Mark Combs, Vermont’s inaugural chief technology and enterprise services officer, helped expand the scope of state digital services as his role changed. Officials are now seeking his successor.
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s choice to lead gov tech efforts in the Big Apple has more than three decades of heavyweight experience. Gelobter, a computer scientist, helped invent GIFs and worked on the Hulu launch team. -
The county's Department of Public Safety Communications and Emergency Management upgraded its computer-aided dispatching system to one that is cloud-based and can work more easily with neighboring agencies.
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AI, cybersecurity, budget: How well are America’s cities prepared for a digital future? The annual survey from the Center for Digital Government has topline data on municipal tech.
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The new data analytics platform brings health, public safety and service information into a single view, in an effort to help officials guide substance abuse prevention efforts and resource decisions.
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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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Kip Glazer, principal of Mountain View High School in California, said her student internship program provides campus tech support, but its most important lessons involve collaboration and communication.
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The Gilbreath-Reed Career and Technical Center, part of Garland Independent School District in Texas ,recruits instructors from the private sector and covers the cost of industry certification exams.
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The technology campus is working with a subsidiary of Boeing Co.’s Wisk Aero, to develop a vertical heliport for electric flying cars. The facility is expected to be the first in the Texas region.
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The White House is expected to give the New York Police Department the authority to ground unauthorized drones around major events. The department also plans to roll out a new 311 dispatch system.
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Super Micro Computer has won approval from top city planners for a building that totals 333,400 square feet and would eventually be a tech campus where a Fry’s Electronics store once operated.
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The nonprofit AI Education Project recently posted the first several episodes from aiEDU Studios, a platform for long-form, in-depth conversations with experts on artificial intelligence and education.
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Plus, Hawaii students were recognized for their contributions to broadband data mapping work, a report shows more than half of New Yorkers use free public Wi-Fi, another shows progress in rural broadband expansion, and more.
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A project to connect Union Station in Los Angeles to Dodger Stadium via a mile-long gondola run aims to be done for the 2028 Summer Olympic Games. A similar aerial initiative is moving forward in neighboring Orange County.
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Free public Wi-Fi hosted by cities is booming, boosting digital access. But as reliance grows, so do cybersecurity risks like "evil twin" attacks. Can cities truly make free Wi-Fi safe?
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The city is calling for tech companies to send proposals for such a program, via a request for qualifications. In it, officials suggest drones might be first on scene to 911 calls, better informing emergency crews.
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