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Highlights from govtech.com as they appeared in our December 2022 magazine.

From staffing strategies and emerging tech to municipal spending and remote work, here's a data-driven look at the top digital cities nationwide from the Center for Digital Government's annual survey.

Rave Mobile Safety offers such services as incident alerts and emergency preparation, and will boost Motorola’s own public safety tech offerings. Rave is used by governments, schools and other public agencies.

Answer: Way too much.

A school district in Connecticut is offering a smartphone app, Zonar MyView, to parents of elementary and middle-school students that can track their child's bus on a map and notify them when it arrives or departs.

Anticipating rising energy costs in the years ahead, the university used money from its own budget and the state department of energy to purchase charging stations for use by the general public free of charge.

After serving the commonwealth in various capacities for decades, Massachusetts CIO Curtis Wood has announced his forthcoming departure from his role as a new governor is set to take the reins.

Santa Fe, N.M.'s Alternative Response Unit was established in May 2021 by the Community Health and Safety Department in collaboration with the police department, fire department and Community Services Department.

Disparate solutions and systems prevent state and local governments from giving their constituents the Amazon-like experience that they want with public services. That's why an enterprise approach, which allows organizations to connect different components for a new technological foundation, holds so much promise for agencies. Read this new thought leadership paper for all the details on the enterprise approach and how it can revolutionize the way your agency serves residents.

The Utah-based kindergarten readiness program Waterford Upstart will use ESSER funds to provide devices, loaned hotspots and access to its online lessons to families, including personalized learning software.

The Mesa, Ariz., facility will include four fire apparatus bays, room for two fire crews, one ambulance crew, and one battalion crew. The police side will be able to accommodate up to 150 police officers with locker rooms and offices.

“I knew as soon as they said that there were 20 children that that’s why I was still sitting there without my child. That’s when it was pretty clear that that’s why our families were still there and all the other families were at home with their loved ones.”

Cobb commissioners agreed to allow the county police to enter a three-year contract with Clearview AI — a company that has come under fire for data privacy — to utilize its face recognition software.

Drivers will drive the Lone Star State's inaugural hydrogen-powered freight truck route, delivering plastic resins from Mont Belvieu to the Port of Houston for Exxon Mobil as part of a two-week pilot.

Oregon U.S. Senator Ron Wyden and federal broadband officials will host a virtual discussion for input on the design of new broadband maps that accurately capture where dead spots must be addressed.

According to the nonprofit Internet Safety Labs, most ed-tech software tools share student data with third parties, in many cases without user consent, and schools should treat data privacy as an enterprise IT problem.

Public-sector technology work is a force multiplier for improving the lives of residents nationwide. That's important to keep in mind, especially in the face of news like unrelenting cyber attacks and workforce woes.

Rep. Jared Patterson has introduced legislation aimed at keeping everyone under the age of 18 off of social media platforms like TikTok, Twitter and Facebook. The bill is the state's latest attempt to reduce the power tech companies wield.

An ad campaign that began in late summer has been reupped to educate drone pilots about the dangers posed by electrical lines and power infrastructure. An influx of the devices is expected over the holidays.

The Minerva University AI Research Lab has brought together groups of students to create and pitch their own AI tools, with an emphasis on addressing the ethical and technical concerns about the technology.

Answer: To collect and guide surrendered Russian soldiers.

Clay Connected, a recently launched mobile app and platform, is offering residents in the county new access to service requests across county departments, timely information and a route to report problems.

Electric scooters and bikes are fast becoming standard forms of transportation in the U.S. The post-pandemic resurgence is spurring those watching the space to call for new standards and thoughtful integration into urban transit.

The international ransomware group LockBit claims to have stolen 76 gigabytes of data from the California Department of Finance. The data is said to include confidential and financial documents, and other sensitive information.

A mutiyear effort funded by the Maryland Center for Computing Education is preparing educators from Hood College, Frederick Community College and Frederick County Public Schools to teach computer science courses.