Opinion

Is it just a game creating real-life zombies, or a platform for civic engagement?

The experiences of one Virginia county demonstrate how the technology can improve decision-making and help guide smart growth.

The solution to emergency communications: redundancy, redundancy, redundancy.

The economics of wireless and the ability to deliver a gig makes the case for wireless/wired hybrid infrastructure.

A constituent-centric approach is often the first step governments can take to keep up with the daunting tide of new technology.

Parties and campaigns should recognize that the data they collect is a powerful asset, and dangerous in the wrong hands. They need to be far more vigilant about protecting it.

Politicians who want to govern openly and honestly shouldn't limit themselves to what financial-disclosure laws require.

Data analytics has the potential to make the public sector more efficient and effective.

With the DNC email leak and Trump calling on Russia to hack Clinton's emails, concern about foreign meddling in the 2016 presidential election process is rising. Is e-voting the next cyber battleground?

Don’t let privacy zealots put license plate readers into the Edward Snowden surveillance discussion — that is a red herring.

Encouraging informed disagreement is the only way a public leader can learn whether an initiative might -- or might not -- succeed.

Ride-hailing, while it comes in handy in certain instances, is far too expensive to be the sort of transportation game changer that its more vigorous supporters portray.

While there appears to be a consensus among policymakers that there is a need for 21st-century government, this new approach may be causing a stir.

While we have come a long way since the first Freedom of Information laws and the static data dump, there is still more work to be done.

The transaction system underlying the bitcoin network has far broader uses than easing financial transfers – including identifying people and tracking property ownership.

The Pokemon Go phenomenon leaves government with few new considerations and lots of opportunities for distraction.

Chaos happens when "smart" contracts act stupidly.

President Obama's Precision Medicine Initiative will require thousands, or even millions, of us to provide samples for genetic research. So how much privacy are we willing to give up in the name of cutting-edge science?