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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 city will work with NorthWestern Energy to replace all 1,808 of the existing high-pressure sodium lights with LED lights. NorthWestern estimates the changes will save the city $79,000 per year in electricity costs. -
Using a collaborative, fast-paced development process, the city’s public works created a way for residents to open up neighborhood streets for safe and healthy exercising while maintaining social distancing.
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According to the Federal Trade Commission, scammers are now using what was meant as a tool for good, for evil, by sending text messages to bait consumers into giving out their private information.
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There are strict rules that block regulators from working with fintech firms but the rules lack a legislative solution. New House bills propose gift exceptions to permit regulators to research data and blockchain.
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A fleet of remote-operated scooters is being deployed and tested in Peachtree Corners, Ga. The pilot program was set to launch earlier this year, but the novel coronavirus delayed those plans.
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On Tuesday, Gov. Kevin Stitt vetoed a bill that would have created a Rural Broadband Expansion Council and given the Legislature more say in efforts to expand Internet access in rural areas.
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Officials call it the 'Picnic Court' in Prattville, Ala., and it involves respondents lining up on the lawn of the Autauga County, Ala., Courthouse to have their matters handled virtually via tech.
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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has issued an order that waives portions of the Open Meetings Act by allowing teleconferenced meetings, but only for COVID-19-related business deemed necessary to government.
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When Ivy Tech Community College students in South Bend, Ind., start their new classes in the upcoming fall semester, they’ll have the option to participate in face-to-face, online or hybrid courses.
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The Burlington County Health Department launched an app to assist users with COVID-19 information, health resources and related social determinants of health. The app is the first of its kind for a New Jersey health department.
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On Monday the ride-hailing company laid off 3,000 staff members, on top of 3,700 positions it cut earlier this month amid sharp ridership declines. It has now axed 25 percent of its worldwide staff in less than two weeks.
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The ongoing novel coronavirus weakened and ultimately forced the closure of the parking payment app company MobileNOW! The closure means at least three Pennsylvania cities are without the services.
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Udaya Patnaik, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, was selected as the California Office of Digital Innovation’s first director. The appointment was announced May 13 after roughly a year-long search.
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Tacoma, Wash., is taking a step forward with its fleet electrification, investing in 34 hybrid-electric police vehicles. While the move signals a willingness to adopt new technology, some barriers to electrification remain.
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Some budding dancers once practicing a kick ball change in the studio are learning from home through online video, while music students are being taught songs and scales by their teachers via computer.
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