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British Columbia’s Services Card May Connect Citizens to Multiple Gov...
The government of British Columbia, Canada, had a problem. The province’s CareCard technology — the identity card BC residents use to access health services — was more than 20 years old and had never...
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Pushing Open Data onto the Global Stage
In the U.S., open data has its advocates in civic hacker groups, politicians and a small but passionate group of transparency organizations. In the U.K. and around the world, the sounding bullhorn...
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How Will Wireless Electricity Affect the Public and Private Sectors?
Wireless electricity has the potential to change the way the world lives and works. And if it takes off, the technology, which allows people to charge appliances and mobile devices without a cord, has...
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National Day of Civic Hacking Widens Reach in Second Year
Last year thousands participated, hundreds of civic apps were created and myriad civic hackers collaborated with government agencies and localities across the U.S. This year, the National Day of Civic...
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FAA Under Pressure as Clamor for Small Commercial Drones Grows
It seems like a perfect time to get into the drone business. With easy access to technology and patchy regulation, small commercial drones already have been used to film box-office hits and market...
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7 Things to Know About the White House Big Data Report
A group of senior Obama administration officials delivered a report to the White House on May 1 examining how big data will transform the way we live and work, and how it will alter the relationships...
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3 Ways the Oculus Rift Could Change the Military
It’s garnered a truckload of consumer media buzz recently because developers claim it’s the most sophisticated augmented reality headset in development so far. Company literature plays up the...
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A Global View of Government Technology (Interactive Map)
Click the points on our map to read about sucessful public-sector technology deployments around the world, or skip to the end of our story. Reducing traffic congestion, monitoring critical...
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Accelerating the Internet of Everything
The movement to allow everyday items to connect to the Internet has gained momentum, as toothbrushes, bathroom scales and trash cans (to name a few) are available with sensors and online access. And...
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States Eyeing Restrictions on Technology Outsourcing
Outsourcing complex technology projects to the private sector has become increasingly common for state government agencies. But after a slew of high-profile delays and failures over the last several...
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Driver’s License for the Internet: an Optional Tool?
As Government Technology reported in April, the White House is leading efforts for online authentication technology -- a new form of identification that some have called a driver's license for the...
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Q&A: Washington Rep. Jeff Morris Talks Drone Legislation, Community Broadband
Washington Rep. Jeff Morris, D-Mount Vernon, has a long history of being technology-focused. He’s the current chair of the Washington House Technology, Energy and Economic Committee; and the former...
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Colorado Medicaid Goes to the Cloud with $116 million Claim System
The inner workings of a state Medicaid system form a moving piece of machinery. The cogs represent a ratchet work of state and federal policies, of health-care providers, clients and a complex code of...
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From Wearable to Implantable: 3 Technologies Poised to Change How We Live
Wearable technology features gadgets people wear on their bodies and clothes, but implantable technology makes gadgetry more personal and intimate by leaps and bounds. The convenience and usefulness...
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What Open Data is Doing for Denver Dogs
The “Cuties in Denver” Twitter account is a scrolling list of shaggy headshots and canine salutations: “Hey! I’m Juna,” a post starts, “I’m a spayed female, tan and white, terrier mix…” “They call me...
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NASCIO Seeks Stronger State-Federal Action on Cybersecurity
CIOs from 43 states converged in Baltimore for the NASCIO Midyear Conference this week. The event, which began May 6, set record numbers, with more than 450 people in attendance. Here’s what...
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Tablet Policy Puts California City on the Cutting Edge
An experiment using tablet devices to display city council agendas has sparked a paperless office movement and progressive technology policy-making in Rancho Cordova, Calif. Under a new policy...
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How Utah State Government Uses Wearable Tech
The 2014 NASCIO Midyear Conference drew to a close Friday. The final day of the event offered lessons learned from the often rocky rollout of state health insurance exchanges and a spirited discussion...
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Is Twitter the New Telephone?
In 2014, Twitter is turning a profit for the first time, perhaps because people are starting to take the platform more seriously. It's a legitimate mode of communication for organizations seeking new...
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Teri Takai Talks DoD, FirstNet
Teri Takai left her position as chief information officer for the Department of Defense (DoD) on May 2 after serving since late 2010. Government Technology caught up with Takai to learn about what she...
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