Plus, a lack of funding is impacting digital inclusion initiatives, the U.S. House of Representatives advanced a bill for rural and tribal broadband, San Francisco has expanded its free Wi-Fi network, and more.
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Larger jurisdictions have until April 24 to comply with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, which means building accessibility into digital public services is no longer just a matter of best practice. -
Americans should be on the alert for potential lone wolf cyber attacks amid the conflict in Iran, according to a bulletin issued to law enforcement from the Department of Homeland Security.
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Lea Eriksen, who has been serving as director of the Department of Technology and Innovation for the Southern California city, will become the next senior assistant city manager in Culver City.
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The AI Center for Civic and Social Good will let the public and the San Jose State University community learn about and work with AI technology through programming — at no cost to participants.
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From Pilot to Launch: What will it take to scale AI in government?
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As fears of an AI “bubble” persist, officials and gov tech suppliers are looking to move past pilots and deploy larger, more permanent projects that bring tangible benefits. But getting there is easier said than done. -
Artificial intelligence has been dominant for several years. But where has government taken it? More than a decade after the GT100's debut, companies doing business in the public sector are ready to prove their worth.
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The boom of early Internet in the mid-1990s upended government IT. The rise of artificial intelligence isn't exactly the same, but it isn't completely different. What can we learn from 30 years ago?
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The County Council approved spending roughly $99,600 to upgrade mapping software. The intention, the county administrator said, is ensuring computer-aided dispatch sends public safety to the right place.
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The City Council voted 5-1 to accept a nearly $21,000 state grant to purchase a drone for police. Vice Mayor Curt Diemer, the lone vote against, urged the city to take a serious look at “shrinking liberty.”
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North Kansas City School District is cooperating with law enforcement after an audit found a district IT employee approved invoices for a vendor owned by his brother, without following procurement requirements.
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Months after shutting off most of its Flock Safety cameras due to privacy concerns, Richmond must now decide whether or not to give the company a second chance, a dilemma splitting the community.
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One month after a fatal shooting at one of their high schools, Harford school officials toured Smith Detections, a company that serves airports and the U.S. Department of Defense, in search of security system options.
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Staff at Sutter Middle School in Folsom found that Yondr pouches created extra headaches when it came to monitoring them, but a policy of requiring phones to be powered off during school hours has been a success.
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After a passionate debate about the value of ShotSpotter, the Oakland City Council approved Tuesday a new contract for the network of sensors that alerts police to gunshots.
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The Brusly Town Council voted unanimously to adopt "digital siren" technology, which is a warning system meant to alert drivers and pedestrians when a police chase is nearby or may move into their area.
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Some states are pulling back the curtain on their use of artificial intelligence in government, creating public inventories showing which agencies use AI, the types of systems and their potential impact on citizens.
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Elizabeth Barker, an accessibility manager at Khan Academy, shares her insights on how ed-tech developers can make their tools user-friendly for everyone, including the need for field testing, observation and feedback.
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