Policy
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An executive order from the governor of the Show Me State calls for the development of a strategic framework to advance AI technology and related infrastructure, addressing workforce development and data centers. -
The Kansas City Council is beginning to rethink the city’s approach to future data center construction while striving to learn more about the booming industry’s impact locally.
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With the popularity of electric bicycles and scooters on the rise, here’s what state and local laws say about their use in Fort Worth, Colleyville, Texas Christian University and elsewhere.
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Misinformation, fake accounts and a host of other issues have emerged out of online platforms once heralded as the saviors of democracy. Now, the companies are having to catch up to bad actors with a variety of agendas.
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Legislation being lobbied for by tech company TransparentBusiness would mandate contractor monitoring to ensure work/time verification. Critics contend it would cause unnecessary security risks to government data.
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The state police receive photos people take for their driver's licenses without notification, and now have a massive database of face photos containing pictures numbering many times the number of residents in the state.
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More than a half million South Carolinians are being left out of the digital economy due to lagging rural broadband access, according to the latest federal data. That hurts business, education and healthcare.
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Rural communities in Minnesota fail to conduct timely business because they lack fast Internet. In one town, it's the difference between employment and mass layoffs. A new state bill would fund broadband for two years.
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The state House unanimously passed a bill allocating $510,000 to a project the legislature had already outlined in a separate bill sent to the governor that would help different jurisdictions share crime information.
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States have been making more moves to protect consumers from data misuse. But some worry federal blanket protections could do the trick without creating a national patchwork for companies to deal with.
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As the federal government prepares for its inaugural tech-first census, stakes are high for local leaders. Experts say targeted campaigns to combat misinformation and civic technologists will also be essential.
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The push to make cities smarter often disproportionately favors people without disabilities. Experts argue that the dynamic must change so that large segments of the population aren't left out.
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Over the past three years, the Durham Police Department has averaged 2,356 shots fired calls per year, according to the city. Now the City Council is considering gunfire detection sensors, but not all are convinced.
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Body cameras, surveillance, neural implants and more are beginning to pop up in cities. During a session at the Civic I/O Mayors’ Summit at South by Southwest, local leaders considered their roles in a changing world.
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House Bill 511 would allow Georgia counties — once they receive voter approval — to raise sales taxes for transit expansion. And it would launch pilot programs to help transport unemployed Georgians to jobs.
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Ordinance 03-2019 would establish a framework for aesthetic criteria that a small-cell provider would have to meet in order to erect such infrastructure, as well as certain procedures the company would need to follow.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is at the beginning of his first term leading the state, has made technology a priority from the very start. But state agencies are facing myriad high-cost technology failures.
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Open data offers great promise, but also some risk.
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Despite passing in the state House of Representatives, a bill to change the public notification requirements for the purchase of goods or services was scrapped Tuesday by the Senate Local Government and Taxation Committee.
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With the tech, media and entertainment world descending upon Austin, Texas, for the annual mega-conference, there are a number of panels, installations and speakers of interest to those in the public sector.
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Though city planning officials said they are looking forward to the benefits the new 5G technology will bring to residents from a connectivity standpoint, there is a need to protect “the character and appearance of the community.”
