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The city’s Transit Tech Lab, a public-private partnership, has named its latest tech cohort focused on infrastructure management and other areas. Experience suggests some of the products eventually will scale. -
The private equity “growth investment” comes as the software supplier continues to expand via acquisition. Govineer, recently formed from the merger of three companies, has more than 2,300 clients in 43 states.
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In the gov tech investment market, expert and adviser Jeff Cook tracked a fast start followed by a pause as the market assessed the risks and opportunities of AI. Cook dives into the numbers.
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The move comes as the company continues to build a one-stop shop for public-sector agencies. New CEO Thiago Sá Freire, one month into the role, discusses what's happening and what’s coming next.
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The gov tech supplier aims to help officials and others spark more tourism and attract more businesses via the new offering and business segment. The launch stems from a 2024 acquisition made by Granicus.
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The young company helps public agencies with land record digitization, property data and organization. The new capital will help Balcony scale and continue to expand in the public-sector space.
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The new real-time, AI-backed emergency call center translation tool could help residents and first responders, according to company executives. The World Cup also could play a role in growing the service.
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A company executive explains the thinking and purpose behind this new generative AI tool, called Mateo, which aims to help transportation officials surface insights from complex data via natural conversation.
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The company serves police and fire departments, among other agencies at the state and local levels. SkyfireAI plans to deepen its development of tech for drone-as-first-responder programs.
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The workforce management tech firm has bought Miller Mendel Inc., whose software helps with background checks for law enforcement applications. It follows another public safety acquisition earlier this year.
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The supplier of license plate readers and other public safety tech has come under fire for privacy, immigration, data sharing and other concerns. The new tool aims to ease some of the worries about Flock’s products.
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The new Ursa platform could give public agencies a way to ease into artificial intelligence, according to a company executive. Other companies are also beefing up their own asset management capabilities.
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The state is working to create a digital licensing system for hunters, anglers and others. But a recent audit points out problems with the system and offers guidance for similar projects in other states.
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Renner, seriously injured in a snowplow accident in 2023, will also become a brand partner and star in a documentary for the public safety tech provider. The company’s COO discusses the deal.
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The geographically massive state uses AI-backed tech from Snowflake to cut manual processes from state government and better analyze data. A state official explains why that is vital for rural residents.
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The deal provides Motorola Solutions with HyperYou’s agentic AI for handling nonemergency calls, as well as real-time language translation. The general idea is that AI can help alleviate call center staffing shortages.
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The seller of ERP, budgeting, permitting and other software turns to a company insider to lead its next phase of growth. The company, backed by Cox Enterprises, holds a relatively high valuation for a gov tech firm.
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Born from the chaos of 9/11, FirstNet provides a mobile phone network designed for public safety professionals. The new deal comes as the U.S. Congress considers a 10-year reauthorization of FirstNet.
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The Big Apple has its hands full when it comes to environmental issues. The Environmental Tech Lab program gives suppliers a chance to prove their gov tech tools can help solve big problems.
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In office since Jan. 5, Mayor Corey O’Connor has been cold-calling CEOs of IT companies to invite them to move their operations to the city — part of his vision for its technology future.
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The company’s technology seeks to help public agencies, insurance companies and others craft safe driving programs via AI and other methods. Boston and Los Angeles are among the firm's customers.
