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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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From “digital fences” around certain locations to location sharing through popular applications, political campaigns are taking advantage of the wealth of data to push ads to those they think might take up the messaging.
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As scooters from companies like Bird and Lime become regular fixtures in U.S. cities, local governments should adopt regulatory sandboxes to determine how to best handle the new technology rather than ban it altogether.
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States that undercount them risk losing everything from seats in Congress to billions of dollars in federal funding. The trick is to find them and get them to respond.
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SponsoredLocal governments have historically relied on siloed software systems to store data. This approach produces redundancy and errors. The modern solution lies in platform technology.
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With a former county executive currently on trial for financial malfeasance, the New York City area county’s new comptroller is using technology to promote transparency and establish open data best practices.
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The Coachella Valley Water District has overhauled and modernized its IT infrastructure, as part of a $16 million capital improvement plan that will improve data management, simplify payments and boost conservation.
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NASA has a rich history of repurposing its technology for other uses. In California, it's helping the state government keep an eye on the snowpack in its eastern mountains and assisting the agriculture industry as well.
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Tami, who spent four years helping Cincinnati build its data and analytics work into some of the most robust of any mid-sized U.S. city, has accepted a similar position with the New York City parks department.
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What does your phone know about you?
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Plus, Baton Rouge, La., launches new open checkbook; Twilio.org announces $1.4 million in grants for nonprofits using tech to strengthen communities; NYC launches The Grid network aimed at growing its urban tech ecosystem; Deloitte and Georgetown University collaborate on CDO playbook for local gov; and Arc GIS app uses data to create artsy sketches of cities.
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Columbus, Ohio, wants to boldly change how cities integrate communities and transportation with Smart Mobility Hubs in what could be a new way forward for multimodal travel.
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The department sent the company a cease-and-desist letter demanding that features that disclose the location of police checkpoints be removed and that users be blocked from sharing the information.
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Engineering education needs to keep up with technological advances.
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The Indiana House of Representatives passed a bill to invest in advanced technology, active warning systems to protect students in public schools.
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The document gives the city a foundation for evaluating how technology can improve the lives of residents, serve economic development efforts or other civic purposes.
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In 2014, OhioCheckbook.com became the first resource aiming to make all state spending information available online. Since that time, local governments have joined the transparency effort.
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Together with Portland State University’s School of Urban Studies and Planning, Portland, Ore.’s Fire and Rescue Bureau is strategically using public data to reduce emergency call volume and improve city vibrancy.
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After a poor response rate in the 2010 Census, Detroit is developing a data-driven campaign to increase the accuracy of the city's population count, with an eye on expanding federal support and increasing civic pride.
