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Welcome to the SAS in public sector resources hub

Discover the SAS advantage in the public sector through three key lenses: productivity, efficiency and safety, and integrity and compliance. See how data and AI from SAS drive better outcomes by boosting resourcefulness, readiness and responsiveness.

Productivity in public services

Reimagining the future of public sector productivity

This Economist Impact report is based on global research and was sponsored by SAS. It examines the opportunities and obstacles of public sector productivity reform.

Solving the public services productivity puzzle

This white paper by the Global Government Forum is based on a survey of civil servants worldwide to gain insights into how governments improve productivity while delivering the services that citizens need.

From Data-Rich, Information-Poor to a $37.8 million Return on Investment

This e-book chronicles the fascinating journey to measurable gains in data analytics-driven productive impact at the University of North Texas. Led by their Data, Analytics and Institutional Research Team, the university's "Insights" is widely recognized across industries for data-driven excellence.

Improve investigational outcomes using data-driven insights and decisions

This solution brief describes scalable solutions that enable law enforcement, public safety and intelligence agencies to aggregate and analyze large data sets to generate insights that justice and public safety officials use for confident decisions that deliver better results.

Improve citizen engagement with natural language processing

This solution brief describes how machine-learning algorithms from SAS can assist in the task of appraising properties easier, faster and more accurate with less subjectivity.

Improve the accuracy and precision of property appraisal valuations

This solution brief describes how a municipal property valuation assessor's office uses SAS machine learning to conduct regular appraisals of all residential properties in its jurisdiction in a way that's fast, fair, accurate objective and timely.

Advanced analytics helps policymakers determine how new tax measures would affect citizens

This customer success story describes how Belgium's Federal Public Service Finance uses AI on SAS® Viya® to better understand the effects of tax policy changes before they are implemented. By applying digital twin technology, they enable model accuracy while protecting data privacy.

Efficiency & safety in government

Rising Waters and Rapid Responses

This e-book offers an insider’s view of the tools and strategies that some leaders in flood management are already deploying to better protect their citizens, as well as case studies that show how these approaches work in real-world applications.

Danger in the digital realm: Protecting children from predators

This e-book tackles the tough topic of helping protect the most vulnerable in our communities - and how technology can help. It how law enforcement can work more efficiently to protect children from harm, catch offenders faster, and eliminate backlogs - all while reducing the negative impacts of distressing cases and content on officer well-being.

Seven trends shaping the future of tax – a global perspective

This e-book identifies seven megatrends shaping the future of tax, including the explosion in data sharing, GenAI and the growing skills gap. It also delves into the impact of these trends, and how data and AI can help tax agencies keep abreast of them.

Design and evaluate data-driven policies and programs to reduce recidivism

This solution brief describes how managing the factors that impact the effectiveness of the reintegration of incarcerated offenders with data and AI often determine the overall success of the individuals.

Jakarta Smart City uses IoT analytics to better serve residents

This customer success story describes how the agency that manages public services and disaster management in the largest city in SE Asia and one of the most densely-populated cities on earth uses AI and analytics to protect all its citizens, including the 40% of residents living below sea level.

Managing Dutch roads and waterways with intelligence

This customer success story details how Rijkswaterstaat, the public agency to manage the Netherlands’ complex relationship with water – and other public infrastructure - uses a variety of solutions on SAS Viya 4 that provide real-time insights and predictive capabilities for planning and proactive management of public safety and infrastructure.

Integrity & compliance in government

Your journey to a GenAI future: A strategic path to success for government

This e-book focused on the public sector and summarizes landmark global research sponsored by SAS to explore the impact of GenAI on public sector organizations. It identifies the best opportunities for making the most of GenAI and mitigating the risks associated with this powerful tech development.

Enforcing Tax Compliance in a Turbulent World

This white paper by the International Institute for Analytics explores ways government tax agencies can leverage data and AI to improve operational efficiency, taxpayer engagement and make smarter decisions throughout the revenue and compliance process.

Ten Tips for Using Data and Analytics Effectively in Education

This white paper neatly summarizes the common success factors that underly the best practices from educational institutions using data, analytics and AI to improve how their organizations run across a wide range of applications.

Environmental compliance in government

This solution brief describes optimal uses of data and AI for environmental agencies to automate ingestion of permit documentation, curate lists of exceptions, surface irregularities and anomalies, manage compliance and enforcement activities and more.

Helping younger generations form a brighter future with early childhood intervention

This customer success story describes how data-driven insights powered by SAS help the Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority support child well-being, health and education initiatives for a better tomorrow by supporting programs such as childhood obesity mitigation, child safety and protection programs and more.

Creating a culture of data literacy and increasing graduation rates for underrepresented students at UNLV

This customer success story describes how the university administration uses data improve graduation rates, with over 20% improvement over the last five to six years.

Recovering millions of dollars in fraudulent insurance claims via advanced analytics

This customer success story describes how the North Carolina Department of Insurance runs its Insurance Crimes Investigation System in the cloud to better detect fraud and track investigations from intake through prosecution, saving millions in time and money.