Category: State or Local Government

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is excited to announce that it is bringing its Skills to Jobs Tech Alliance Program to Thailand to develop emerging technology and cloud skill talent in support of Thailand’s digital transformation goals. AWS has trained more than 50,000 individuals in Thailand with cloud skills since 2017.

Deloitte’s Resident Outreach solution (available in AWS Marketplace) enables state agencies to adapt their resident communications through the power of generative AI on AWS. In this post, we discuss how Deloitte empowers the four capabilities of Resident Outreach: Multi-Modal Completion of Applications & Renewals, Application Nudges, Correspondences, and Campaigns.

A collaboration between the UK’s Bedfordshire Police and AWS resulted in rapid deployment of high-impact, cloud-based solutions that free up officer and staff time and resources. This has helped officers to better serve communities and victims. Based on cloud technology, the model is easily replicable by other law-enforcement organizations.

The AWS Imagine for education, state, and local government conference—taking place on July 29-30 in Chicago—is designed for decision-makers eager to explore practical cloud and AI strategies that can help them better provide for their beneficiaries and staff. Whether you’re looking to improve student success, enhance civic initiatives, or accelerate research, this two-day, no-cost event will deliver real-world knowledge and connections to help you turn ideas into impact. In this post, we highlight what you can expect at the conference.

U.S. State and Local Government (SLG) organizations often have requirements to host regulated workloads with distinct compliance requirements. Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides U.S. SLG customers with an approach to meet compliance needs by using AWS GovCloud (US) regions or AWS U.S. commercial regions. In this post, we will explain how some U.S. SLG regulated workloads can be hosted in the AWS U.S. commercial regions.

The Metropolitan Police Department of Washington DC (DC-MPD) is one of the ten largest police agencies in the United States, serving as the primary law enforcement entity for the District of Columbia. Embracing cutting-edge technology provided by AWS, DC-MPD has integrated evidence analysis techniques with state-of-the-art information technology to advance crime-mapping, real-time crime statistics dashboards, and summary statistics for a holistic view of crime dynamics.

At AWS re:Invent 2024, which took place last December in Las Vegas, Amazon Web Services (AWS) unveiled an array of cutting-edge innovations during a week of keynotes, innovation talks, breakout sessions, product launches, interactive demos, and networking opportunities. In this post, we highlight the key takeaways from AWS re:Invent 2024 for government agencies.

By 2026, more than 90 percent of organizations worldwide will face challenges related to an IT skills shortage. Artificial intelligence skills are among the most in-demand, but a variety of cloud skills like architecture, data management and storage, and software development are among the top 10 needed IT skills. To address these needs, Amazon Web Services hosts AWS State, Local, and Education Learning Days, a series of no-cost in-person events nationwide. These one-day events provide IT professionals and business executives in state and local government (SLG) and education with hands-on learning opportunities to grow their cloud skills. Read this post to learn more.

Public sector organizations face stringent compliance requirements, and any unauthorized access to protected health information (PHI) or personal identifiable information (PII) can result in legal penalties and reputational damage. This post aims to demonstrate how public sector customers can develop a fine-grained authorization module using Amazon Web Services (AWS) identity services, extending beyond the capabilities of traditional role-based access control (RBAC), so they can achieve compliance objectives.

Government agencies handle vast volumes of bureaucratic documents daily, ranging from tax forms to medical records. This document-heavy workflow, often reliant on manual processing, can result in delays, errors, and increased operational inefficiencies, causing frustration among both employees and stakeholders. This post explores how intelligent document processing (IDP) solutions from Amazon Web Services (AWS) can modernize bureaucratic workflows, improve efficiency, and enhance service delivery within government agencies.