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Anti-Cheating Software Drawing Criticism at Universities
When universities across the country first went virtual last year in response to COVID-19, administrators increased their use of anti-cheating programs, which monitor students through their webcams...
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Policymakers Should Make Room for Sidewalk Delivery Robots
Starship Technologies, the U.S.-Estonian maker of autonomous sidewalk delivery robots, announced in January that it had completed 1 million deliveries since its founding in 2014. This is remarkable...
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Micromobility Is Making a Comeback After an Uncertain Year
When e-scooters and bike-share operations all went quiet last year as the world held its collective breath waiting out the COVID-19 pandemic, there was much speculation around how these forms of...
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Could Regulating Social Media Companies Fix the Internet?
On March 25, 2021, the House Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce and the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a joint hearing titled “Misinformation Nation: Social Media’s...
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Three Years In: An Update on the Georgia Cyber Center
Back in 2018, after interviewing technology and security leaders in Georgia, it was clear that the Georgia Cyber Center (GCC) was special — for many reasons. My interview with Calvin Rhodes, CIO of...
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Opinion: New Money for Ed Tech, but Same Potential Pitfalls
About $130 billion allocated for K-12 education from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) will provide schools with much-needed funds to help them recover from pandemic-created losses. And it will also...
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Cybersecurity Could Get $31M Infusion from Florida House
Cybersecurity initiatives led by the Florida Digital Service (FDS) and other state agencies could soon receive an influx of $31.6 million for a range of projects, audits and software procurements,...
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Managing the Urban Curb Will Require Good Data, Innovation
The near overnight rise of on-demand deliveries, as well as more standard fare e-commerce, has introduced new demands for city curbsides. Factor in the quick drop-off and pickup needs of Uber and...
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Thomson Reuters Uses Pondera in New Anti-Fraud Tool
About a year after acquiring Pondera Solutions, Thomson Reuters is using the company’s technology in a new solution meant to help government prevent abuse of unemployment insurance and other public...
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Colorado Springs, Colo., Names New Chief Information Officer
Following the retirement of Colorado Springs, Colo., CIO Carl Nehls April 3, Mayor John Suthers announced the appointment of his replacement in Mary Weeks. Weeks has been working for the city of...
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To Gain Public Trust, the Biden White House Should Think Local
The words “trust” and “government” aren’t typically used in the same sentence unless it’s about how little the government can be trusted — and we can easily argue that the current public health crisis...
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Minnesota Crafts Privacy Principles for Emerging Transit Tech
State transportation departments face a challenge when considering connected and automated vehicles and infrastructure. On the one hand, these transit initiatives carry the promise of making services...
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Smart Cities Connect Opens With Calls for Digital Equity
Broadband connectivity and digital equity have been themes and goals echoed among smart city leaders for years — with varying degrees of fulfillment — but a new sense of urgency is taking over the...
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Columbia, NYU Leaders See Hybrid Future for Higher Ed
Colleges and universities are still reeling from the most disruptive academic year in recent memory, but for educators especially, it’s never too soon to discuss what was learned. A webinar today...
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Can Dig-Once Policies Hasten the Close of the Digital Divide?
As local areas and states keep slugging away at the digital divide, time and money may separate the winners from the losers in the broadband infrastructure game. One potential way to save time and...
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CitizenLab Goes Open Source to Encourage Participation
Platforms like CitizenLab offer solutions for government entities to make data-driven decisions with greater transparency. CitizenLab has expanded its reach in recent years to better serve U.S....
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Kinsa FLUency Program Helping Schools Monitor for COVID-19
Since COVID-19 first hit the U.S. a little over a year ago, research has been somewhat mixed about whether a fever is a reliable metric for determining if someone is infected with the virus. Though...
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The FCC Needs Your Internet Speed to Improve Broadband Data
It's not every day that using an application on one's phone can potentially help public policy. The Federal Communications Commission is now promoting its speed test apps so that it can improve the...
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Many Thought COVID Would Derail Smart Cities Work — It Didn’t
Smart city technologies to support efforts like fleet management or remote work may have been a tough sell at times in the pre-pandemic world, but not so much anymore. Those familiar with the space...
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How Virtual Reality Training Can Help Combat Racial Bias
Achieving a just, inclusive society takes hard work and deep soul-searching by institutions, their leaders and employees, whether they operate within government, academia, the nonprofit world or the...
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What’s New in Civic Tech: USDS Admin Stepping Down in April
Matt Cutts, the current administrator for the United States Digital Service (USDS), announced via Twitter this week that he will step down from his position in April. Cutts elaborated on his decision...
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Opinion: Cybersecurity Is a Marathon
When we think of cybersecurity pre-COVID, during a pandemic and post-pandemic, there are a myriad strategies, practices and processes to consider. Since COVID-19 spread worldwide, the FBI reported a...
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CivicPlus, SilverSky Partner on Cyber as Security Risks Rise
With hacks and data leaks happening left and right, cybersecurity is only becoming more important as time goes on. That applies even moreso in government, where a breach could mean anything from...
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Former FCC Chair on Building Back Better Under Biden
One of the most sweeping agencies of the federal government is the Federal Communications Commission (FCC): Its regulatory authority over the nation’s networks covers approximately one-sixth of the...
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Electronics-Free Soft Robot Has Potential for MRI, Mineshafts
Cutting the Cord Soft robots aren’t new — more flexible than the word “robot” typically conjures, they can squeeze into tighter spaces than their traditional counterparts. But soft robots have always...
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Arkansas Computer Science Program a Model for Other States
In 2014, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson – then a gubernatorial candidate – announced his vision to make Arkansas the first state in the country to offer computer science courses in all its public and...
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Is It Time to Pull Back the Curtain on AI in Hiring?
Artificial intelligence-powered hiring processes may be overdue for a government intervention, according to speakers at a recent Brookings Institution webinar. The movement toward AI allows predictive...
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West Virginia Bill Sets Sights on Social Media Censorship
A new West Virginia bill proposes regulations against censorship of information by social media companies during an election, with some “criminal and civil penalties" depending on the nature of the...
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Gov Tech Biz Quarterly Roundup: Q1 2021 With Jeff Cook
Over the last year, it’s been hard to find a week that goes by without a transformational investment or acquisition in the gov tech space. Already in 2021, there has been a record-setting pace of...
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Opinion: Tips for Starting a Drone Program for K-12
There has been a rise in K-12 schools introducing drones to the classroom as experimental use cases have shown their educational potential in science, technology, art, mathematics and engineering...
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Philadelphia Uses Innovation Fund to Inspire Agencies to Take Action
For years, the city of Philadelphia, Penn., has worked to foster innovation among government agencies to facilitate delivery of improved services. A key factor in this effort has been the Innovation...
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Idaho CISO Shares Experience from Public, Private Sectors
There are only a small number of current public-sector chief information security officers who have served as the top cybersecurity leader in multiple states. Add if you consider those with both state...
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Ginkgo and Helix Partner on Pooled COVID Testing for Schools
As millions of K-12 students return to in-person learning, school districts across the country have looked to pooled testing as a cost-effective means of monitoring the deadly virus. The method –...
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Cheyenne, Wyo., to Create Technology Advisory Council
After taking office on Jan. 4, Patrick Collins, mayor of Cheyenne, Wyo., acknowledged his need for technology expertise as the city looks to improve its broadband infrastructure and advance its...
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Biden Infrastructure Plan Boosts Broadband and a Lot More
With Congress heatedly debating President Joe Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure proposal, members of the public, private and research sectors came together recently to discuss its game-changing...
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COVID-19 Reminds Me of 1994 Report, ‘Prisoners of Time’
We’ve all experienced COVID-related events and circumstances we never predicted. We’ve had to change everything, and the stresses and strains are not over yet. Parents and students have a very...
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Self-Driving Shuttles Find New Uses During Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic pumped the brakes on some autonomous shuttle projects last year, while others reimagined their projects to serve more immediate community needs. The AV shuttle program in...
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120Water Releases Tools to Help Utilities Find Lead Pipes
How many lead water pipes are there in the U.S. nobody knows — but we’re about to get a pretty good idea. The federal government is currently in the process of revising the 30-year-old Lead and Copper...
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Texas Department Seeks Second Cyber Insurance Policy
In response to two recent cyber incidents that affected the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), state Sen. César Blanco has proposed a bill that would allow TxDOT to purchase an additional...
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Upkey Opens Summer Virtual Internship for 10,000 Students
Upkey, a Chicago-based ed tech startup, will now offer its summer Virtual Internship Program (VIP) to 10,000 student applicants looking to build their professional networks through a variety of career...
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