Amazon Web Services launches smart cities hub to connect communities with experts.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced Thursday the launch of its Smart City Competency, an initiative that "will deliver world-class AWS Partner recommendations to customers searching to build and deploy innovative smart city solutions", according to a statement. It's intended to connect cities searching for expertise with experienced companies, having been "designed to identify, validate, and promote AWS Partners with demonstrated AWS technical expertise and proven customer success", according to the program's website. [Extracted from the article]