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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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Kansas' Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library is offering Internet access by repurposing bookmobiles as Wi-Fi hotspots. The vehicles are placed in public areas that lack access to the Internet. -
An online platform called Aloha Trace is meant to track the spread of coronavirus throughout the state of Hawaii. The online survey focuses on respondent symptoms, location and movement in the community.
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Indicating the number of COVID-19 cases in a ZIP code does not necessarily identify the patients. But, the chances that a patient could be identified increase as health departments release additional information.
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Convening a group of expert decision-makers in times of crisis can bring about some friction. Here’s how to deal with challenges like overbearing leadership, bias, micropolitics and mental fatigue.
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One in 5 of the poorest US households don't have a car and rely on public transportation to get around.
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Amid the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, schools nationwide have rapidly moved to embrace online instruction, yielding a wealth of information that should not be forgotten, even as many unanswered questions remain.
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The recovery from COVID-19 will be as consequential in shaping communities as the immediate crisis itself. To prepare, state, local and community leaders must prioritize their data capacity now to ensure recovery.
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Against its lawyer's advice, the city narrowly agreed to meet virtually during the next two weeks rather than in person as state and local health officials brace for escalating transmission of coronavirus in Nebraska.
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With in-person gatherings curtailed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the traditional spring hearings held in each of Wisconsin’s 72 counties have been replaced entirely with an online survey.
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The city of Springfield, Ill., on Monday gave 1,000 newly purchased Verizon Jetpacks — which are mobile Internet hot spots — to District 186 for students who need Internet access at home amid the pandemic.
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The city will add 37 of the automated cameras on various signals. The cameras work by capturing all license plate numbers that come into view and can alert the police to the locations of wanted suspects.
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All four scooter companies licensed to operate in the city of Atlanta have been pulled of off the streets due to the virus pandemic. The micro-mobility businesses have seen a sharp decline in business and are a non-essential service.
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The U.S. Digital Response is a volunteer effort made of some 3,500 technology experts. Their mission is to help all levels of government meet increased service demands during the COVID-19 crisis.
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Two online surveys using data science both aim to collect and analyze how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting Houston and its surrounding areas. Both surveys are have launched and are an initiative by Rice University.
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf last week ordered schools closed for the rest of the academic year, meaning that digital learning between teachers and students will have to continue from now until the summer.
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A data-building initiative by United Way Metropolitan Dallas and Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation allows groups to visualize community vulnerability across 26 clinical and socioeconomic indicators.
