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Government Technology

Government Technology

Government Technology is Governing's sister e.Republic publication, offering in-depth coverage of IT case studies, emerging technologies and the implications of digital technology on the policies and management of public sector organizations.

One Washington, D.C., neighborhood learned that launching a free public Wi-Fi network was not as easy as initially anticipated.
The city has published on online scorecard to promote better transparency.
At least the small city claims it does -- and local officials did it themselves.
In previous SmartCities Challenges, the company has helped Syracuse, N.Y., create a land bank that enabled it to reclaim and revitalize vacant properties, and helped Providence, R.I., simplify the process of permit and construction plan applications.
More than 30 cities have been scored on their open data efforts, and more will be reviewed and added in the coming months.
Officials in Maryland and Pennsylvania are looking to technology to reduce contraband in prisons and keep inmates from illegally receiving unemployment checks.
The National Governors Association announced three states that will participate in a program to improve data sharing to reduce recidivism and help prisoners successfully re-enter society.
California experiments with crowdsourced legislation.
Self-driving cars sound like fantasy to many, but regulators in the state are laying the groundwork for the technology to hit the roads next year.
A professor and former police officer and others have created an app that alerts cops when they're too tired to continue working safely.