Power of technology and bold thinking infuse AWS public sector initiatives at a critical time SHARE One unfortunate outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. is that many businesses have been forced to close. The “Economic Impact Report” released by Yelp Inc. in September indicated that permanent closures had reached 97,966, which represented 60% of closed businesses overall. In this difficult economic climate, the tech community has a prime opportunity to make a difference, and that was highlighted by Teresa Carlson (pictured), vice president of Worldwide Public Sector and Industries at Amazon.com Inc., in her keynote address today during AWS re:Invent.