Category: State or Local Government

The Center for Digital Government and the Center for Digital Education (CDG/CDE) and AWS Champions Awards honor AWS customers who are setting new standards for innovation in the public sector. Curated by the CDG/CDE, this annual awards program recognizes visionary public and private sector organizations across state and local government (SLG), K–12, and higher education that are using the power of cloud computing to deliver better, faster, and more inclusive services.

Cloud infrastructure expansion, agentic AI advancement, and national security initiatives took center stage today during the keynote of the AWS Summit Washington, DC. The annual gathering in the nation’s capital showcased the continued commitment of AWS to public sector innovation and digital transformation.

We are pleased to announce that AWS is now listed on the GovRAMP webpage under the Federal JAB Attestation category for both AWS GovCloud (US) (High) and AWS US East/West (Moderate) regions. Read this post to learn more.

Building on an eight-year cloud transformation journey with AWS, The North Carolina Department of Commerce’s Division of Employment Security (NCDES) is launched one of the first generative artificial intelligence (AI)-powered, public-facing solutions in the state: an intelligent virtual assistant that helps individuals navigate the unemployment insurance claim application process. Read this blog post to learn more.

In this post, we explain how AWS Enterprise Support provides targeted guidance, proactive planning, and technical expertise to help agencies achieve their transformation goals.

What if a Medicaid agency could make sure that their leadership and staff had access to a reliable, single source of truth for their data in one unified platform? The implementation of an operational data store (ODS) presents a viable solution. This post explains the architectural choices available with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to effectively create and maintain an ODS.

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.