When Big Data Gets It Wrong

The number of information sources streaming into government has never been greater. But is it making us smarter?

Making It Legal: The Tech Implications of Regulating Recreational Marijuana

Legalizing recreational marijuana has a broad range of policy implications for government. Do jurisdictions have the IT systems in place to deliver on the will of the voters?

The Job of Data: The Chiefs in Charge of Data in the C Suite

Here’s a look at all the ambassadors for the new culture of evidence-based decision-making.

Video Analytics Is Ripe for Automation, But Is Government Ready?

From finding criminals or rioters in a crowd to metering toll traffic on busy bridges, the minds behind the technology say it won’t be long before a medium created by humans for humans is all machine.

Aiming Analytics at Our $3.5 Billion Unemployment Insurance Problem

Analytics is putting a dent in one of the highest error rates of any government benefits program.

Utah Finds Unexpected Benefits from Statewide Road Data Project

Lidar uses 40 sensors strapped to a vehicle to collect 2,000 points of data per second, creating a visual representation of the streets.

Products

Presentation Remote Lets Users Navigate Content from 100 Feet Away

Plus, the Motorola Moto Z Play’s battery lasts up to 50 hours and Toshiba Tecra X40 notebook computer features multi-touch wide viewing angle display.

Data Points

Reports of the Death of Big Data Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

A close look at U.S. presidential election predictions shows that more investment in data, not less, is the way to avoid replicating these problems in the future.

Q&A

San Diego Performance and Analytics Director Talks Trends in State and Local IT

In this Q&A, Almis Udrys discusses his role with the city and "cross-pollination" with other cities.

Signal:Noise

Rage Against the Routine: Public CIOs Have a Jobs Problem

The blast zone of the “automation bomb” is wider than we once imagined.

GovGirl on Social

From Social to Smart: Connected Communities Are Plugging in to Innovation

While it’s cool to offer cutting-edge connected technologies, the ultimate goal is to make communities safer and more energy efficient, to improve service delivery, and so on.