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The new release from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers provides guidance for state CIOs, and an overview of how agencies are navigating the landscape of agentic artificial intelligence tools. -
Data center builds are on the rise across the country to power cloud computing and AI. Here’s how some local governments are taking action to ensure projects benefit the communities in which they are built.
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Artificial intelligence is causing college instructors to move more meaningful examinations back to the classroom, and connect the dots with students on why learning matters.
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Newark has a new student service center through Gateway U, which is not itself an accredited college but gets online faculty, curriculum and other academic resources from the Southern New Hampshire University.
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More than 1,000 K-12 individual school buildings and districts in Ohio will receive funds to improve security, to be used for staffing more resource officers, buying new security cameras and other tech upgrades.
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Under the terms of a recently approved ordinance, the city council must approve the use of technology that can monitor and identify individuals. The policy came out of controversy surrounding surveillance tech across the city.
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A panel at the AWS IMAGINE education conference in Seattle this week said schools are already equipped with the tools needed to tackle digital equity if governments, administrators and educators can put them to use.
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The nonprofit Center for Data Innovation praises a partnership between the University of Florida and tech company NVIDIA as a model for other institutions to develop AI research and education.
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The Pittsburgh-based self-driving car developer has launched the Argo Safety Advisory Council meant to advise on matters of autonomous vehicle safety and build public trust around the rapidly emerging technology.
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The U.S needs defined metrics and more data about cyber happenings across the nation, experts say. Otherwise, it’ll struggle to understand which practices and policies are most effective and where to invest more heavily.
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Plus, the White House announces $401 million in broadband funding now headed toward rural areas, a strong majority of adults in the U.S. now considers high-speed Internet a necessity, and much more.
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The company, now about nine years old, received more than $100 million just a few years ago, and has been signing large state and local contracts rapidly. Now it's got another $90 million to support its expansion.
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The seller of gunshot detection tech had sued VICE Media for defamation after the claim was published in a Chicago case. The suit has been dismissed, but VICE has issued an editor’s note on the story.
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The STEPs4GROWTH program at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, funded by the American Rescue Plan, will train workers in 16 counties across the state to qualify for clean energy sector jobs.
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The GIS software company Esri recently recognized the city of Grapevine's GIS team for digitally mapping the layouts and access points of a local school district's campuses so first responders could plan for emergencies.
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The city of Cleveland’s Department of Public Utilities is building out the infrastructure needed to support its move to a fully electric fleet. The price tag for the project is expected to be $1.4 million.
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Since having to make the switch to remote learning in early 2020, veteran teachers now readily use digital platforms such as Google Classroom, myON, Padlet and Screencastify to enhance lessons and communications.
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State transportation officials met with Wilkes-Barre officials on Wednesday to lay the groundwork for a feasibility study on passenger rail service between Wilkes-Barre and other cities, including Philadelphia.
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The Willimantic, Conn., Police Department began using the cameras on July 1, and this week department officials told local media that "the body cameras have assisted police with several investigations in the past month."
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Mayor Justin Bibb has selected Elizabeth Crowe as the new director of quality control and performance management – the city’s data analysis arm that Bibb intends to revamp in hopes of improving city operations.
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U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D- Ohio, who has consistently pushed to move the legislation through the Senate, said the legislation will have a lasting impact on his home state and reduce U.S. reliance on overseas chipmakers.
