Government Technology

Ann Patton

Twitter: @govtechnews

Recent Articles

Galveston, Texas, Newspaper Kept Printing Despite Hurricane Ike's Wrath
May 22, 2009 - Galveston County Reports used Twitter and text messaging to obtain the news.

Project Impact Initiative to Create Disaster-Resistant Communities Demonstrates Worth in Kansas Years Later
December 11, 2008 - A public-private partnership's legacy left Kansas communities prepared for a recent tornado.


Collaboration for the Public Sector



Collaborative Justice: Transforming Criminal Justice Services Through Unified Collaboration
This issue brief examines video collaboration in every stage of the human justice process, demonstrating how this technology can not only make services more efficient, affordable, and accessible.

Cloud-Based Services Accelerate Public Sector Adoption of Video Collaboration
Today, thanks to new cloud technologies and high-quality networks, mobile video services - which provide not only cost savings but which help governmental interactions become more efficient - are more feasible than ever before.

Modernization as a Service: Acquiring IT through Innovative Procurement

Five Ways Collaboration is Driving Government Performance

Mobile Video Collaboration: The New Business Reality