Government Technology

Government Technology November 2011

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Point of View

State CIOs Can’t Ignore Health IT
By Steve Towns, Editor

Health benefit exchanges are just part of what CIOs must take on in the near future.

Feature

Transparency Demands Cost Governments Money
By Sarah Rich, Staff Writer

Tight budgets push transparency to the back burner as demand for financial and legislative data grows.

Connectivity

Arkansas Creating Statewide Next-Gen Video and Communications Network
By Brian Heaton, Senior Writer

Once known as “The Land of Opportunity,” Arkansas is revisiting its old nickname in embracing mobile-to-mobile video conferencing and bringing scheduling services in-house.

Hawaii Seeks 1 Gbps Statewide Broadband Access by 2018
By Brian Heaton, Senior Writer

State agencies plan to work together to bring down regulatory hurdles and identify funding for a far-reaching broadband initiative.

Innovation

Smart Electricity Data Powers Savings in Iowa Experiment
By Terry Grillo, Contributing Writer

Volunteers in Dubuque, Iowa, are monitoring electricity consumption along with their neighbors on a Web-based portal stored in an IBM cloud.

Case Studies

SeeClickFix Has National 311 Potential
By Hilton Collins, GT Staff Writer

SeeClickFix improves neighborhoods in New Haven, Conn. — and could serve as a national 311 platform.

Sacramento, Calif.’s Online Records Span the Distant Past
By Brian Heaton, Senior Writer

A new public records repository is increasing transparency in California’s capital city and making public information requests easier for city staff.

Cloud Helps Illinois School Districts Stretch IT Dollars
By Hilton Collins, GT Staff Writer

IlliniCloud cloud computing consortium lets school districts share data for less money.

Four Questions

Connecticut Lieutenant Governor Discusses State’s Health Benefit Exchange
By Karen Stewartson, Managing Editor

Nancy Wyman talks about exchange's impact on Connecticut IT operations.

Gov2020

5 Questions to Help You Understand Your Agency’s Mission
By Steve Ressler, Contributing Writer

Maximizing government resources in a tough budget crisis.

Products

New Products From Lenovo, NextComputing, Jill-e Designs, Akitio
By Miriam Jones, Chief Copy Editor

Tablet, rugged server, laptop bag, storage drive


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