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Vicksburg TV Director Alvin Coleman, left, pictured here with Larry Walker Jr., sparked public interest in the broadcast of city functions with a NewTek video production system.

Hardware

Government Agencies Broadcast Official Meetings to Boost Visibility

Community media centers provide public access through powerful video technology.

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, VDI

Cloud

When Is VDI the Best Fit for Local Governments in 2020?

Data analytics in government

Business Intelligence

How States Overcome Big Data Analytics Challenges

Chattanooga

Networking

Street Smarts: In Chattanooga, Tenn., Connectivity Paves the Way for Safety Improvements

Security

4 Steps to Prepare for Unified Endpoint Management

Software

Windows 7's End of Life Is Here

Management

Q&A: How Philadelphia CIO's Breaks Down Silos

Networking

LoRa and LoRaWAN: How the Technology Helps Smart Cities

Management

What Are State CIOs’ Top 2020 Priorities?

Public Safety

Change Is Coming to Officer Safety Technology in Vehicles

Security

To Pay or Not to Pay? Facing the Government Ransomware Threat

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Georgia DOT Partners with 3M on Smart Roadway Tech

3M's connected lane marking technology is designed f
How Next-Generation 911 Can Enhance Public Safety

NG911 enables emergency services to run on an IP net
San Francisco Bans Use of Facial Recognition Tech by City Agencies

The city will become the first in the U.S> to blo
4 Ways to Make Mobile Field Devices Work

State and local agencies should follow these tips to
San Francisco Considers Banning Facial Recognition Tech

The proposed legislation would also place new rules
BlackBerry Aims to Aid Smart Cities with Security Credential System

The service will allow autonomous and connected vehi
NYPD Suspends Use of Some Body Cameras After One Explodes

The New York City Police Department pulled 3,000 bod
LA Looks to Team with AT&T on Smart City Tech

The City of Los Angeles and the telecom giant are in

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Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, VDI

Cloud

When Is VDI the Best Fit for Local Governments in 2020?

Virtual desktop infrastructure is not unusual, but it’s gaining momentum, especially for first responders.

Digital twin for smart cities

Cloud

How Digital Twins of Smart Cities Will Develop

Edge computing in smart cities

Cloud

How Smart Cities Are Deploying Edge Computing

Nebraska CIO Ed Toner consolidated data services for 22 state agencies but also discovered widespread interest in the project among the state's counties.

Cloud

States Find Security and Savings in Private Clouds

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State IT Leaders' Top Tech Priorities for 2020

We spoke with state CIOs to get an early read on what their IT investment plans are for 2020.
What States Are Doing to Secure the 2020 Election

With 2020 political campaigns in full swing, the conversion of election security has again come to the fore. How are state IT leaders working with their state governments to help secure voting systems ahead of the 2020 elections? In many cases, they are amping up earlier efforts by coordinating with federal and local officials, patching software, protecting voter registration systems with two-factor authentication, and taking other measures.
NASCIO 2019: States Work to Attract a Modern Workforce

State government IT shops are searching for younger workers to replace older, retiring employees. To do so, they're modernizing the technology they use.
NASCIO 2019: How AI Will Help States' Big Data Analysis

In the years ahead, artificial intelligence tools will help state governments analyze the reams of data they collect more efficiently so that agencies can improve services faster for residents.
NASCIO 2019: Customer Relationship Management Takes Center Stage

CRM is becoming a major part of a state CIO's role as they seek to understand state agencies' IT needs and how they can meet them.

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The MS-ISAC Helps State and Local Governments Boost Their Cybersecurity

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Verizon Supports AI-Focused Companies to Help First Responders via 5G

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How Digital Twins of Smart Cities Will Develop

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