Opinion

Local elected leaders, administrators, public utility managers and community stakeholders are stepping up their advocacy game in response to recent legislative losses.

It does so even though the excuses for the ban have been eclipsed by technology, and obviated by vast experiences in more progressive states.

The document tackles some of the barriers communities face as they work to bring high-speed Internet to their citizens.

Without a public-private partnership, a smart city plan will most likely remain stuck on the drawing board.

The cyberdefense industry needs to quit playing catch-up and having a reactionary approach to cybersecurity. So what is this industry doing wrong, and how can we change it?

When cybercriminals are successful, people lose confidence in the government’s ability to secure their information.

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.

A new knowledge-exchange platform aims to bring collaboration to bear on efforts to improve the use of data.

With a new online marketplace, Copenhagen is trying to enable an 'access economy'

“Smart gun” refers to firearms that include some sort of safety device, such as fingerprint recognition, to ensure that the gun can be fired only by an authorized user.

Traditional public procurement processes don't work in an era of startups and rapid technological change.

Called SmallSats, these devices can range from the size of large kitchen refrigerators down to the size of golf balls.

Darknets should be understood as “wilderness,” spaces that by design are meant to remain unsullied by the civilizing institutions – law enforcement, governments and corporations – that have come to dominate the Internet.

This will be the last issue of Public CIO, but the ideas, words and people who care about CIO leadership will continue to appear online at Govtech.com and in Government Technology.

New analytical tools are allowing policymakers to focus on community wellness, not just on treating sickness.

Through its three primary services, cloud computing can deliver enormous value-add to government agencies.

Outsourcing has its share of positives and negatives, but it can provide a cost-saving avenue for IT organizations.

Representatives from state and local governments convened to discuss tech trends they are preparing for in 2017, and some of the difficulties they face.