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DC Features

Broadband May Help Cities Compete in Economic Recovery
The nation's communities need more than an economic stimulus to address their challenges.
Local Governments and Technology Companies Offer Advice to Obama Administration
Letter to Obama administration calls for national broadband plan and more support for IT infrastructure.
Miami-Dade TV Showcase the 'Dirty Jobs' of Some County Workers
Inside County Jobs Television show features the often-unseen, gritty tasks done by some of the Florida county's 28,000 workers.
Opinion: Media Mergers Threaten Community News
Consolidation of media ownership means less diversity of opinion.
How Web 2.0 Will Transform Local Government
Social networks, blogs, wikis and other 2.0 tools can strengthen communities.
e.Republic's Center for Digital Government Names 2008 Top Web Portals and Applications
The most innovative, user-friendly state and local government portals plus outstanding agency and department Web sites and applications.
How Web 2.0 is Challenging Government Communications
Governments must set up communications programs, becoming innovative i-communicators, so that they aren't outpaced by citizen reports, and so communications that are vital to citizens don't get lost as too little too late.
Indian Public Service Project Sets an Example.
The objective was not only to offer government-to-citizen services online, but to bring governance to the door-steps of people in remote places while ensuring that the whole process was transparent and corruption-free.
Media Mergers a Threat to Community News?
The policies set by the U.S. federal government on media ownership have tremendous impact on community media that traditionally has played an important role in fostering community awareness and involvement.
New Technology for New Credit Card Rules for Local Governments - What You Need to Know
This article highlights new technology that has just entered the marketplace that allows governments to pass along a credit card "convenience fee" automatically to customers in face-to-face transactions.

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DC US News

City of San Carlos Builds Virtual Business Guide on Facebook
The city will follow local businesses that also use social media.
Teri Takai on IT Security
In a recent webinar, Takai talked about transparency, underserved areas of the state and protecting information online.
Michigan Digital Government Summit Presents Excellence in Technology Awards
For leadership, project management, visionary ability, applications, collaboration and innovation.
Top 10 Court Web Sites Honored
Reviewed 3,000 court Web sites for the 2009 awards, the 11th year of the competition.
Kraken Becomes First Academic Computer to Achieve Petaflop Speeds

The National Institute for Computational Sciences' (NICS's) Cray XT5 supercomputer-Kraken-has been upgraded to become the first academic system to surpass a thousand trillion calculations a second, or one petaflop, a landmark achievement that will greatly accelerate science and place Kraken among the top five computers in the world.
Virginia Announces Winning Technology Programs
Judges included representatives of state, local and educational government interests.
NASCIO Recommends State Data Transparency Sites
"State government has already made much of its data public. We're providing guidance on how to make this data more accessible and available through a single state data portal."

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DC International News

Intelligent Community Forum Announces the Smart21 Communities of 2010
The Intelligent Community Forum announced on Friday its list of the Smart21 Communities of 2010.
Vietnam Officially Announces Government Web Portal
"The party and state consider information technology and communication one of the important means of science and technology and a key economic sector to implement Millennium Development Goals..."
Edmonton Archives Department Offers 25,000 Photos Online
Edmonton, Alberta, offers 25,000 historical photos from its archives online.
Digital Britain Launched Today
"Only a Digital Britain will enable us to demonstrate the vision and dynamism that we have to shape the future."
A New Measure of Global Warming from Carbon Emissions
Scientists have found a direct relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and global warming.
Intelligent Community of 2009, Kazakh Web Strike: International News Wrap
Andrew Spano, Westchester County, New York, county executive honored.
Math Could Address Climate Change Population Concerns
As sea levels rise in the wake of climate change and semi-arid regions turn to desert, people living in those parts of the world are likely to be displaced.