Opinion
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Purpose-built AI learning platforms that don’t give students the answer, as opposed to tools that allow for direct answer generation like ChatGPT, are the way to avoid making students utterly dependent upon AI.
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Colleges and universities know they need to get students comfortable with using artificial intelligence tools, but discussions should focus more on people and pedagogy than rules, regulations and specific brands.
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Supporting cutting-edge research at colleges and universities — even, or especially, in its earliest stages, before anyone can know for sure what will come of it — has been paying dividends for society for generations.
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Plus, five open source software products that can aid government.
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If you want to increase innovation, many experts suggest slowing down first.
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Candidates should have robust policy platforms that explicitly commit to a more open and data-driven government that embraces the emerging field of civic tech.
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New York City is developing a "free" public Wi-Fi network to be deployed throughout the city, but the poorly appreciated price is our privacy.
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Only 16 percent of law enforcement agencies are using cloud technologies, but new tools and a better understanding of how the cloud can support policing should help increase adoption rates.
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The presidential candidate threatened to levy a 35 percent tax on businesses producing goods overseas to get tech companies to "build their damn computers and things" in the U.S.
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Any record — a text, email, letter or note — about a failed loan costing the public money will now be available to the public.
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The Forum for Youth Investment is helping state and local agencies use data to more flexibly deliver the right service mix to youth ages 14 to 24, often referred to as disconnected or opportunity youth.
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Technologies showcased at CES 2016 were essentially smaller versions of products boasted in previous years that are now more accessible thanks to lower costs -- tweaks that the public sector can flourish off of.
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Sometimes policymakers want to alleviate anxiety about future conditions, which often manifests itself in calls for laws that will create “trust” in a particular industry.
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Data standards create a common structure that facilitates information sharing, inter-organizational cooperation and the ability to build on past successes — all important ingredients to driving data-smart innovation.
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Micro-segmentation defense, attacks by rogue intelligence officers and quantum encryption investment are among many things to keep an eye on in 2016.
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For an unknown amount of time, anyone in any part of the world had access to 191 million Americans’ locations and political beliefs.
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OpenGov Co-founder Zac Bookman identifies key drivers in government tech, including open data and local services.
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In a world of interconnected systems, there are plenty of platforms that can help decision-makers see the big picture.
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A digital surge could potentially drive the terrorist organization into the online equivalent of a remote cave: the so-called Dark Web that is not indexed by mainstream search engines.
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Constantly monitoring technology development and evaluating which technologies might help governments streamline operations and better serve constituents. Asking these six questions can help assess new technologies’ potential.
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Numerous threats could take your systems offline — now is the time to prepare for an emergency.