Digital Services

Its newly launched Local Government Research and Development Agenda, a nationwide undertaking, looks to provide research and science to cities. Interviews and workshops with 20 munis are underway.

VIA Metropolitan Transit is working with Centro San Antonio and the University of Texas at San Antonio to bring VIA Link Zone ride-hailing to the downtown area. It debuted Monday and features electric and conventionally powered vehicles.

The New Castle Area Transit Authority, which serves communities in Lawrence County, has gone live with a bus tracking software system. It lets drivers know their next stops and if they’re on time, and lets dispatchers track buses.

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.