Smart Cities & Technology

Centering the citizen experience through digital transformations in government

• 5th July 2022

Technology as it intersects with the citizen experience at its best goes unnoticed, and at its worst betrays a failing on the part of the government to effectively anticipate the needs of its people. In every city there are thousands of nodes through which a citizen population interacts with their government, and some of those […]

10 cities ideal for hybrid or full-time telecommuters seeking an outdoor lifestyle

• 29th June 2022

When the pandemic was first realized, cities emptied out, highways were suddenly devoid of cars and storefronts shuttered overnight. The assumption in many communities was that it would last for a few months and then everything would return to normal—those who’d left would return to their office jobs and apartments.  But these two years later, […]

Amid tech labor shortage, outsourcing digital services could provide relief

• 21st June 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated tech and digitization globally, forever changing the way local governments conduct daily business, along with the expectations of constituents. Over the last two years, smart city plans have increased in popularity; services like tax bill payments and licensing have mostly shifted into the digital realm; and town offices evolved into comprehensive […]

The beauty of the beast: Why the pandemic & cybersecurity might actually improve procurement and IT collaboration

• 21st June 2022

For well over decade, IT managers have listed cybersecurity as their number one concern. Both the CompTIA Public Technology Institute (PTI) and the National Association of State Information Officers (NASCIO) have been tracking top trends in IT management, policy, governance and operational issues as they relate to state and local government. Only recently has “procurement” […]

Building the public health workforce of tomorrow

• 17th June 2022

Since the first case of COVID-19 hit the United States, public health units across the country have been working non-stop to contain this deadly disease. In the two years since the first lockdowns, we’ve all seen these professionals work diligently to help educate the public about the risks, give tips on how to prevent getting […]

Reno launches first-ever municipal blockchain app to track public transactions

• 16th June 2022

Much has been said in the last week about the ongoing meltdown of cryptocurrency, driven by an uncertain economic outlook and rapidly increasing inflation. Over the last seven months, Bitcoin, for example, has dropped to $21,000 from its $64,000 high. But while crypto markets might be in retreat at least for the moment, the underlying technology […]

Report: City and county administrators are prioritizing their cyber defenses

• 15th June 2022

Given the high profile digital attacks against government organizations that have captured public attention in recent years, it’s no surprise that bolstering cyber defenses is a high priority for local internet technology managers. In a recent survey of city and county administrators by the CompTIA Public Technology Institute, a research firm, respondents overwhelmingly cited cybersecurity as […]

Video: LiDAR-equipped drone by Microdrones demonstration at IWCE 2022

• 8th June 2022

Software solutions and data analytics forming synergy in AMI deployment

• 2nd June 2022

Software and services are empowering the traditional electricity, gas and water meter hardware, and unlocking greater value than ever from the meter data, which will definitely disrupt the future of the utilities and the advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) industry. “A new era of software-defined solutions is coming,” said Stephanie Wu, senior analyst of Omdia Smart […]

Remote alarm notifications add firewall as utilities face mounting threats of cyberattacks

• 27th May 2022

Municipal utilities are critical to national security, economic stability, and public health and safety. As technology in these sectors evolves, cyberattackers take advantage of opportunities to exploit vulnerabilities. While the Federal Government has taken steps to address this issue by creating innovative public-private partnerships and initiatives, the worldwide attacks on municipal utilities in the past […]