called AWS Get IT in partnership with Future Foundations . The objective of the programme is to inspire more young people , and girls in particular , to consider a career in IT and gain digital skills .
Innovation is crucial to our success . Having a diverse workforce gives us a better understanding of customers ’ needs and is key to unlocking ideas . Our diverse perspectives come from many sources including gender , race , age , national origin , sexual orientation , disability , culture , education , as well as professional and life experience . We actively encourage employees to bring their authentic , original , and best selves to work .
For us , it ’ s a business imperative to make sure that our culture , across the board , is orientated around diversity . That said , while diversity and inclusion are good for our business , our commitment is based on something more
“ It ’ s never been easier and less expensive to collect , store , analyse and share data than it is with the cloud ”
— Darren Mowry , Director , Business Development Amazon Web Services
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