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Municipal governments are underestimating the value of transparency and the role online access plays in building trust with the public. (State Scoop)
Visit http://statescoop.com/government-transparency-hinges-citizens-internet-access-study-finds/ to view the full article online. |
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For all of its advantages, cost isn't always one of them. But there are ways to keep them down. (Government Technology)
Visit http://www.govtech.com/data/Managing-the-Hidden-Costs-of-Open-Data.html to view the full article online. |
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Security needs to be a shared mission between the public sector, education and industry. (State Tech)
Visit http://www.statetechmagazine.com/article/2015/07/governments-can-t-battle-cyberthreats-alone to view the full article online. |
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The state of Georgia has filed a federal lawsuit against a well-known public records activist that claims that he is engaging in a "strategy of terrorism" by publishing an annotated version of Georgia state law on his website. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Visit http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2015/07/28/georgia-accuses-public-records-activist-of-information-terrorism/ to view the full article online. |
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Public employment, long seen as a secure job with good benefits, took a series of hits during the recession, with state and local governments implementing hiring freezes and layoffs. But job-seekers can take solace: Many states and localities are now hiring, buoyed by an improving economy and better-than-expected revenue. (Stateline)
Visit http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2015/08/03/after-years-of-cuts-cities-and-states-are-hiring-again to view the full article online. |
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Increasingly, governments want technology officers to deliver services that make it easier for agencies to accomplish their goals and for citizens to interact with their lawmakers. The same shift is happening in the private sector as well. (State Scoop)
Visit http://statescoop.com/commentary-becoming-transcendent-cio/ to view the full article online. |
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CIOs share their best advice for keeping disengagement at bay. (IT World)
Visit http://www.itworld.com/article/2940136/it-management/morale-boosters-5-proven-ways-to-motivate-your-it-team.html to view the full article online. |
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From autonomous drones to emergent AI to digital genomes, this year’s list from the World Economic Forum offers its latest glimpse of our fast-approaching technological future. (Scientific America)
Visit http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/top-10-emerging-technologies-of-20151/ to view the full article online. |
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Amid the debate in New York City on limiting the number of drivers for ride share companies such as Uber, one key point was glaringly absent: Uber and similar companies born of the recent tech boom — Airbnb, Lyft and others — aren’t just disrupting the services of old-fashioned industries like taxi cabs. They’re disrupting government services too. (TechCrunch)
Visit http://techcrunch.com/2015/08/05/government-data-and-the-uber-question/ to view the full article online. |
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The risks to holding onto legacy systems are many, but modernizing IT in any sector is not easy or cheap. These tips can help. (Government Technology)
Visit http://www.govtech.com/computing/7-Ways-to-Ensure-a-Successful-IT-Modernization.html to view the full article online. |