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Melissa Scott was a veteran of Philadelphia IT before taking the lead as CIO in 2024. Her experience gave her insight into how the city should approach new technologies to best support staff and residents.
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The Toledo Police Department purchased its first set of body cameras in 2015 and has expanded their use since. But many want to see more officers wearing them, and more of their recordings made public. -
Four years after receiving grants for a handful of smart cities projects, Smart Columbus has had several projects come to a successful close. But the coronavirus pandemic and other factors have complicated others.
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The city council recently approved an agreement worth $4 million to develop the Alamo Regional Security Operations Center at the Port of San Antonio. The hub will serve as a regional center for cybersecurity best practices.
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As COVID-19 made its way to Tupelo, Miss., IT workers knew they would have to start thinking outside the box to equip most of the city’s employees with the tools needed to start working remotely.
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Students in the area of Carlisle, Pa., were graded on a different kind of curve this spring before COVID-19 forced the local school district to pivot suddenly from in-person to online instruction.
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The rideshare company plans to have only electric vehicles operating on its platform by the end of the decade. That goal is built on the assumption that current trends hold and that policymakers do their part.
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A virtual public meeting regarding issues surrounding police discipline Wednesday was interrupted by callers shouting racist and homophobic remarks. The Zoom platform has struggled to stop this sort of activity.
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A $1.5 trillion infrastructure construction bill introduced Thursday in Washington by House Democrats could bring faster Internet to rural central and western Massachusetts as well as east-west rail.
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In a bid to help close the digital divide, Qualcomm donated 900 custom-built, cellular-connected laptops to the San Diego Unified School District on Thursday to support continuing distance learning programs.
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Plus, Pew Charitable Trusts pens letter to Congress emphasizing the importance of broadband expansion after the crisis and Bloomberg Philanthropies launches COVID-19 Management Metrics to support local response.
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Officials say the technology is important to reduce gun violence. But activists say it also increases the frequency of police interactions, boosting risks for Black residents of becoming the victim of brutality or harassment.
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In a push for more accountability and transparency, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is asking to implement body cameras that record beyond when a deputy draws their sidearm or stun gun.
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The city of Vienna, Austria, has seen some success with boosting public transit ridership in the wake of the novel coronavirus. An official offered recommendations to improve stateside ridership with some safety adjustments.
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UW-Madison has released its most detailed look so far on how it will reopen amid a pandemic. The “Smart Restart” plan rewrites college norms and encourages young adults to limit social interactions.
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As with so many other aspects of life during the pandemic, the field of health care has shifted the bulk of its interactions to computer screens and mobile phones — the practice known as telemedicine.
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