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Better Mapping Helps Federal, State, Local Governments Fight Zika
Governments have used maps for everything from local economic development to snow plow tracking — now they’re also using it to fight the spread of the Zika virus. Rather, U.S. government entities have...
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Thermostat Ransomware: A Glimpse into the Future of Crime in Cities
At this year's annual DEF CON conference held Aug. 4-7 in Las Vegas, two security researchers demonstrated that it's possible to infect a smart thermostat with ransomware — a form of malicious...
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Bay Area Startup in Residence Program: A Potential Pipeline for Regional...
To harvest startup talent, cities don't have to be tech Meccas — but a partnership with one certainly helps. On Sept. 16, the California cities of Oakland, San Leandro and West Sacramento will join...
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Analytics: Turning a Flood of Data into Valuable Information
The benefits that come from data analytics are many — it's helped reduce inmate populations, improve reliability of emergency medical services and reduce traffic fatalities, to name just a few. Though...
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Startup Aims to Help Cities Separate Smart Hype from Solid Smart City...
In the rush many municipalities feel to become a "smart city" — one that collects immediate data on everything from traffic patterns to home water use, analyzes it, and uses that information to...
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This Week in Civic Tech: Google Leads Voters to Polls, San Rafael Reveals...
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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Website Accessibility: Why There’s Still Work to be Done on Government Portals
Despite major technology advances over the years, many organizations still struggle with digital accessibility. A 2015 study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 53 million —...
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Should Government Clean Up Its Twitter Feeds?
Twitter unveiled a new feature to clean up the user experience Aug. 18. But will the change mean more pressure for government social media managers, and what considerations does it raise for social...
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California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom Talks Transparency, Civic Tech, State IT...
LOS ANGELES — Cutting wasteful tech spending, hammering down walls to transparency and connecting citizens to critical services were the three pillars of Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s message to attendees...
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3 Advantages of Beta Testing City Websites
For years there has been the belief that cities have to unveil new websites in the same fashion they present their plazas or parks: in one swift reveal. From the start, every amenity has to be ready,...
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The Pokemon Go Effect: Why Augmented Reality Is Finally Taking Hold in...
Basketball was pretty lame when it started out. Half of the reason was the rules — players used a soccer ball, which didn’t bounce well, and they weren’t allowed to dribble. It was sort of like...
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Data Shows Trump’s Election-Rigging Claim is Unlikely
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is losing ground. After months bucking political norms and still maintaining voter support, the off-the-cuff billionaire is finally feeling a pinch at the...
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3 Ways Governments Are Working to Make Broadband Universally Accessible
We’ve become a land of digital haves and have-nots. “Buying cheaper goods directly from wholesalers, immediately accessing government services and finding employment opportunities are increasingly...
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Considering Privacy in the Age of the Camera
There is no question that technology and the Internet have irreversibly complicated our relationship with privacy. In fact, they have taken many of the old ideals of privacy out back and hit them with...
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Nextdoor Uses Algorithms, Outreach to Curb Racial Profiling
Imagine inviting a few friends over only to learn afterward that a neighbor has reported them as possible car thieves, drug dealers or gang members. How would you feel? How would your friends feel?...
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Legislature.gov: Function Trumps Form in the Quest to Shine Light on State...
In just the last few years, the public sector has been abuzz with plans to open data and revolutionize the way citizens interact with their government. But behind these well meaning attempts to...
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How Granular Analytics Are Driving a More Sophisticated Approach to...
Elections are like wars. Though more civilized, an election is a conflict in the pursuit of power based on ethics like understanding the enemy, adapting to a chaotic environment, dissimulation,...
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2016 Best of the Web Winners Demonstrate Technological Innovation, Service...
The public sector is adopting the same modern technologies and nimble operations used by its private industry counterparts. This is reflected in patches throughout the government technology space, but...
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The Big Redesign: What's Next for Government Websites?
When he was a project manager working on website design in the New York City Mayor’s Office of Technology and Innovation last year, Dave Seliger did an inventory of all the city’s websites. He found...
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This Week in Civic Tech: California Launches First True Open Data Portal, KC...
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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