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Mobile payment options can be found everywhere from the grocery store to the barbershop. But does that mean your banking information is everywhere, too? It’s not really clear for many users.
This week, Governing’s Future of Security takes a look at the latest developments in election security, ransomware and the growing use of surveillance tools, such as facial recognition, inside of public schools.
The 2020 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas features a host of new exhibits and conversations about how smart city design, transportation, security and equity will evolve in the years to come.
Most educators will say that robots in the classroom are a bad idea. There are administrative tasks that robots could potentially do but “we need to be thinking more deeply around ethics” before they’re a permanent feature.
Verizon will establish 5G in Lake Nona, and then Tavistock will create tech-testing programs that use the 5G. The Orlando suburb already has an autonomous shuttle, but officials are excited to be “a real-world testbed.”
Threats of cyberattacks are increasing and consumers shouldn’t forget about their cars. Practically mobilized computers, cars are just as vulnerable than other electronic devices that use the Internet.
Alameda, Calif., officials were debating if the license plate cameras would assure some residents of safety or perpetuate racial profiling. The city decided to use the cameras but wants feedback on effectiveness.
New technologies can move the focus from cleaning up problems to preventing them, while putting taxpayer money to more efficient use. But governments lag the private sector in employing these evolving tools.
In anticipation of a tech-driven world, Alabama wants to focus on topics like automation, robotics and cybersecurity. Too often government is left behind regarding tech. “We do not want that to happen here at the robotics park.”
The event was reminiscent of the Wright brothers’ first flight 116 years ago, “But first in flight isn’t just something that we were — it’s something that we are.” Only this aircraft can go 80 mph with 600 pounds of cargo.
The system has been used in elections in six counties so far and will be implemented statewide come February. The voting machines use screens and paper to ensure security and will be used for the spring presidential primary.
The Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission has undertaken the development of a modern Web-based and intelligent system to be used for filing and managing compensation claims from workers.
Two nonpartisan apps, Register2Vote and MapTheVote, are helping Democrats get higher voter turnout than in previous years. But the increase in voter registration still might not be enough to turn the tides.
Gov tech is a young but quickly growing field. Our sister site, Government Technology, took a hard look at gov tech’s progress over the past five years and outlined the leading trends of the industry for the upcoming year.
Battery technology is allowing more powerful batteries for even the smallest devices. But all of that energy in such a small space can be dangerous and we should be mindful of good battery safety.
Technology aims to improve our lives through convenience and leisure, but when does it breach into something else? Is implanting microchips into employees convenient and leisurely, or just scary?
A proposal that would ban use of facial recognition technology was first voted on by the Portland, Maine, City Council in November. They voted to postpone. On Monday, the council voted unanimously to postpone again, this time until June.
The phone equipment company’s Snapdragon Ride platform focuses on driver assist technology and hopes to be foundational for driverless vehicles. Qualcomm hopes to see products with their platform in production by 2023.
The Ray, an 18-mile stretch of Interstate 85 in southern Georgia, functions as a test bed for next-generation transportation technologies, including striping to enable autonomous vehicle use.
Reporting by ProPublica revealed that TurboTax’s host company, Intuit, had been deceiving customers into paying for what could have been free. The IRS has responded by dropping a long-standing agreement not to compete with industry by developing its own tax filing software.
State legislatures will have a lot on their plates. They’ll deal with issues in wildly differing ways. We set the context for the 2020 session with an overview of abortion, election security, housing, immigration, net neutrality, pensions, pre-emption, recession fears, redistricting, vaping, and workforce.
In 2013, the ultra-high-speed Internet claimed that Austin, Texas, would become an economic and technological hub. But the black-and-white success that was described nearly seven years ago now looks a bit more gray.
The law requires that the Secretary of State maintain a list of those who voted, the preferred political party of each voter, “[and] must provide the list to the chair of each major political party,” causing privacy concerns.
As technology becomes more competent, ensuring that humanity isn’t replaced or lost is an important part of moving forward.
Bad actors are increasingly using artificial intelligence to manipulate images and video to misrepresent their subjects. As states work to legislate deepfake technologies, perhaps a federal approach would be better.
As more electric vehicles continue to roll onto American roads, EV charging stations have to follow suit. Some states have adequate charging infrastructure, but other states are extremely sparse and perpetuate “range anxiety.”
The financial system for any major organization is complex and that includes state and local government. Efforts to expand the capabilities of finance through new technology can lead to different results as these two examples show.
After a drone strike killed a high-ranking Iranian military official in Baghdad on Friday, American cybersecurity officials warn that the response could come in the form of cyberattacks.
Studies found that workers were less discriminatory against their fellow human coworkers once robots were introduced. Differences between beliefs or political views suddenly paled in comparison to human and non-human.
Caring, passionate, and having always pushed back against the status quo, Beth Niblock has used her role as Detroit Chief Information Officer to revitalize the city with technology after a tough period of bankruptcy.
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