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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Santosham has been heading up the San Jose Mayor's Office of Technology & Innovation as chief innovation officer since 2016. She is heading to a Bay Area startup focused on indoor vertical farming.
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Lexington, Ky., and the nonprofit Preventum Initiative are teaming up to launch a new smartphone application for opioid education and prevention aimed at 75,000 Fayette County youth under the age of 18.
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A dozen information technology-based companies have been picked for the Idea Village’s annual accelerator program, which aims to mentor budding entrepreneurs as they work to secure financing for development.
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The Census process has turned to online methods of information submission to catch up to the development of technology over the last decade. The U.S. Census Bureau is searching for workers and is hopeful for participants.
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The Better Reykjavik platform has found a way to encourage thoughtful debate for government improvement among citizens while avoiding vitriolic arguments, and similar projects are coming to United States cities.
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A new high-tech system can blare messages with specific instructions about what to do or where to go, and it has a battery backup that can survive PG&E power shut-offs as well as cellphone network failures.
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The city partnered with local IoT company Viaanix to put sensors on light poles and junction boxes, which notified police when tampered with, potentially saving tens of thousands of dollars in theft and repairs.
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Detroit’s Digital Inclusion Officer Joshua Edmonds explains what his role is within city government, why it matters and the creative solutions he’s working on to bridge the digital divide for residents.
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Plus, Los Angeles County unveils an interactive map aimed at addressing homelessness; Next Century Cities shares a toolkit to help communities support the 2020 Census; Detroit looks to expand its data team; and more!
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The city is the latest of a growing number of jurisdictions across the country that have created formalized programs aimed at tapping private-sector expertise in order to help solve municipal challenges.
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The team has just weeks to design a new, user-friendly homepage for the entire state that can be adopted by other departments and agencies. But its larger goal is to help rebuild trust in state government.
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The crowdsourced navigation app Waze has added new features that allow users to report unplowed streets and roadways coated with ice to government, subsequently receiving related notifications.
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Elections officials nationwide came together under the hashtag #TrustedInfo2020 on Thursday to help ensure voters have access to accurate election info, hoping to prevent foreign influence on the democratic process.
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Plus, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, approves funding for a full-time digital inclusion staffer; Chicago launches a new data portal that details developer compliance with affordable housing rules; and more!
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Stakeholders both inside and outside of the federal agency attended a recent demo day at the bureau's headquarters, discussing the roll that data maps, human-centric design and more will play in next year’s count.
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OhioX is currently working on community building and promotion for its work, with a goal of attracting members to the network and ultimately sharing innovators’ stories throughout the state.
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The New York-based urban tech startup accelerator has announced seven more companies to which it will give financing and consultation in the hope that investors, come April 2020, will like what they see.
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Transportation infrastructure, water and sewer systems, clean energy and data policy are among the recommended focus areas on the just-released 2020 policy agenda of the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
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