Government Technology
Philadelphia Funds Digital Literacy to Prep for the Census (Government Technology)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 05/23/2019 - 15:10Pew to Launch Broadband Access and State Policy Explorer
Pew Charitable Trusts, which has spent more than a year studying Americans’ access to broadband, will soon be launching an online explorer inventorying the data it’s collected — including information on gaps to coverage and the policies state gove
Gov Jared Polis (D-CO) Touts Increase in Rural Broadband Access, Aims to Reach 92% Rural Access by June 2020 (Government Technology)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 05/14/2019 - 17:55Package of Privacy Bills Advances in California Legislature (Government Technology)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 05/09/2019 - 06:28California Bill Would Stop Data Throttling During Emergencies
In the summer of 2018, Verizon Wireless triggered a major controversy in the public safety community when it temporarily reduced Internet service to firefighters in Santa Clara (CA) greatly diminishing their ability to provide emergency services w
Los Angeles County Locates Missing Seniors With Technology (Government Technology)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 04/17/2019 - 07:06What America's Governors Are Saying About Tech
Now that all 50 governors — including a robust crop of new faces — have made "State of the State" speeches, Government Technology took the opportunity to break down how many touched on various technology topics:
Avoidable Outage Continues to Plague NYC Wireless Network (Government Technology)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Fri, 04/12/2019 - 11:11
Detroit Hires Its First Director of Digital Inclusion
Detroit has hired its first director of digital inclusion, making it one of a growing number of cities to have a full-time employee within its government tackling issues of digital equity. The city tapped Joshua Edmonds to fill the new role.