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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After more than 20 years of operation, SST is looking to enter the stock market.
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Initial findings from an Accenture survey show how far along government IT is in adopting agile approaches.
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The conference is offering a free track on gov tech for the first time.
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Boundless collects information online from applicants and uses technology to fill out the forms for them, offering advice and support along the way.
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Plus, the Knight Foundation announces $1.2 million in funding for six cities to explore Internet of Things technologies, a Maryland county's Bicycle Stress Map serves as a template for others, and Boston stumbles upon inconsistencies with Web analytics.
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The company has a contract, but isn't saying much about what its work will be at the moment.
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The board, which regulates aspects of casinos, horse racing and charitable gaming, is working to unify its data and file management through one platform.
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CIS CyberMarket is now offering cloud access security brokering to its state and local government members.
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Turns out special districts serve a lot of different functions.
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Agencies including the departments of Energy, Homeland Security, and Housing and Urban Development have expressed an interest in the effort, which is now in its early stages.
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Automated DL is going through an accelerator program right now, focusing on cybersecurity. But that's not the only thing the company is thinking about.
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Gridics, short for Grid Analytics, created a platform in which users can visualize real estate data in order to make smarter investment and development decisions.
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The team is working on the project for its submission in the 2017 NYC BigApps competition.
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Public safety has felt the positive impacts of Mark43 in a surprisingly short period of time.
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Often the people digital equity programs were designed to help assumed the initiatives were for someone else. So officials reached out to underrepresented populations and spread awareness that they, too, deserve a place in tech.
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Plus, San Francisco's STiR director leaves for NYC, and Chicago's new open data portal keeps user-friendliness front and center.
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After 42 years, officials are turning to tech-based solutions to address the city's noise element update. They are also hopeful the approach will bring new voices to the local conversation.
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The most common type of local government is not the city. Not by a long shot.
