GovTech Biz
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The city recently launched the first phase of an online permitting portal, reflecting a larger, nationwide gov tech trend. An official leading that effort tells what the city has learned so far. -
The company, one of the few publicly traded gov tech suppliers, reports revenue growth and gains from AI and an acquisition in its latest financials. More such deals seem almost certain as Via vies for more market share.
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The world’s biggest sporting event, set for the U.S., Canada and Mexico, is months away, and that means gov tech suppliers are preparing to make sure everyone stays safe. Drones are a main area of concern.
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The company has signed a five-year renewal for court technology with the government of the state it’s headquartered in. It’s the biggest contract in Tyler’s history, and one of a few milestones it’s achieved lately.
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After Congress left state and local governments out of its massive pandemic relief package last month, new numbers are showing that employment in the hard-hit public sector has continued shrinking.
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The largest fundraising round yet for the 911 call-handling platform comes on the heels of significant growth in 2020, and years of adding functions and integrations through corporate partnerships.
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The assessor is used to looking over fences. But now that process is going high-tech, with images from the air available over subscription-based software and fed through AI algorithms to recognize new property additions.
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The government software company is launching a new online real estate auction service at no up-front cost to cities, after netting more than $4 million in real estate sales during a pilot in New Jersey.
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With the acquisition of Incident Response Technologies, Inc., the public-safety management company adds a new module to its suite for law enforcement and several hundred new customers.
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A new tool for hosting public meetings is the result of an integration between the nonprofit Open.Media and the public engagement platform People Speak, itself a product of a private-public partnership.
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The ERP cloud software provider makes its first foray into cannabis licensing by partnering with Fyllo, a Chicago company that specializes in compliance software, to automate parts of the process.
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Patrick Moore, who served as Georgia's state CIO about 10 years ago under Gov. Sonny Perdue, is joining the gov tech company Granicus during a pandemic that has increased demand for its services.
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A health and diagnostic testing company has repurposed its software to help state and local agencies coordinate with health-care providers manage health screenings, vaccinations and follow-ups.
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In the process of expanding its base of users and investors, the company is asking for support through CAFEs — continuous agreements for future equity — at a minimum $500 one-year buy-in at $10 apiece.
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The COVID-19 vaccines are here, but rollout has been far slower than the government hoped for. Now the gov tech company Granicus is offering some free tools to help the public sector talk about vaccination programs.
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The pandemic has forced state and local governments across the U.S. to close their offices and move services online. But there are still people who need to pay with cash — so the gov tech vendor is offering a solution.
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In a year that asked more of government than ever before, the growing and dynamic market of companies working to serve the public sector were partners in innovation, and grew their businesses in the process.
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Six years of tracking the growing gov tech market have proven that not only is it a viable space for innovation and investment, but that companies built to serve government have become essential.
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Vaccine management is fast becoming a technical challenge for state and local governments, and many of their efforts involve collaboration between health departments, software companies and consultants.
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By combining one company’s expertise in human resources and the other’s in regulatory compliance, both companies hope to gain new government clients and compete in an increasingly paperless world.
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While having to close its offices and work remotely, a small city in Utah has cut its time for invoice processing in half using software from Stampli that automates and guides users through approval steps.
