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Unhoused individuals gain shelter, prove their identity using AWS-powered solution Kiip

AWS Public Sector Blog

Social Security cards, birth certificates, and proof of disability are crucial for accessing services and applying for housing. Opening their phone, they were able to provide copies of their ID, Social Security card, and even a fully signed copy of their intake forms with the HOPICS case manager who set them up with Kiip.

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Supporting state agencies with Medicaid unwinding outreach: Creating a multi-lingual two-way messaging system

AWS Public Sector Blog

Medicaid agencies need to conduct outreach to make their millions of members aware of the process for redetermination. With cloud-based tools from Amazon Web Services (AWS), state agencies can conduct this outreach using no code/low code, serverless, elastic services that can scale to two billion text messages a day.

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Amazon SageMaker Studio Lab helps educators focus on teaching rather than technology

AWS Public Sector Blog

Amazon SageMaker Studio Lab from Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a no-cost service built on Jupyter notebooks that takes care of the configuration and security of setting up multi-user Jupyter notebook environments – so educators can focus on teaching and learners can accelerate their journey in ML.

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How Virginia unleashed the power of data

AWS Public Sector Blog

In Virginia, the Commonwealth Data Trust is the legal framework that facilitates data sharing between public and private organizations through contractual agreements that define the responsibilities of data trust users to keep trust provided data assets secure, private, and confidential. Not everyone has a secure environment at all times.

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How Secure is our Election System?

Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

In this podcast we look at one individual county and the security measures used from a physical and cybersecurity perspective, but then also preventing voter fraud from occurring. The integrity of our election system is essential for citizens to trust the outcome of local, state and national elections.

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Concerts for Carers uses AWS Fargate, Amazon Aurora to deliver ticketing and events platform at any scale

AWS Public Sector Blog

Charitable organizations see spikes in activity as they respond to disasters, host seasonal events, and perform outreach to their donor base during fundraising appeals. Security is also a critical consideration, as nonprofits often handle sensitive donor and beneficiary information. The content in Amazon S3 is also encrypted.

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City Colleges of Chicago drives tech program innovation with AWS Machine Learning University and Tech Alliance

AWS Public Sector Blog

Securing skilled instructors is key when establishing a new program, especially in an emerging field like AI/ML. CCC has invested in skilled instructors and is providing student outreach. CCC quickly became an MLU EEP champion, deeply investing in AI/ML upskilling for CCC instructors.

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