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Verizon to Fund 5G Inventions for Emergency Responders
Verizon and Responder Corp., a group of first responders and investors, are opening an innovation lab in Washington, D.C., to foster public safety technology to work in a 5G future. According to a...
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Road Assessment App RoadBotics Raises $3.9M in Seed Funding
RoadBotics, a company whose image-based app assesses road quality and damage, has raised $3.9 million in seed funding to continue expanding and improving, according to a news release Wednesday. The...
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D.C. Names Longtime Contractor as New Cybersecurity Officer
Washington, D.C., looked within to find its new IT security leader in a longtime partner, the government’s Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO) announced on Nov. 14. Suneel Cherukuri, a...
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Neighborly Enters Muni Broadband Market with Ambitious Accelerator Project
In a new initiative that has already been expanded by popular demand, 35 groups representing cities, counties, towns and municipal utilities across 18 states will join private-sector partners in the...
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Washington State Names Pennsylvania CTO to Top IT Post
Gov. Jay Inslee has tapped another state’s chief technology officer to fill the CIO role with Washington Technology Solutions (WaTech). According to a press release from Inslee’s office Nov. 15,...
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What’s New in Civic Tech: What Works Cities Releases 2018 Certification...
Earlier this year, Bloomberg Philanthropies’ What Works Cities program created a set of criteria aimed at molding a new standard for excellence in city government. Dubbed What Works Cities...
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How Transit Is Turning to Tech to Cut Through Congestion
Solving the pervasive problem of traffic congestion will require an approach that extends beyond bans on ride-hailing services, but looks to more nuanced solutions like better managing street...
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Civic Tech Experience Fosters Digital Literacy in Charlotte, N.C.
The Knight Foundation has announced a $1 million investment in that effort for a project called the Civic Tech Experience, which includes a series of programs for the West Charlotte community aimed at...
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Why Innovation May Be Easier at Small Public Safety Agencies
In the world of government, there is often a perception that it's the bigger cities and counties that are always doing cool new things and pushing the envelope with cutting-edge technology. But ask an...
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Kentucky's Newest C-Level Exec Will Guide IT Centralization, Data Work
Kentucky is working to elevate the status of state data and taking steps to develop its inventory and use, with a new leader under the state’s new chief information officer. Krishna Mohan Mupparaju, a...
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Why the Georgia Cyber Center Is Special
As state government technology leaders gathered in San Diego, Calif., last month for the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) Annual Conference, there were many hot issues...
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Don't Make These Governance Mistakes (Contributed)
Government organizations, like their business counterparts, must be able to pivot rapidly in order to meet shifting demands from their residents, tourists, customers and businesses. To meet these...
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Cities Are Rapidly Taking on Internet of Things Technology
It may still be an emerging technology, but in U.S. local government, the Internet of Things is everywhere. According to survey data from the 2018 Digital Cities survey, a Center for Digital...
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Daro Mott Departs Louisville's Performance Improvement Office
Louisville, Ky.'s chief of performance improvement is departing city service for an opportunity in the private sector. Daro Mott, who first came to local government in Louisville in 2016, is slated to...
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Callyo’s i911 Gives Caller’s Location to First Responders
Callyo, a startup that makes technology for public safety agencies, announced last month a free website where first responders can find accurate, real-time locations of 911 callers. According to the...
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Philadelphia Chief Data Officer Tim Wisniewski Steps Down
Tim Wisniewski, who has served as Philadelphia's chief data officer for more than four years, is stepping down at the beginning of January, according to a report from Technical.ly Philly. Wisniewski's...
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Columbus, Ohio, Turns to On-Demand Transportation to Improve Medical Access
A new app to make it easier for pregnant women and new mothers to get to doctors' appointments aims to help reduce infant mortality rates in Columbus, Ohio. The Prenatal Trip Assistance (PTA) project...
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Ford Gives $50K to Soofa to Set Up E-Ink Signs in Miami-Dade
Beating out more than 130 proposals, Soofa has won a challenge by Ford Motor Co. to improve mobility in Miami-Dade County, Fla. — and $50,000 to go along with it. Soofa, which makes solar-powered...
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Data Startup Geospiza Helps Cities Prepare for Disaster
Every year, more cities make tragic headlines as new wildfires raze California, hurricanes batter the gulf and blizzards immobilize the East Coast. Facing these inevitabilities, governments need...
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L.A. County to Launch Digital Harassment Investigation System
Building on existing technology, Los Angeles County plans to deploy an automated, digitized system during the first quarter of 2019 that will migrate sexual harassment and discrimination...
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