Why choose public sector analytics solutions from SAS?
Make trustworthy decisions with integrated data and AI to advance public sector outcomes with data protection, privacy and security for the people you serve.
SAS in the Public Sector: Facts & Figures
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151
countries with SAS government customers
100%
of US federal government cabinet-level departments are SAS customers
>21,700
departments, ministries and agencies are using SAS worldwide
Peer reviews validate SAS solutions for public sector
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"I like how user-friendly SAS Viya is and how much is built into the machine learning pipelines. The initial setup was straightforward. " Public Health Technician Public Sector
Source: G2 review for SAS Viya
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"SAS Viya offers a modern, user-friendly web-based interface and also handles large datasets efficiently SAS Viya's seamless integration with Python, R and open source tools makes it an advanced analytics platform." Associate Public Sector
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"SAS Viya stands out as a cloud‑native, high‑performance analytics platform, bringing together powerful distributed processing (CAS) and open integration with SAS, Python, and R–all within one secure, scalable environment." Statistical Programmer Public Sector
Source: G2 review for SAS Viya
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“My experience has been extremely positive. The platform delivers a powerful and scalable environment for data analytics. The product has exceptional support, too.” Data and Analytics Manager Public Sector
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“We receive excellent support from the SAS team. Several times in the past year we have wanted to use the products in 'new' ways and they always found a way." Director of Data and Analytics Government
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"It’s an incredible tool that helps with virtually everything I need as a data analyst. It’s extremely accurate and includes all the features I need for working with data, while also maintaining data privacy. Overall, it brings together advanced analytics, artificial intelligence and scalable cloud performance in one place." Senior Developer Public Sector
Source: G2 review for SAS Viya
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How can data and AI solutions solve public sector challenges?
Achieve impactful outcomes with solutions designed to increase efficiency while protecting transparency, privacy and security.
The data and AI platform for the public sector
Make trustworthy decisions with integrated data and AI for transparent outcomes that serve the public better, faster and easier.
Decisions you trust
Deliver accurate and reliable outcomes that you and your stakeholders can trust. Build models faster with better control based on our unified solution with continuous decision monitoring.
Governance by design
Enable confident decisions with governance through the data and AI life cycle in conjunction with regional providers when necessary. Gain scalable explainability with automated readiness for oversight based on multiple modeling techniques.
Measurable impact
Achieve impactful outcomes with faster time to ROI based on solutions designed to increase efficiency and enable seamless collaboration while protecting transparency, privacy and security.
Industry-ready intelligence
Accomplish your mission with data and AI solutions tailored for governments, designed to be adaptable to regional requirements. Use our deep expertise in public sector and private industry innovation for trustworthy outcomes.
We help our customers innovate for tomorrow
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SAS is a leader in public sector analytics
SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: AI Decisioning Platforms, Q2 2023.
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Frequently asked questions
What is public sector analytics software?
Public sector analytics are advanced, AI-driven analytics tailored for government entities designed to equip leaders with insights to optimize resources, improve results and serve the public better, faster and easier.
Which government services can public sector analytics improve?
Public sector analytics improves fraud prevention, social benefits, public health programs, tax administration, public safety and crisis response.
How does SAS support secure analytics for governments?
SAS Viya has achieved FedRAMP® and GovRAMP moderate authorization, a valuable recognition of our commitment to secure analytics, trustworthy AI and the need for public sector entities to be able to make confident decisions that meet the highest standards for transparency and oversight.
How does public sector analytics improve the tax and revenue function in governments?
SAS enables agencies to simulate tax policies with digital twins, detect fraud, assess program risks and gauge economic impacts. SAS Tax Compliance is a machine learning solution that enhances audit and investigation processes for quicker case resolution, improved revenue generation and strong taxpayer data protection.
How are social benefit agencies enhanced by public sector analytics from SAS?
SAS helps agencies ensure the right benefits reach the right people at the right time, mitigate improper payments, streamline operations and detect unemployment fraud with AI-driven analytics in SAS Payment Integrity for Social Benefits.
What are the ways SAS optimizes public health services for governments?
SAS Health Solutions help public health agencies simplify data management and accelerate insights. Leaders gain visibility into care quality and costs, make transparent decisions in regulated environments and improve patient outcomes while optimizing resources and clinician experience.
How is SAS used for public safety applications that improve law enforcement?
Law enforcement leaders use SAS data and AI to make confident decisions across operations, investigations, judicial processes and policy, improving outcomes in intelligence, investigations and operations.
How does SAS help governments address and mitigate threats to national security?
SAS offers national security leaders the ability to draw a complete picture of national security risks from a single data, analytics and AI platform. SAS offers enhanced intelligence capabilities to identify, mitigate and address traditional and nontraditional threats across physical and virtual borders. SAS improves preparations and responses powered by data and AI that outperform the competition.
How does SAS improve transportation and infrastructure?
SAS uses real-time data and AI to help agencies predict, prepare for and respond to transportation and infrastructure challenges. Agencies gain insights into usage patterns through IoT devices, receive instant alerts about asset failures and make informed decisions on maintaining, replacing and expanding critical infrastructure.
Why choose SAS for public sector data analytics?
SAS was founded 50 years ago as a public sector project to boost agricultural yields and has evolved into the global leader in data, analytics and AI, used by 90 of the top 100 Fortune 500 companies. The SAS Viya platform simplifies innovation, governance and cloud analytics at scale. Today, over 1,600 government agencies in 130+ countries use SAS to serve the public better, faster and more efficiently.
What do public sector users say about SAS in G2 and Gartner reviews?
Public sector users have left five-star reviews for SAS on both G2 and Gartner, praising the platform's modern, user-friendly interface and its ability to handle large datasets while integrating seamlessly with Python, R and other open source tools. Reviewers also highlight SAS' exceptional, responsive support team, automated governance, risk and compliance reporting, and how easy the platform is to learn and adopt with proper training.