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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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The security measure is being piloted in three Michigan cities as a way to detect irregularities that could influence the outcome of elections, such as cyberattacks, machine and human errors.
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A look back at our most popular stories of the year, and a glimpse of what the next chapter holds.
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Cities of Service’s second annual Engaged Cities Award seeks local government leaders actively working to include their citizens in finding solutions to community problems.
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During a Federal Trade Commission oversight hearing earlier this week, members made the case to the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce for more authority over consumer data security and privacy.
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In looking over GT coverage in 2018, a number of major themes emerged — like microtransit and the rise of ransomware — that highlight where government’s attention was and what will be on priority lists in 2019.
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OpenGov was originally going to be part of the deal that proposes to merge six companies into one publicly traded entity. But the company behind the merger cut OpenGov out, and now the matter is going to court.
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From security breaches and ransomware to predictive policing and analytics, these are the news stories GT readers found the most compelling, and they offer a look back at what drove good government work in 2018.
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The Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General is publishing a toolkit for states that includes a step-by-step guide and code for finding people at risk of overdosing on opioid painkillers.
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As artificial intelligence gains ground, countries are setting national strategies to promote the technology’s adoption. Local governments may not have those same resources, but they can make AI more accessible.
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The experiment, which used AI to identify hot spots that police and transportation officials then responded to, was limited to one section of highway. And there are other mitigating factors — like hockey, for one.
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The Internet of Things has the power to transform how we work and live. But without the right leadership, new investments and better strategies, government risks losing out on this opportunity.
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Plus, digital campaign in NYC educates residents about reporting suspected child abuse, Chicago adds city budget to data portal for ninth year, and San Francisco rolls out new formats for accountability dashboards.
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The number of people involved in a civil court case without a lawyer has increased ninefold in 25 years. Pew Charitable Trusts wants to fix that problem with the help of technology.
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Rather than battle a patchwork of state rules, organizations that do not sell or collect consumer information say it’s important that the federal government outline what they call "proportionate" laws around data and privacy.
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What started as an academic project has morphed into something special: a new methodology that allows developers to efficiently process city data while making it accessible to any modern Web application.
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Wisniewski has been in the city's CDO for more than four years. His departure comes as the city looks to restructure the Office of Open Data and Digital Transformation.
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The number of traffic-related fatalities nearly doubled between 2016 and 2017, through officials say 2018 appears to be trending down with only 11 fatalities logged on county roadways as of Oct. 31.
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One of the wealthiest cities in the world is also struggling to get a handle on homelessness and a lack of accessible toilets. Enter Snapcrap, the app that allows passerbys to report the messes directly to the city.
