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From building AI tools to running everyday operations, the National Association of State Chief Information Officers finds CIO and accessibility officer collaboration are key to inclusive, efficient digital services. -
A new action plan is guiding a long-term modernization intended to enhance its agility with staff and residents alike. AI tools are part of a priority project underway and will help manage phone calls.
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Officials are considering how to comply with new federal rules around accessibility for people with disabilities. Meeting agenda packets are one area of concern ahead of the April deadline.
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Candidates have discovered the quickest way to make news is to put out a statement or comment in a social media post and avoid paying for ad space.
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Artificial intelligence will be used to help the visually impaired navigate the increasingly photo-driven social platform.
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A company’s struggle to deliver Internet to 100,000 users underscores the challenge of providing universal access in areas where commercial access points are rare and home-based broadband is unaffordable for many.
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News and views on social media in state and local government in one tidy little package.
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MIT Media Lab and tech companies Deloitte and Datawheel have released Data USA, an open source platform promoted as the “the most comprehensive website and visualization engine” ever created for U.S. government data.
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Fewer people in the Bay Area are working in factories and other production facilities and instead, many more are working in the "softer" side of high-technology: Internet, software, mobile communications, social media, and research and development.
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As the user moves the mouse over sections and clicks on sections of printed text a sign language interpreter appears in the video window, signing the words in the text.
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Mayor Ed Murray emphasized that the city needs help from private businesses to expand technology access, highlighting Comcast and Google for recent programs that bring Internet to some low-income residents.
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Although the subsidy is less than $10 a month, it could make a difference for nearly half of the homes with incomes less than $25,000 a year that currently lack high-speed Internet.
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The federal agency is hosting a contest to encourage citizens and businesses to suggest ways to improve the design, organization and presentation of its website.
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The prevalence of social media has made it a valuable go-to investigative tool for law enforcement, whether for small-time crimes or more serious cases involving life and death.
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A bill signed by Gov. Scott Walker directs the Public Service Commission to certify eligible communities as “Broadband Forward!” as long as they adopt an ordinance to streamline the process between them and the service provider.
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Gov. Mark Dayton is requesting $100 million in bonding for Greater Minnesota broadband infrastructure this session.
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Many legal experts believe that Clinton faces little risk of being prosecuted for using the private email system to conduct official business when she served as Secretary of State.
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The new office complexes will be nearly double the size of Google’s massive Kirkland campus, which itself recently doubled in size after an expansion project.
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Users of the popular dating app can now swipe left or right on a survey that covers a variety of hot political issues.
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Akamai's State of the Internet Report breaks down the state of broadband connectivity, connectivity speeds and mobile access.
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Some residents and interest groups have long pushed for a city-run broadband network, saying it would help reduce access inequality.
