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Privacy, Public Safety Collide as Terror Groups Collaborate on Social Media
The terror attack in Paris last week sparked a renewed debate over how to intercept terrorist networks communicating via protected social media platforms. In the aftermath of the coordinated attack...
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3 Smart City Trends to Expect in 2016
For the past three years, the IDC Smart City team has developed its top 10 predictions for the upcoming year. These predictions are designed provide the strategic context to help government leaders —...
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Lawmakers Look to Auto Industry for Insights on ‘Internet of Cars’
A joint congressional subcommittee heard testimony last week about the expanding role of connected vehicles and the so-called “Internet of Cars.” The Nov. 18 question-and-answer session between...
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SF Hackathon Explores Ideas for Citywide Internet of Things Network
San Francisco has made itself a blank canvas for the Internet of Things, and creators have now begun to trace the beginnings of paintings on it. The city offered up public infrastructure to a private...
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Seattle Begins Three-Year IT Consolidation
Seattle is at the start of a three-year transition toward a consolidated IT office. Announced by Mayor Ed Murray in May, the city is working to create a single office, called the Seattle Information...
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Innovation: What’s the Next Phase?
In last December’s issue, I predicted that cloud computing, social engagement, government-as-a-platform and the Internet of Things would be drivers of institutional improvement and operational gains...
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California Announces Vendor Performance Ranking Pilot
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California CIO Carlos Ramos announced plans to pilot a controversial program that would rate and publish the performance of state contractors at an industry forum on Tuesday,...
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E-cannabis: California Companies Connect Marijuana with Tech
The unlikely, and yet totally natural, marriage of marijuana and technology is the next big step in the evolution of medical cannabis. Aptly nicknamed the “green rush,” California tech companies are...
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Future of Policing: 4 Factors to Consider When Deploying New Technologies
The future of policing is just around the corner. Law enforcement agencies across the country — and around the globe — are rushing headlong into the adoption of new technology and policing techniques....
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SeamlessDocs Grabs $5 million in Series A Funding
The digitization of government docs scored another win today, this time in the form of a $5 million investment in SeamlessDocs, a startup that offers cloud-based document automation for governments....
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A Look Back at 2015: Realizing Tremendous Value in Information, Data
Government is getting smarter. That’s one undeniable conclusion from a look back at the big news coming out of public-sector IT in 2015. As government assets go, leaders now realize the tremendous...
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President Calls Out Social Media's Role in Evolution of Terrorism
As the focus pulls back to reveal more about the recent terrorist attacks in San Bernardino, Calif., and Paris, France, the role of the Internet – specifically social media – is also becoming clearer....
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State of Social Media: What’s Changed in 2015?
Delivering a State of the City (or County) address to the public is an annual expectation of elected leadership. It’s their time to talk about major successes and opportunities for their community...
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Is 2016 the Year of Government as an API?
The new year will mark the dawn of the third decade of e-government. It comes as citizen and business expectations of government are being shaped by their digital lives — that is, the way they find...
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This Week in Civic Tech: Ride Hailing Standards, 18F Launches Agile...
This Week in Civic Tech presents a line-up of notable events in the space that connects citizens to government services. Topics cover latest startups, hackathons, open data initiatives and other...
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States Should Kill the Annual Report, Here’s Why
Government websites are drowning in annual reports. Almost every agency, no matter its size, publishes a yearly report about its activities. These documents supplement the annual reports of specific...
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Officials Talk Data, Performance Measures for Better Government
There is a widely circulated dream within the halls of local governments everywhere: Let the data do the driving. In this ideal system, cost savings and efficiencies coexists with cohesive programs...
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Learning to Share: How Cities Are Benefiting from the Sharing Economy
Mention the sharing economy and those who are familiar with the term might think of Airbnb, the room-sharing service, or Uber, the ride sharing service, along with a host of other names. The sharing...
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Boston's Permitting Platform Could Make its Way to Your City
The November gathering was brief, a meet-up held in an out-of-the-way building just south of Boston’s South End. Mayor Marty Walsh was visiting the city’s Inspectional Services Department (ISD), a...
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California DMV Regulations Allow Self-Driving Cars with Licensed Drivers...
After years of testing, California has taken its first step toward putting cars that can drive themselves into the hands of its citizens — but state regulators have taken a cautious approach that will...
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