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Federal agencies are requesting access to state and local government data for immigration enforcement purposes. Some experts argue this could impact public trust, but protections can be implemented. -
As parents race to get their children into summer camp, a park district in Colorado is using tools from Rec to bring more mobile stability to the process. A park executive and Rec CEO discuss what’s happening.
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Senate Bill 707 mandates that larger cities and counties provide options for remote participation in public meetings by July 1, among other requirements related to translation and teleconferencing for elected officials.
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Creating content that only lasts for 24 hours may seem like a waste of time for government, but Instagram Stories is an increasingly popular platform that can add a new channel for reaching constituents.
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The Public Utilities Commission's Emergency Services Communications Bureau has been working with wireless telecommunications carriers for several months to complete and test the technology.
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The Government Operations Agency has launched the California Code website. The site will host policies and, eventually, the state's open source projects.
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Plus, National Digital Inclusion Alliance maps frequency of home Internet based on census tract; Denver looks to hire its first chief data officer; North Dakota hosts an inaugural statewide coding hour in its schools; and more.
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Nine communities are nearing an intergovernmental agreement to streamline the operations of their emergency dispatch into one regional 911 center.
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Two failed attempts to broadcast and record county commission meetings are the driving force behind the technology upgrades.
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Cincinnati's prolific operation has matured into one of the country’s leading municipal data programs, despite limited resources and a small team. Data director Leigh Tami reflects on its evolution and discusses the future of the work.
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Facebook, Twitter, Google and other social media companies are causing society-wide damage. But they tend to describe the problems as much smaller, resulting from rogue individuals and groups hijacking their systems for nefarious purposes.
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As natural and man-made disasters strike with greater intensity, the need has increased for effective technology during these crises.
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SponsoredCities are continuously trying to understand how citizens interact and engage with city services as they move about from one place to another.
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Detroit may be behind on rolling out a full sustainability action agenda, but the city is agile and catching up fast with a new set of digital tools to foster engagement among the community.
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The move toward the Odyssey Case Management software will bring the county in line with 62 others using the product.
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Transit, a Canadian startup, is bringing ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft into its app so that users can buy rides to and from public transit stations in the U.S. and around the world.
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According to the logs, official warnings about the rapidly approaching Camp Fire reached fewer than 6,200 of the 27,000 Paradise residents who had signed up for the notifications.
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Morgan Reed, CIO for Arizona, says the state wants to deliver streamlined services to citizens, but it’s not there yet. The state is currently seeking a partner to help establish a one-stop shop for online services.
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A third-party application is being considered as a way to confidentially report instances of sexual harassment and assault. A 2016 UW survey found that very few survivors ever reported incidents to the university.
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In looking over GT coverage in 2018, a number of major themes emerged — like microtransit and the rise of ransomware — that highlight where government’s attention was and what will be on priority lists in 2019.
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Plus, Code for America reaches 10,000 users for ClearMyRecord.org; Seattle takes a data-driven approach to firefighting with new FireSTAT platform; and an offshoot of What Works Cities seeks to address economic mobility.
