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Cybersecurity experts say AI and automation are changing how much impact manipulated data can have on government technology systems. -
Martha Norrick left her job earlier this year and has since joined the incoming mayor’s transition team on technology. She was an advocate of open data and data literacy.
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The state is in procurement on a new GoHawaii app, intended to integrate agricultural declarations and tourism questions. Hawaii recently marked the 75th anniversary of its in-flight visitor survey.
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Hundreds of cities and counties across Texas are spending tax dollars on 2,700 incentive deals seeking to boost the local economy, new data shows, under a state program that operates with no limits and little oversight.
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Former Ohio CIO Stu Davis on why building a framework for breaking down silos between government agencies optimizes services for all stakeholders — and why it’s kind of like making pizza.
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The implementation of a natural language processing platform has helped the Allegheny County Department of Human Services better interpret the data on the children it serves through natural language processing.
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The Bloomberg-funded group has offered its benchmarking certification program in the United States for years, and now it’s opening it up to local governments throughout the Western Hemisphere.
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The U.S needs defined metrics and more data about cyber happenings across the nation, experts say. Otherwise, it’ll struggle to understand which practices and policies are most effective and where to invest more heavily.
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Mayor Justin Bibb has selected Elizabeth Crowe as the new director of quality control and performance management – the city’s data analysis arm that Bibb intends to revamp in hopes of improving city operations.
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The newly announced Equity Through Data and Privacy Program in San Jose, Calif., will use government data and analytics to better serve residents through an equity-based, accountability-driven approach.
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The new website includes data from multiple agencies to help public officials plan for and mitigate extreme heat events. The portal includes GIS mapping, real-time temperatures, forecasts and other data tools.
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A new tool is giving residents access to the policing data regarding use of force and other incidents. According to officials, the department is the first law enforcement agency in Macomb County to provide such information.
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Bringing together utility companies, city agencies and experts, the Unification for Underground Resilience Measures project is using previously siloed data sets to build a road map to help prepare for natural disasters.
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The smart management and analysis of micromobility data is part of making the devices integrated pieces of the larger transportation ecosystem and vision, experts say. In Chicago, Populus will help manage this data effort.
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Joy Bonaguro launched the San Francisco Data Academy during her time with the city. Now as California's chief data officer, she's expanding and improving the model to support agency-level analytics.
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Highly detailed data around cycling and pedestrian activity has not always been easy to come by. Public officials and micromobility advocates stress the need for better data to make the case for more and better infrastructure.
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A recent study by Carnegie Mellon University looked at the effects of traffic, weather and other factors impacting the safety of highway work zones and increased accident risks in these areas.
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Utilities in the state are looking to new technology to fight an old problem: wildfires. Officials hope that by better predicting weather and risk patterns they can prevent and respond to the looming threat.
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The U.S. National Bridge Inventory maps the location and other details of all bridges in the nation 100 years old or older. The interactive map offers data around the age of the bridge, its condition and daily traffic.
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Representatives with the Army Corps of Engineers met with Wilson County officials on Tuesday to discuss area floodplains and how the county can more effectively stand up against damaging flood scenarios.
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The California Department of Water Resources is using technology to map groundwater throughout the state, enabling better basin management from local water managers by providing access to more thorough data.
