Clik here to view.
First Steps for Cities in Harnessing the Value of Untapped Data
Cities big and small operate under constrained budgets. And in an era of increasing government transparency and social media monitoring, cities and their administrators must act fiscally responsible....
View ArticleClik here to view.
OpenGov Raises $30M in Series C Round, Plans More Product Launches
In the past year, OpenGov launched a new budget builder tool, started scooping up bigger customers and doubled its customer count. Now, it’s closed on a $30 million Series C funding round. That puts...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Municipal Debt Crowdfunding Startup Neighborly Quadruples Capital with $25M...
Neighborly, a San Francisco startup that helps cities crowdsource their bond financing, more than quadrupled its investment backing in one fell swoop. Before May 16, the company had raised about $5.7...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Self-Service Facial Recognition Baggage Stations to Debut at Minneapolis...
Waiting in line at the airport is seldom a pleasant experience. But Delta Air Lines is hoping to ease those traveling pains by cutting down wait times at baggage drop-offs by using facial recognition...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Waymo, Lyft Partner to Bring Autonomous Vehicle Tech Into the Mainstream
The self-driving vehicle industry is still reverberating from news of a recent partnership between ride-hailing giant Lyft and the autonomous vehicle aficionados at Waymo, Google’s self-driving car...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Blockchain a 'Next Big Transformational Technology' in Government
Blockchain is among the “next big, transformational technologies” being eyed for use by government in its ongoing quest to provide residents with easy, online access to services and transactions, the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Lauren Lockwood, Boston's First Digital Officer, Leaves Position But Not...
Lauren Lockwood, the former Morgan Stanley investment banker who became Boston’s first-ever chief digital officer (CDO) two-and-a-half years ago at age 28, is leaving her post effective immediately....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Kansas City, Mo., Maps Data Related to Digital Inclusion
As Kansas City, Mo., CIO Bob Bennett is fond of pointing out, his community has the largest smart city footprint in North America, complete with a collection of smart streetcars that collect data for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
N.Y. County Court Turns to Tech to Beat Distracted Driving
Imagine texting at a stoplight when a police officer pulls up next to you. Sure, you knew better, but now there's a ticket with your name on it. While you could pay the fines, take the marks against...
View ArticleClik here to view.
3 Things Election Tech Officials Need Right Now
SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. is in the midst of a historic moment of civic participation. And while protesters march in the streets and politicians wrangle with each other over the aftermath of an...
View ArticleClik here to view.
From Private to Hybrid: Kansas Pivots on Cloud
Kansas is embarking upon a new cloud strategy. As we reported last year as part of the 2016 Digital States Survey analysis, the state had previously committed to a shared private cloud project, known...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Infrastructure Week: Keep People, Not Cars, at the Center of Planning, Design
Although there seem to be few arguments about the country’s infrastructure needing a reboot, a consensus about what the future will begin to look like is much tougher to reach. While there is a trend...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What’s New in Civic Tech: Bi-partisan Senate Bill Would Require FCC to...
Bi-partisan Senate Bill Would Require FCC to Collect Data on Wireless Broadband Coverage A bi-partisan group of senators has filed a bill that would require the FCC to collect accurate and up-to-date...
View ArticleClik here to view.
FCC Takes First Step in Net Neutrality Reversal
Despite a spirited, and at times pointed, dissent from one Federal Communications Commission (FCC) official, the governing body voted 2-1 on May 18 to advance what critics are calling a serious threat...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Florida CISO Departs June 1 for Private-Sector Cybersecurity Position
Three months after the departure of CIO Jason Allison and just weeks after the Florida Agency for State Technology (AST) was nearly defunded on Thursday, May 18, Chief Information Security Officer...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Do CIOs Need to Worry About Emerging Tech?
Should the state CIO be the resident expert on emerging technology? Or should that expertise rise up organically from agencies throughout the organization? The finance people might have something to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
South Dakota Becomes First State with Online Pardon Application
In some states, offenders with felony charges on their records have to go through stacks of paperwork and as long as two years of waiting to learn if the governor is willing to pardon an offense....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Infrastructure Week: Should Cities Be at the Center of Infrastructure...
As Infrastructure Week, held May 15-19 in Washington, D.C., began to wind down, local government leaders remained hopeful that the pressure for a renewed interest in rebuilding America’s roads,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
NYC Chief Digital Officer Departs Amid Tech Reorganization
The city of New York is down a chief digital officer following the sudden departure of Sree Sreenivasan. According to the mayor’s office, the change comes as part of a larger reorganization meant to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Federal Court Swats Down Drone Registration Requirement
A federal court decision handed down May 19 flies in the face of congressional rules requiring the registration of non-commercial unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The drone rules that have been in...
View Article