Civic Innovation
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The City Council has approved three contracts to replace its veteran accounting, payroll and human resources management software. A consulting firm will help with oversight and advisory services. -
The Marin County Digital Accelerator takes an agile approach to gov tech, moving fast to get work done. A recent project found a “single source of truth” to modernize planning and permitting.
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The Bismarck Municipal Court system handled nearly 87,000 new cases from 2020-2024 and saw a 40 percent caseload increase in 2024. Officials are examining what systems might be upgraded to handle the additional burden.
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Onondaga County, N.Y., is investing $3.5 million in new voting machines that could for the first time allow voters there to cast their ballots at any of the 147 polling places spread throughout the county.
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City leaders in Midland, Texas, have approved $212,000 in costs with Asterra of La Jolla, Calif., and now Asterra will perform satellite water leak detection for the city of Midland utilities department.
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The NYC Office of Technology and Innovation’s Office of Data Analytics is convening a series of meetings for working groups to establish a citywide data governance program and guidance on data use.
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These comments from one of the state’s top officials come as election integrity groups across the state, including one in Savannah, lobby for a move to paper ballots in the interest of voting security.
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Two vendors of electronic poll book systems demonstrated their products to curious members of the public as well as to Luzerne County, Pa., officials at the county courthouse on Thursday.
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The machines cost $6,000 to $7000, and have much in common with the aging AccuVote devices that are now used throughout New Hampshire. Ultimately, the state will approve one or two new machines for future use.
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San Diego agreed Tuesday to pay 35 percent more per year for citywide usage of Dell computers as well as Microsoft programs such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams and OneDrive.
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The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction has expanded access to a virtual learning platform for those in the state’s correctional facilities to improve the re-entry process and reduce recidivism.
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With downtown office vacancies at record highs, co-working is making new inroads in Chicago, cropping up everywhere from suburban shopping centers and apartment buildings to a swanky health club in River North.
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SensorUp, a software company with a comprehensive methane emissions management platform, recently received $12 million in a Series B fundraising round led by Climate Investment, a decarbonization investor.
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The Illinois Child Care Assistance Program application process is getting digitized through a partnership with Code for America. The partnership aims to make the process simpler and more efficient for families who rely on it.
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The MetroLab Network has announced the release of its new Model Data Governance Policy & Practice Guide for Cities and Counties, aiming to support data governance initiatives at the local level.
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Plus, organizations urge Congress to support legislation for rural communities; a report explores redundancies in federal broadband programs; and much more.
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The North Texas Innovation Alliance brings together public and private organizations in the region, offering a coordinated approach for technology implementations — such as drones and robotics.
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Equipped with publicly available data and an interest in making a difference, a 14-year-old self-taught coder is doing for government what it did not do for itself.
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Syracuse, N.Y., is about to become an economic test of whether, over several decades, aggressive government policies — and massive corporate investments they spur — can boost manufacturing prowess and revitalize regions.
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An official with the Niagara County Board of Elections attributed delays in the online posting of primary results to a hiccup involving technology designed to protect the integrity of the county's election system.
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The NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development is working with the city’s library systems to pilot solutions that will expand technology access and use for the constituents the agency serves.
