Economic Development

News Features

• Gartner: Top 10 Strategic Technologies for 2009
  

  Factors that denote significant impact include a high potential for disruption to IT or the business, the need for a major dollar investment, or the risk of being late to adopt.

• E-Vote: Thirty-four Kentucky Counties to Use New Voting Equipment
  

  "This new equipment is user-friendly and provides voters with a very important tool in today's elections -- a voter verified paper record."

• Live Surveillance Video from Public Transportation Vehicles
  

  Anyone in a fleet control center can get a complete picture of their fleet's adherence to schedules, safety regulations, and ADA compliance, right down to the specific vehicle or train.

• GSA Launches Program to Support State and Local First Responders
  

  The Cooperative Purchasing Program allows state and local agencies to buy law enforcement, security, and first responder goods and services off a GSA contract known as Schedule 84.

• Hurricane Katrina Fraud Task Force Brings Storm of Justice
  

  Over 900 people charged with crimes including aggravated identity theft and fraud.

• Nevada Issues New Secure Driver License
  

  The DMV will now be using facial recognition software, allowing the department to compare new photos with other photos in its database as a further guard against identity theft.

• E-Vote: Georgia Secretary of State Responds to Efforts to Block Verification of Voter Eligibility
  

  "I have a sworn duty to protect the integrity and security of our state's elections, and will fight any attempt to breach Georgians' trust in our electoral process."

• Arlington County, Va. Ramps up for Election Day
  

  Additional optical scanning machines have been rented to nearly double the capacity of most polling stations to handle voters.

• 10 Ways to Spot a Potential IT Train Wreck
  

  Put IT strategic planning, rather than tactical budgeting at the heart of the CIO management agenda.

• Government Open Source Conference to Include Kundra, Chopra, Berry and Stein
  

  To draw the audience -- primarily state, local and national government IT management -- into the session and extract a reference model for additional communities on the spot.

White Papers / Case Studies

• The Tech Museum of Innovation Announces 2008 Awards
  

  Twenty-five innovators from around the world recognized for developing and applying technology to benefit humanity

• Kentucky Seizes 141 Domain Names of Internet Gambling Sites
  

  Brown said that site owners, when registering domain names, agree to conditions that stipulate the domain name not be used for illegal purposes.

• $250,000 Grant Awarded for Alabama Broadband Expansion Effort
  

  The Initiative will conduct a comprehensive inventory of existing broadband accessibility and produce a digitized map of the network.

• Atlanta Sues Internet Travel Companies for Back Taxes
  

  Expedia, Orbitz, Priceline and Travelocity are among the companies that have failed to remit the disputed hotel/motel room taxes.

• Maine Authority Awards $1.75 Million for Broadband Buildout
  

  "These investments are enabling people in rural areas enhanced access to technology, transforming our state economy, and expanding business opportunities for more Mainers."

• From Khmer Rouge to KhmerOS: Cambodia's New Era Begins With Technology
  

  With an ongoing struggle for the basics of survival, how can technology be considered a priority by and for the citizens of Cambodia?

• Saudis Building Tech City
  

  Infrastructure to include IP telephony, movies-on-demand, personalized TV, Super fast Internet and data services.

• Sudanese ICT Movement Serves the Underprivileged
  

  Ahmed Eisa, founder of the Gedaref Digital City Organization (GDCO), is succeeding in bridging the digital divide in one of the world's poorest countries -- Sudan.

   

   

• Alliance Examines Broadband Deployment Impact on Underserved Communities
  

  "Ensuring that broadband remains affordable so that the newest online users have continued access and that the last ones on aren't the first ones off."

• New York State Will Award 150 Million CPU Hours to Industry, Academia and Government Organizations
  

  "The world is taking notice of the emergence of supercomputers in New York and our state's burgeoning high-tech economy."

Best Practices

• The Tech Museum of Innovation Announces 2008 Awards
  

  Twenty-five innovators from around the world recognized for developing and applying technology to benefit humanity

• Kentucky Seizes 141 Domain Names of Internet Gambling Sites
  

  Brown said that site owners, when registering domain names, agree to conditions that stipulate the domain name not be used for illegal purposes.

• $250,000 Grant Awarded for Alabama Broadband Expansion Effort
  

  The Initiative will conduct a comprehensive inventory of existing broadband accessibility and produce a digitized map of the network.

• Atlanta Sues Internet Travel Companies for Back Taxes
  

  Expedia, Orbitz, Priceline and Travelocity are among the companies that have failed to remit the disputed hotel/motel room taxes.

• Maine Authority Awards $1.75 Million for Broadband Buildout
  

  "These investments are enabling people in rural areas enhanced access to technology, transforming our state economy, and expanding business opportunities for more Mainers."

• From Khmer Rouge to KhmerOS: Cambodia's New Era Begins With Technology
  

  With an ongoing struggle for the basics of survival, how can technology be considered a priority by and for the citizens of Cambodia?

• Saudis Building Tech City
  

  Infrastructure to include IP telephony, movies-on-demand, personalized TV, Super fast Internet and data services.

• Sudanese ICT Movement Serves the Underprivileged
  

  Ahmed Eisa, founder of the Gedaref Digital City Organization (GDCO), is succeeding in bridging the digital divide in one of the world's poorest countries -- Sudan.

   

   

• Alliance Examines Broadband Deployment Impact on Underserved Communities
  

  "Ensuring that broadband remains affordable so that the newest online users have continued access and that the last ones on aren't the first ones off."

• New York State Will Award 150 Million CPU Hours to Industry, Academia and Government Organizations
  

  "The world is taking notice of the emergence of supercomputers in New York and our state's burgeoning high-tech economy."