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The Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles has released a series of instructional videos to aid online users. Meanwhile, Alaska has debuted the Alaska Mobile ID, a mobile driver’s license and identity credential. -
Among more than 68,000 surveyed educators, most say school cellphone policies directly contributed to students having better learning experiences, healthier relationships and improved emotional well-being.
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The company, one of the few publicly traded gov tech suppliers, reports revenue growth and gains from AI and an acquisition in its latest financials. More such deals seem almost certain as Via vies for more market share.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed one piece of tech legislation into law and has until Sept. 30 to sign or veto the other bills that have cleared the statehouse, including several related to IT and cybersecurity.
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Edmonds, who was one of the first digital inclusion directors for a municipal government anywhere in the United States, is taking a position as CEO of DigitalC, a Cleveland-based nonprofit that works on digital equity.
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A $15 million, five-year investment from the National Science Foundation aims to foster innovation and entrepreneurship in STEM education and workforce training in underserved rural communities.
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There are benefits to taking college classes in the metaverse, but there are also potential problems.
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The Wolfe's Neck Center for Agriculture & the Environment in Freeport has received a $35 million federal grant — a figure seven times greater than its annual budget — to promote climate-smart agriculture.
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Wisconsin utility regulators have approved a suite of electric vehicle charging programs that Madison Gas and Electric says will help it prepare for the emerging technology while lowering costs for consumers.
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More than a thousand homes and businesses in one of South Texas’ largest cities will soon be able to connect to the Internet at the lightning-fast speeds that are afforded by fiber-optic cables.
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White House efforts to strengthen the cybersecurity workforce nationwide took several new steps forward over the past few months.
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City staff are drafting an ordinance that seeks to regulate where 5G and other types of wireless telecommunications facilities can be installed, including restrictions near neighborhoods and schools where possible.
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Some 34,000 voting machines and 4,000 ballot scanners are being tested ahead of the November elections. Concerns about election integrity and security have been high despite the lack of evidence of manipulation or errors.
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The Department of Homeland Security released the long-anticipated Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program. A separate NOFO for the Tribal Cybersecurity Grant Program will follow.
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The Florida Department of Transportation is partnering with INRIX to deploy the company’s IQ Signal Analytics platform across 3,000 miles of roadways in the state in the hopes of gathering new insights.
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Miami Dade College will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony Sept. 20 for a new AI Center to host AI classes, workshops, quantum computing labs, multi-use spaces and a “design-thinking room” for collaborative projects.
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A nationwide survey of education and state leaders conducted by the State Educational Technology Directors Association revealed that cybersecurity and digital equity remain top issues for K-12 schools.
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Adversarial foreign nations might use data about specific politicians to blackmail them or troves of data about the public to refine disinformation campaigns, according to a Senate hearing. Getting that data could entail hacking or simply purchasing from data brokers.
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Five higher education institutions in and around Albany will receive science grants to advance research, connect students to scholarships and help train a future workforce in semiconductor technology.
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The county legislature that oversees SUNY Erie Community College gave the go-ahead to maintain the current, inefficient ERP system for three more years to protect student data while migrating to a new system, Ellucian Banner.
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Some students at a Minnesota school district received lewd emails recently, likely as a result of student email addresses being inadvertently, temporarily readable to anyone who had access to the Speak UP platform.
