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SF’s Civic Bridge Program Taps Volunteers to Seed Innovation
San Francisco is a city facing an increasing number of complex problems, while at the same time having a wealth of civic resources such as skilled residents and innovative companies. So in 2015, city...
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Planning Tool Tracks Climate Change Effect on Infrastructure
MetroLab Network has partnered with Government Technology to bring its readers a segment called the MetroLab Innovation of the Month Series, which highlights impactful tech, data and innovation...
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PayIt Wins $100M+ Investment for Digital Services Software
New York-based venture capital firm Insight Partners, which focuses on transformative technologies, has invested more than $100 million in software that facilitates digital payments for government...
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5G, Tech a Source for Improved Mobility Management
On Chicago Cubs game days commuter rail ridership on the Red Line jumps about 50 percent, straining equipment and passenger patience alike. City Tech Collaborative, a nonprofit working with corporate,...
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Mark43’s RMS Integrates with Callyo’s Virtual Call System
Mark43 has added another partner technology to its records management platform for public safety, now integrating with Callyo’s virtual phone network records. Callyo, which serves officers in more...
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What’s New in Civic Tech: San Antonio Joins MetroLab
The MetroLab Network, which works to connect city-led innovation efforts with academia, has now added San Antonio and the University of Texas, San Antonio to its list of participants. The pair joins...
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Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers at a Glance (Infographic)
Government Technology’s 2019 Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers is an impressive group of leaders working inside and alongside government to see that the public sector and the people it serves are...
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Florida DOT Ditches Comment Cards for Digital Feedback System
A number of states are using technology enabled by mobile phones to have visitors comment on their rest-stop experiences, making commenting on the cleanliness and amenities of a highway rest stop as...
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Five States to Pilot ‘Rating System for Addiction Treatment Programs’
Five states are partnering with national nonprofit Shatterproof to create the Rating System for Addiction Treatment Programs — a system that would essentially do for addiction treatment centers what...
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Ransomware Attacks Becoming More Widespread, Destructive, Expensive
More ransomware attacks made news headlines this month, with the most notable being the Oslo, Norway-based aluminum manufacturing Norsk Hydro being shut down by ransomware. The company manufactures...
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Virtual Reality’s Untapped Potential for Child Welfare (Contributed)
Among the many challenging, high-stress jobs in government, child welfare caseworker is near the top of the scale. The judgements and decisions caseworkers make on a daily basis have major, often...
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Code for America to Clear 54,000 More Cannabis Convictions
Code for America (CfA) will soon help reduce or clear more than 54,000 cannabis convictions in Los Angeles and San Joaquin counties, officials announced Monday. CfA, which is a national nonprofit and...
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Are Governments Right to Ban Facial Recognition Technology?
Over the past year, a number of organizations have campaigned for policymakers to ban government use of facial recognition technology and for companies like Microsoft, Amazon and Google to not sell...
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W.Va. to Open Cybersecurity Office, Launch Unification Plan
A newly signed West Virginia law seeks to bolster the cybersecurity standards, allocating $4.2 million toward the development of a unified security policy and enterprise service for public agencies....
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Google, Accela, Esri Among New Mentors to STiR Startups
The Startup in Residence (STiR) program, which matches tech startups with local governments who could use their solutions, has enlisted the help of nine major tech companies to coach projects to the...
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MetroLab Network Announces Civic Innovation Challenge
DENVER — To further explore the areas where smart city collaboration and partnerships between cities and universities can happen, the MetroLab Network announced its Civic Innovation Challenge. The...
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7 Strategies of the Successful State CIO (Contributed)
From 1997 to 2005, I had the pleasure of serving as the state of Connecticut’s first CIO, a role which led to my involvement with the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO)....
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Denver Talks Up Regional Benefits of Smart Technology
DENVER — Mobility networks, whether they involve air quality sensors spread across Denver County or smart streets technology at Denver International Airport, work better when they address a regional...
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Tracy McKee on Bringing an Innovation Mindset to Charleston
In the position since late November, Charleston, S.C.’s first chief innovation officer Tracy McKee is a Charleston native who served as the city’s GIS director for nearly 20 years until she left for a...
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Former Boston CIO Franklin-Hodge Joins Remix in Advisor Role
Remix, a GovTech 100 company that designs and manages online platforms for municipal transit agencies, has brought on former Boston CIO Jascha Franklin-Hodge as a policy advisor. The San...
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