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Sophomores converged on West Virginia University Institute of Technology college campuses for the 31st annual Health Sciences & Technology Academy camp, designed to prepare them for careers in tech and other fields.
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Artificial intelligence places whole term papers and complex mathematical solutions within the grasp of today’s students. Rather than simply banning it, educators must train themselves and provide what it cannot.
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A new Google and Muon-backed satellite wildfire detection system promises faster alerts and high-resolution fire imagery. But with false alarms already straining fire crews, its real impact may depend on trust.
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The vehicle-mounted cameras are designed to interact automatically with all nearby body-worn cameras. The move follows the $1.89 million purchase of 225 body-worn cameras in September 2020.
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Researchers created an algorithm that predicts risks of biased, overly punitive sentencing. The tool performs with similar accuracy — and similar limits — to risk assessment algorithms already used to influence pretrial and parole decisions, authors say.
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The climate action office in Denver, which is abbreviated CASR, has had major recent success with its consumer-facing rebate programs that encourage more environmentally friendly technology.
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We asked state chief information officers where they stand on blockchain, chatbots, AI and robotics to find out what new technologies have the potential to be more than just buzzwords.
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A research facility at the University of Connecticut's Spectrum Park would allow various companies to test smart car and infrastructure technology in collaboration with university researchers.
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Many residents have no idea what sort of data is collected by the myriad sensors, cameras and other pieces of smart city technology. A new project hopes to demystify the technology through embedded QR codes.
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From satellite Internet to ground-station-as-a-service, space tech is a big — and increasingly well-funded — deal that's poised to have a big impact on state and local government.
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SponsoredDigital transformation efforts are rapidly accelerating in the public sector. Spurred in part by the pandemic — and now, as state and local governments pivot to meet rising constituent expectations — the technology landscape is changing quickly. Agencies will need to continually expand their capabilities to deliver more responsive service, strengthen enterprise security and drive proactive decision-making that increases their operational efficiency and maximizes the use of public dollars.
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From electrified pavement that can charge vehicles and delivery robots that collect data to flying taxis, transportation experts sound off on what we can expect highways and byways to look like in 2050.
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A machine learning tool designed to predict where crime might occur across eight major U.S. cities is also helping to highlight areas that are not receiving adequate police protection — often poorer neighborhoods.
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From the future of transit to research still in the lab to space-based technology, our July/August magazine looks at emerging tech gaining ground and what it could mean for state and local government.
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The system, known as FUSUS, integrates a range of city-owned and civilian video sources into a central, cloud database. The feeds can be accessed by officers on their in-unit computers and via an app on their smartphones.
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The smartphone-based congestion-pricing technology being tested in Bogota, Colombia, is showing promise. Some major U.S. cities are also looking at solutions to better manage their own crowded roadways.
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The latest and greatest technologies often start as projects in university laboratories across the country. Here are a handful of innovations in the works that could transform gov tech in the coming years.
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While a handful of higher ed institutions are now accepting cryptocurrencies for tuition payments, the trend has yet to take off at most universities for reasons such as environmental impacts and market volatility.
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Public meetings have changed since the pandemic, with some agencies going back to in-person participation while others opt for hybrid situations. The new technology is designed to meet those needs and provide more automation.
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Seattle's Avalanche Energy and Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation received undisclosed amounts of funding from the Pentagon's Defense Innovation Unit to further develop two different approaches to small-scale nuclear power.
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The unincorporated community of Lockeford, Calif., is slated to be Amazon’s first attempt at making Prime Air a reality. The company will be working to get the program operational later this summer, officials say.