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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And which companies are they closest to?
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Plus, Philadelphia renames annual civic tech event to broaden engagement, and Boston makes its new open data portal official.
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Cutting-edge tech could help governments manage the impact of a shifting environment.
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Schenk is the second chief data officer of a major city to depart government service in recent weeks.
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Plus, a new digital inclusion report ranks worst-connected cities in the U.S.; Boston deploys an interactive map for finding public restrooms; and San Antonio moves forward with innovation zones.
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Chi Hack Night has become a national model for sustainable and successful volunteer civic technology projects.
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The unemployment insurance sector has been a laggard in adopting modern technology. It is time this trend changes.
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Three technology projects seek to make City Hall more efficient by improving upon the speed of RFPs, position requisition and signature authentication, streamlining city services.
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Microsoft bought GitHub for $7.5 billion. What will that mean for the platform, which has become a big part of the work of transforming how government works with technology?
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The two new dedicated networks for first responders from FirstNet and Verizon may more closely connect government and commercial markets, and push innovation out to residents’ smartphones.
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State and local government must encourage youth to participate in the fight against cybercrime to help connect organizations and shape tomorrow's gov tech talent.
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During its Blockchain Week event, the New York City Economic Development Corp. announced plans for a new blockchain center and an apps competition later this year.
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The fund has already made 14 investments. It wants 25-30 total.
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Could a future with voting help allay the weighing concerns about whether all ballots are counted properly?
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The effort, based out of The New School, is led by Maya Wiley and addresses equitable models of digital access, digital equity frameworks for online issues, and the ways that smart cities create both benefits and risks for vulnerable communities.
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The city of Riverside, Calif., has reorganized its C-suite, creating two deputy city manager positions and promoting Chief Innovation Officer Lea Deesing to one of two assistant city manager posts.
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The program, which was largely created by a single government employee, guides the public through DMV services, simultaneously reducing the number of calls made to state agencies.
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State officials discussed ways agencies can improve their process and resident experience alike at the annual Texas Digital Government Summit in Austin.
