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Digital Literacy Is at the Heart of a Thriving Smart City
The path forward for smart cities is not without its obstacles and challenges, many of them far removed from the worlds of tech, and instead more linked to the societal, political and financial...
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After Facebook Privacy Mistakes: Who Is Next?
Online and offline media are overflowing with thought-provoking questions following Facebook’s privacy mistakes. Questions like: Who has your personal data? What private data on Facebook was shared...
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Designing for Users, Building for Residents (Contributed)
Interacting with city or local services is the most direct and important government relationship many Americans have. But that relationship can often be incredibly frustrating if it forces residents...
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San Francisco International Looks to Dynamic Glass for Efficiencies, Safety
As the sun eases behind cloud banks at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), watch for the windows to gradually darken. The airport will soon install a form of “dynamic glazing” that takes into...
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Building a Legacy: The 2018 Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers (Infographic)
Pioneering technology leaders in government are often working on things like modernizing legacy systems, updating old processes and evolving an outdated culture that no longer serves today’s needs....
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New Tools, AI Help Transportation Officials Better Understand Traffic Patterns
Two public agencies in opposite regions of the United States are using the same intelligent software and devices to resolve unique transportation needs around maintenance, construction and, above all,...
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CIO Bill Kehoe Brings His Strategic Vision to L.A. County
ln his first few months as CIO of Los Angeles County, Bill Kehoe has been spending his time listening and learning as he gets a firmer sense of what’s needed to lead an organization spread across more...
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Air Quality Sensor Pilot Offers Lessons for Other IoT Installations
In this installment of the Innovation of the Month series (read last month’s story here), we explore how Portland, Ore., is testing sensor pilots to help improve air quality monitoring, and then look...
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Has the IT Retirement Wave Hit Missouri?
The numbers are grim, but so far, the reality has been more manageable. That's the viewpoint of Missouri Chief Information Officer Rich Kliethermes, who spoke with Government Technology at the annual...
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New York City Names New Chief Privacy Officer
A sign of the times, New York City has formed a new chief privacy officer position and named Laura Negrón to fill it. As cities collect increasingly larger amounts of data, privacy and security...
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Kansas City, Mo., to Share and Receive Rental Car Data
“Smart” rental cars can get even more intelligent in smart cities. The Avis Budget Group, which operates rental brands like Avis, Budget and Zipcar, will partner with Kansas City, Mo., to allow the...
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Boosting the Cyberworkforce
Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats recently labeled cybersecurity his “greatest concern,” ahead of weapons of mass destruction and terrorism. While growing cybersecurity threats have...
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San Leandro, Calif., Innovation Officer Deborah Acosta Exits to the Private...
San Leandro, Calif., Chief Innovation Officer Deborah Acosta is leaving local government this month to lead a for-profit women’s entrepreneurship incubator aimed at evening the gender gap in Silicon...
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Nearly Two Weeks Post-Cyberattack, Atlanta Continues Its Recovery
Its major emergency response systems were unaffected by a ransomware cyberattack that shuttered many computers at city hall, but some areas of Atlanta municipal government are still recovering from...
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Zolnowsky Steps Down as South Dakota CIO
David Zolnowsky, the commissioner of the Bureau of Information and Telecommunications (BIT) for South Dakota, retired on March 30. In 2012, Zolnowsky was appointed by South Dakota Gov. Dennis...
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A Better Way Around the Cardboard Sign Problem
During our initial episodes of the new "Go Public" podcast, we focused in large part on technology-driven startups and entrepreneurs working to solve civic problems. This time, we take a decidedly...
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Atlanta Seeks Vendor Ideas Through Smart City RFP
Smart streetlights, traffic signals, public Wi-Fi and other connected devices common to so many urban areas need communications infrastructure for support. The city of Atlanta is looking to gather...
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What’s New in Civic Tech: Code for Atlanta Urges City to Publish Post-Mortem...
Two weeks after a major ransomware attack waylaid Atlanta’s municipal government — to the point the FBI and Department of Homeland Security were called upon to assist in the response — a local civic...
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Digital Currencies Drive Up the Temptation to Misuse Government Resources
The rise in value of cryptocurrency appears to be tempting public employees in technology departments across the country to violate the public trust. In recent months, several news stories have come...
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Chicago Will Host the First in a Series of Specialized Smart City Forums
US Ignite, a nonprofit smart city advocacy group, is launching a series of forums that will function as small, intimate workshops where government, private-sector and other stakeholders in smart city...
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