skills training and education.

NTT Data Services has launched a toolset designed to help students, educational institutions and businesses handle online activities amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

L3Harris Technologies has pledged a $2M investment to help the INROADS nonprofit organization to advance a program designed to prepare high school students from underserved communities for college and careers.

SAP National Security Services has announced a $20M donation that will help Fairfax, Va.-based public schools address students' distance learning technology needs.

Science Applications International Corp. has opened applications for a scholarship program that aims to provide veterans with educational opportunities on cybersecurity.

The state of California has partnered with IBM to implement the company's apprenticeship model in efforts to boost workforce skills in the areas of application development, software engineering and mainframe system administration.

Purdue University Global has opened a new education program designed to mold data analysis professionals.

Amazon Web Services has partnered with the Virginia community to implement its cloud computing curriculum to select universities within the state, Bizjournals.com reported Friday.

Motorola Solutions has opened a college campus innovation center in Illinois that will help undergraduate and graduate students apply skills to technological development.

Huntington Ingalls Industries has opened a new skill development laboratory at Pascagoula High School in Mississippi as part of the firm's technical education efforts.

Lockheed Martin has donated $3M to the University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering for research projects on vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.

Amazon Web Services and the Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic have entered into an agreement to further efforts to train military and civilian personnel in cloud computing skills.

Interns from United Launch Alliance and Ball Aerospace are joining K-12 students to launch payloads in celebration of the Apollo 11 moon landing's 50th anniversary.

Cybersecurity company Tenable has released a set of proposed guidelines in convincing people of the importance of cybersecurity of public services in local governments, highlighting the role of local officials in essential city functions including public safety and power distribution.

Huntington Ingalls Industries is sponsoring National Parent Teacher Association's effort to support science, technology, engineering and mathematics education.