Emerging Tech
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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. -
Cybersecurity experts say AI and automation are changing how much impact manipulated data can have on government technology systems.
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The Flathead County Sheriff's Office is set to receive a new remote underwater vehicle after getting approval from county commissioners on Tuesday.
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Skipping the hassle of flying – and the different headache of driving – gives self-driving cars a leg up when people are choosing how to travel.
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Overwhelmed by alerts and constrained by limited resources, state government needs a new battle plan to fight digital threats and attacks. Artificial intelligence could be the answer.
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Axon, known for its body cameras and TASER products, is branching into the emergent technology arena in the hopes it will change the dynamics between officers and those experiencing a mental health crisis.
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A proposal to ban the use of the technology in schools for a year passed in the state Assembly. Lawmakers call the emerging technology “new and untested” and say the Department of Education should conduct a study.
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Citizens would like government to deliver more artificial intelligence-enabled services, but they aren’t confident it can be done ethically. That’s a trust issue, which CIOs can help solve by requiring AI fairness.
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According to the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure, up to 75 percent of the funding would be used to hire a staffer to oversee public information programming. The rest would be used for videos and printed material.
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The Dallas Area Rapid Transit agency is in the search for its first chief innovation officer, following a trend by other transit agencies to include innovation as a core mission and to reverse recent declines in ridership.
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The city’s look at surveillance technology comes at a time when jurisdictions around the U.S. are scrutinizing their own public-safety tools. Last month, San Francisco banned the use of facial-recognition technology by all municipal agencies.
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It might sound like something out of a science fiction movie, but Boston-based Transit X is pitching an idea that would send solar-powered pods zipping through the urban landscape.
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By working together, the transit agencies aim to lower the cost of testing and share best practices, the news release said.
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In this episode of GovTech360, the Rapid Round format offers quick hits on a new blockchain hire for Colorado; a space-based solution to rural broadband; and a new, gender-neutral take on virtual assistants.
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Killer humanoids are just one of the areas lawmakers are calling for regulation. A bill to create a group that would look at the issues around this emerging technology is on track to pass.
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Private-sector veteran Ron Guerrier is not only Illinois CIO, but also its head of innovation, meaning his charge is to maintain existing systems while also looking out for what new tech will add value to the state.
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The California Department of Motor Vehicles is considering new regulatory language to allow for the testing of light-duty delivery vehicles on public streets.
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A report from the Congressional Research Service released a report looking at the national decline in cash usage while looking ahead to other currency options, like bitcoin and other digital assets.
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Technology is evolving faster than ever before, from autonomous vehicles to facial recognition and beyond, but the charge of technologists to ensure it's introduced ethically is by no means new.
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The city, Cal State Long Beach’s Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and investment company Sunstone Management are partnering to launch an accelerator aimed at bolstering new tech companies.
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Students and faculty members at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs campus were secretly photographed to further research being done on behalf of a number of U.S. intelligence and military operations.
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