Emerging and Sustainable Technology

Chicago Combines Vehicle-Sharing Program with Existing Fleet

April 6, 2011 - Chicago, Washington, D.C., and New York City are using a vehicle-sharing company called Zipcar to lower costs and get more environmentally friendly.

The Do’s and Don’ts of Making a Paperless City Council

April 5, 2011 - Sacramento, Calif.’s transition to all-digital agenda materials transformed an old-school City Council.

Hybrid Garbage Trucks Saving Miami-Dade Big Money

April 5, 2011 - How “hydraulic hybrid” technology in garbage trucks could someday save municipalities like Miami-Dade County, Fla., millions of dollars.

Amazon Makes Play for the Consumer Cloud Crowd

March 30, 2011 - Amazon has riled competitors with new service that stores music and other media in “your hard drive in the cloud.”

NYC Public Schools Hope Analytics Will Help Cut Power Consumption

March 23, 2011 - The Energy Analytics for Buildings program is developing an analytics software package that school officials can use to better manage power consumption — and in turn, save money and cut emissions.

Bar-Code Inventorying Pays Off for Dallas City Department

March 21, 2011 - The Dallas Department of Intergovernmental Services, responsible for tracking millions of dollars in assets for various city departments, upgraded to bar-code technology to manage assets funded by homeland security grants.

President Obama’s Brazil Trip to Showcase World Cup Tech Prep (Opinion)

March 18, 2011 - Industry Perspective: With a World Cup and an Olympics fast approaching, Brazil is poised to show the world its next-gen intelligence system.

The 3 Phases to Starting a Private Government Cloud

March 17, 2011 - Industry Perspective: Former Massachusetts deputy state CIO and current EMC Corp. CTO Bethann Pepoli on the public sector’s journey to the private cloud.

First LEED Platinum Certification Awarded to Public Building in New York

March 16, 2011 - The headquarters of the New York State Parks Taconic Region receives highest green building certification.

Hospital Designs a Development Platform for Medical Web Apps

March 14, 2011 - Now that the SMART platform for medical apps is public, developers are encouraged to design apps that benefit the field.

IBM Names Smarter Cities Challenge Grant Winners

March 9, 2011 - Twenty-four cities worldwide to receive $400,000 each in technology and services to improve efficiency and service delivery.

Colorado Examines Hydropower in Irrigation Ditches

March 1, 2011 - Researchers in Colorado are investigating the potential for the state’s irrigation canals to be used as a source of renewable hydropower.

Small Towns Await Energy Efficiency Projects Fueled by Stimulus

March 1, 2011 - Two years after the beginning of the economic stimulus package, some towns are on deck for energy efficiency projects.

IT Trends: Electronic Savings Bonds; Distracted Pedestrians

February 25, 2011 - China’s Internet growth.

Report: Western States Look into GIS Cloud

February 10, 2011 - California tightens IT spending approval; a majority of government workers are unsatisfied with their technology options.

Transit Authorities Jump Aboard $53 Billion Rail Plan

February 8, 2011 - High-speed rail authorities in New York, California and the Midwest laud White House proposal to invest $53 billion during a six-year period.

Online Game for City Planners Addresses Real-World Problems

February 4, 2011 - IBM’s free CityOne online game helps governments tackle real-world challenges.

S.F. Parking Meters to Alert Drivers When Spot Is Open

February 1, 2011 - Smart parking meter system will give the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency real-time insight into parking patterns.

IT Trends: MySpace Layoffs, British Library iPhone App

January 31, 2011 - First YouTube movie, DARPA works on visual intelligence for the military.

North Carolina Trying to Predict Early Health Hazards

January 26, 2011 - Public-private partnership assembles IT dream team to expand biosurveillance across North Carolina.