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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Raycap says its new product will allow governments and telecommunications firms to put small cells necessary for 5G in places where existing infrastructure is installed without dominating the cityscape with gray boxes.
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The Israeli company announced its largest funding round yet at a time when local governments are having to weigh controversial responses to unfolding disasters, from the coronavirus to unemployment.
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In order to meet growing demand for government apps, such as those for telework or contact-tracing, Copado has created a new set of tools with scale, compliance, security and other needs in mind.
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Evolv, which has worked with Oakland International Airport and a transit authority in Southern California, has also started offering technology to screen people for elevated temperatures associated with COVID-19.
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Building on prior investments in the market for first responder technology, Verizon is giving public safety agencies a chance to hear from its advisory council on pressing issues in the field.
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The security systems retailer has seen a rise in demand for versatile gunshot detection technology at the same time the CARES Act is offering money to local governments for security upgrades.
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The new "Triggers" feature gives government workers a tool to automate the kinds of requests and notifications — "needs more information," "review complete," etc. — that crop up over and over again in their daily work.
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Already New Jersey’s chief innovation officer and director of NYU’s Governance Lab, Noveck is joining the Belgian company as it develops new products and an expansion strategy to serve U.S. cities.
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Known as Cityflag until its rebranding in April 2020, Irys says it will use the new capital to recruit more city, military and private-sector customers, and add AI tools to its citizen engagement software.
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Preferring not to wait for sweeping federal action to transition the U.S. to renewable energy, an Obama adviser and Yale scientist have created an investment platform, Raise Green, to fund local projects.
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Hawaii airports will award a $37.5 million contract to NEC Corp. and its partner Infrared Cameras Inc. to install technology meant to identify and locate travelers showing symptoms of COVID-19.
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In the wake of three acquisitions in the past five years, two of which had remained separate subsidiaries, Civix will have separate divisions for government, grant management and transportation.
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While the world waits for vaccines, Kando hopes that by collecting and analyzing sewage samples, it can help government isolate problem areas to more effectively and precisely contain COVID-19.
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Private- and public-sector leaders from around the world extolled the virtues of technology in creating safe, adaptable environments in a digital government summit Thursday organized by Salesforce.
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Following in the footsteps of other major cloud providers like Amazon Web Services and Microsoft, the tech giant Google is planning to launch a cloud service specifically for government sometime in the fall.
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The heavily criticized company hasn't said much about its contracts with agencies such as the Los Angeles Police Department and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. But if it goes public, it will need to reveal more.
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The software company VeriToll proposes to help transportation departments find faulty equipment by automatically crowdsourcing data from the smartphones of drivers who use toll roads every day.
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The South Carolina-based chatbot company has incorporated AI and machine learning into a new website assistant for city governments, with a focus on integrating with many CRMs and handling any kind of request.
