Streets’ many users, their large amount of potential data and the complexity of standing up digital curb systems can pose challenges. A digital map or street inventory can be a first step for local government.
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As Maryland works to bolster cybersecurity, the state has introduced a modular zero‑trust framework, an “architecture of trust” and an 18‑month implementation phase. -
The city recently launched the first phase of an online permitting portal, reflecting a larger, nationwide gov tech trend. An official leading that effort tells what the city has learned so far.
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Shawn Smith will step down this month as IT director for Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to join the Tennessee consolidated city-county as its permanent CIO. He replaces an interim CIO who has been in place since mid-2024.
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The Nevada Governor’s Technology Office has gone live with a refreshed site intended to be easier to modify as updates are needed — but more accessible and easier to use as well, with standardized layouts.
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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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As artificial intelligence and digital tools continually reshape their coursework, students say common frustrations include a lack of clear AI guidance, an overabundance of tools and apps, and Wi-Fi connectivity issues.
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The state Senate bill would bar police from using automated license plate reader data for immigration enforcement. It has cleared both legislative chambers and heads to the governor’s desk for a signature.
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The program would involve sending drones out on 911 calls ahead or instead of police officers and would require a new technology contract. One result so far has been a saved life.
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The tutoring and college-prep company Studyville Enterprises is nearly quadrupling its staff in the next five years and further developing its tutoring performance tracking and literacy software.
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Mailers in the Golden State reading “Who you vote for is private, but whether you vote is public record” are intended to get out the vote but could intimidate, an expert said. Maryland and Virginia residents have reportedly received similar fliers.
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A new study found that many judges said the tools were flawed, but helpful in some areas, including when they were forced to make quick decisions with scant information.
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In the face of rapidly accelerating technological change, a private-sector expert at the EDUCAUSE national conference last week suggested that institutions embrace becoming technology-first enterprises.
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Between its new $6.2 million 17-acre solar array to power campus buildings and the electricity it gets from hydropower from the New York Power Authority, Niagara University's carbon footprint is net zero.
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A survey of 1,135 educators by the EdWeek Research Center this fall found almost 58 percent of them still had no training, two years after the release of ChatGPT. Some feel it puts them at a disadvantage.
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Studies have found students at Pennsylvania's cyber charter schools, which are run by unelected boards of nonprofit trustees, don't perform as well as traditional school district students, yet they rarely get shut down.
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