Hassan Janjua, who has more than two decades of public-sector technology experience, will take the helm of Newport News’ enterprise systems and digital transformation initiatives starting in February.
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The CEO of CHAMP Titles — which recently raised $55 million — talks about where the industry is headed. His optimism about upcoming significant growth is matched by another executive from this field.
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The microgrant initiative aims to help support technology adoption among small businesses. The city joins other local and state governments in fostering the adoption of AI and other technologies.
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The impending departures on the same day in March, of Alameda County’s CIO and assistant CIO, will close a chapter in the local government’s technology history. Both have been in place since 2012.
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As governments at all levels continue to embrace new developments in artificial intelligence, cities are using automation for everything from reducing first responder paperwork to streamlined permitting.
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Agencies report that critical IT positions remain hard to fill, but finding the right people takes more than job postings. States are expanding intern and apprentice programs to train and retain talent.
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The local government’s Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to appropriate the funds for a “comprehensive technology infrastructure remediation project.” It comes in response to a critical IT outage last summer.
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Spending critical high school years online left many students unprepared for college, both academically and socially. Those setbacks have been compounded by lowered grading standards and emerging technologies like AI.
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About 500,000 students across more than 1,100 schools in New York City had online classes Monday, after schools stress-tested the technology and prepared their virtual classrooms in anticipation of inclement weather.
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The move reflects a broader push by the education platform Newsela to help educators turn fragmented student data into actionable intelligence without adding new systems or complexity.
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A new International Gaming Institute at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas has launched a new AI Research Hub (AiR Hub) to tackle some of the most pressing challenges facing the gaming industry's digital transformation.
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Personal information, including names, addresses and Social Security numbers, from former students in the Lexington-Richland 5 school district was posted online, the district has announced.
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Dallas-based Compass Datacenters filed rezoning plans with the city of Statesville, N.C., aiming to construct a five-building center that spans 340 acres in a rural area.
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Gov. Maura Healey’s administration is seeking to expand charging stations for electric vehicles as part of broader efforts to get more drivers to ditch their gas-powered vehicles.
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The National Science Foundation announced a new partnership with NVIDIA this past week that will enable advances in scientific discovery through artificial intelligence.
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A survey conducted by the Program for Public Consultation at the University of Maryland found that both Republicans and Democrats support government AI regulation. The new AI Action Plan could limit this.
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