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Cities need to look at total picture when buying technology

Procurement teams need to take a holistic approach when acquiring technology, says Bill...

Satellite IoT brings calm before and after the storm

According to the World Meteorological Association, the number of natural disasters has increased...

How city and county IT leaders can enhance resiliency of critical infrastructure in a busy storm season

Top forecasting organizations are projecting this year’s Atlantic hurricane season to finish...

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Cities need to look at total picture when buying technology

Procurement teams need to take a holistic approach when acquiring technology, says Bill Campbell, senior vice president of North America at Hexagon’s Safety, Infrastructure & Geospatial Division. Hexagon offers a variety of digital reality solutions. Its products combine sensor, software and autonomous technologies. The firm puts data to work to boost efficiency, productivity, quality and […]

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Satellite IoT brings calm before and after the storm

According to the World Meteorological Association, the number of natural disasters has increased five times over the last 50 years, mainly driven by climate change and extreme weather. However, improved early warnings and disaster management strategies have led to a decrease in the number of disaster related deaths by almost three-fold. The National Oceanic & […]

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How city and county IT leaders can enhance resiliency of critical infrastructure in a busy storm season

Top forecasting organizations are projecting this year’s Atlantic hurricane season to finish with an above-average amount of storm activity. As we move into the peak of the season, now is a good time for government IT departments to reevaluate their disaster preparedness strategies and protect critical infrastructure against extreme weather events. Mother Nature can cause […]

Amazon Web Services launches smart cities hub to connect communities with experts

Communities looking to build smart infrastructure and find innovative solutions have a new resource they can turn to. Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced Thursday the launch of its Smart City Competency, an initiative that “will deliver world-class AWS Partner recommendations to customers searching to build and deploy innovative smart city solutions,” according to a statement. […]

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How the 20 “R words” inform the future of tech leadership in local government

As the pandemic began to wane, and the basic routines of life and work became more predictable, many realized that past pressures—the long endless hours that blurred time and day was clearly unsustainable which led to what has been called, the “great resignation.” Those in government technology were not exempt from the daily pressures of […]

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The role of EV infrastructure in municipal mobility planning

The movement toward electric vehicles (EV) is accelerating, being fueled by evolving consumer preferences, generous incentives from the federal government, and bold commitments from automakers that collectively aim to curb our nation’s carbon emissions over the next decade and beyond. Electric vehicle sales in the United States have revved up by more than 40 percent […]

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A social media success framework for local governments

With lean teams focused on optimizing the use of taxpayer dollars, it’s no surprise that local governments struggle with social media. The story we often hear from communication directors, managers and officers is that social media activity began with one or two corporate city channels. Then things became unwieldly as different divisions opened their own […]

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Cities can move the sustainability needle several ways

One sustainability trend that Matthew Britt predicts in local governments through next year is more construction spending. Britt is Honeywell’s general manager of smart cities. “In 2023, I expect to see a significant movement in public investments for community resiliency. This can be attributed to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act’s(IIJA) $1.2 trillion in funding […]

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With new school year, federal agencies warn of increased cyberattacks

As another school year begins, children are returning to classrooms, teachers are preparing for their busy season and public administrators are ramping up oversight of educational cyberdefenses. Over the last few years, educational institutions have become focal points for cybercriminals. In a joint statement, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security […]

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Remote and hybrid work is here to stay—what does that mean for local governments?

When it comes to work-from-home and hybrid work, the data is in: It’s here to stay. From about 5 percent before the pandemic, the percentage of American workers logging in from remote offices has catapulted to 30 percent—and that number is projected to hold steady into the foreseeable future. “Work from home has increased sixfold […]

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Smart Cities & Technology

Highlights

Cities need to look at total picture when buying technology

Satellite IoT brings calm before and after the storm

How city and county IT leaders can enhance resiliency of critical infrastructure in a busy storm season

Article

Cities need to look at total picture when buying technology

Article

Satellite IoT brings calm before and after the storm

Article

How city and county IT leaders can enhance resiliency of critical infrastructure in a busy storm season

Amazon Web Services launches smart cities hub to connect communities with experts

Article

How the 20 “R words” inform the future of tech leadership in local government

Article

The role of EV infrastructure in municipal mobility planning

Article

A social media success framework for local governments

Article

Cities can move the sustainability needle several ways

News

With new school year, federal agencies warn of increased cyberattacks

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Remote and hybrid work is here to stay—what does that mean for local governments?

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