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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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Assuming Gov. Rick Snyder signs House Bill 4926, Michiganders — 21 years and older — could soon be able to gamble online, potentially bringing in millions in tax revenue for the state.
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The Peoria Innovation Hub, announced Thursday, would focus on improving the wellness of poor, rural and elderly populations with advances in systems related to food, farming and transportation, with an emphasis on autonomous mobility.
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Researchers at the University of Central Florida, in partnership with the city of Orlando, are using real-time traffic data to uncover strategies for reducing car crashes and ultimately creating fatality-free roads.
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Summit County and the University of Akron are working together to clean up Park neighborhood and limit crime; along with the app, police have changed their shifts to allow more overlap with on campus security.
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A new report from the Data Foundation and Workiva makes a case for Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports (CAFR) as the preferred method of publicizing state and local government financial info.
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Plus, New York City looks to partner with the private sector to boost broadband for underserved residents; Code for America puts out call for 2019 summit proposals; Cook County, Ill., maps gun and overdose deaths; and more.
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Portland, Ore., is tackling an abundance of untested sexual assault kits with an upgraded IT system that brings new efficiencies. Across the country, police agencies are using it to move past unwieldy spreadsheets.
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Indiana, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania are among states focused on using data-driven methods and prescription drug monitoring programs to track the opioid epidemic, reduce its impact and save lives.
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Chicago released a new, centralized 311 app and Internet interface that allows residents to track requests to the city for things like tree trimming, rat poisoning and garbage bin replacement.
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As citizen acceptance of AI grows, government needs to be more effective in how it leverages data while adhering to responsible practices and fair use, with privacy as a major priority.
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Luminate has become independent in order to be more agile and to pursue strategies that impact civic empowerment, data and digital rights, transparency and independent media.
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Respondents to a recent KPMG survey echoed the old maxim of “not if but when” and showed shaky confidence when it came to organizational preparedness to cybervulnerabilities.
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Throughout the year, the Center for Digital Government surveys cities, counties and states driving public-sector technology forward. Here are some takeaways from those surveys and a look back at the year in gov tech.
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John Kramlich, a member of the St. Louis civic tech group OpenSTL, has built what appears to be the first online map of nationwide Toys for Tots drop-off locations, and the site has already seen significant traffic.
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The city and telecom giant will install an array of sensors in a 30-block area of downtown Las Vegas to study how big data and predictive analytics can prevent travel problems before they happen.
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The Census data shows that cities like Portland still have a sweeping advantage over rural parts of the state when it comes to access to fast, reliable connectivity.
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Some argue the balance between privacy and security is at risk with a plan to put facial-recognition technology in the hands of law enforcement at the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport.
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It’s been four years since students from 1st to 12th grade received laptops and other technology, but scores on standardized tests remain flat.
