Digital Services

Cities around the nation are taking on projects to gather and analyze vast amounts of digital data points related to curb usage. This can enable new forms of delivery and dynamic parking prices.

The state Office of Broadband Access and Expansion has announced the money will go to Internet service providers, telephone cooperatives, pueblos and a tribal company. It’s part of a $70 million, state-led program.

The chief judge for the Cobb Judicial Circuit, in Cobb County, has extended an emergency order on improving the filing and accessibility of paperwork. It follows an unsuccessful attempt to transfer the court’s online filing service to a new provider.

The investment in American Rescue Plan Act funds will pay for an expansion of Time Warner Cable to more than 6,000 homes in Montgomery, Butler, Preble, Logan and Auglaize counties.

Jeffery Marino, director of California’s Office of Data and Innovation, reminded attendees at last week’s Government Innovation Summit that they make the rules on implementing technology.

Many AI systems get their “training” by interacting with human behavior and information. But researchers at Washington University have found humans change their own behavior when they know their actions are being used to train AI.

Public libraries throughout the city’s southern suburbs — many chronically lacking the funding to make improvements themselves — are getting state grants for purposes including adding hardware or software.

The companies are expected to launch the service next year with Chevrolet Bolt autonomous vehicles, they said Thursday. Their partnership follows several months of focus by GM on relaunching Cruise and rethinking its safety strategy.

Internet service provider Comcast will deploy fiber in the Milford, Orange and Woodbridge areas, potentially reaching more than 160,000 state residents. The move is expected to reach nearly 173,000 homes and businesses.

Iowa Child Care Connect, a new website unveiled by state Gov. Kim Reynolds, comes out of a recommendation from a task force she created to look into improving the access to and affordability of child care.

Illinois' DMV modernization hit a snag with rampant no-shows for digital appointments. But a simple tech fix — text reminders — may be turning the tide. Government Technology dives into the data to reveal the impact.

In Broward and Palm Beach counties and elsewhere, the sheer number of visitors to county elections websites delayed results reporting. Actual tabulation of ballots, which is not done online, was unaffected.

Wi-Fi at Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport remains out, after an incident in May took the Kansas city’s computer systems offline. A new system is in the works, but temporary Wi-Fi may come online this fall.

Policies governing artificial intelligence must be broad, yet deep enough to guide years of use cases, officials said at last week’s Los Angeles Digital Government Summit.

The division, which debuted in January, works to provide more accessible, user-friendly and cost-effective digital services. Its new leadership team will bring a variety of essential skills in-house.

Clark County, home to 70 percent of Nevada voters, implemented the centralized system last year, but on Saturday, the state’s remaining counties were added. Nevada now has one database for voter registration information statewide.

Californians will soon be able to store their mobile driver’s license (mDL) or state ID in their Apple Wallet or Google Wallet, on their mobile device. More than 500,000 residents have obtained mDLs in an ongoing pilot.

Pinole, Calif., in the Bay Area, is using digital technology from eTRAKiT and Symbium to make permitting and approval faster and easier on home improvement jobs and rooftop solar installations.