Smart Cities & Technology

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Remote alarm notifications add firewall as utilities face mounting threats of cyberattacks

Municipal utilities are critical to national security, economic stability, and public health and...

Infrastructure improvements in cities often feature clean energy or connected technologies

The most in-demand products and services in local governments fall into three interconnected...

With the digital evolution, equity in accessibility is of utmost importance

When historians write the history books of tomorrow, they’ll note a sharp divide in the...

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Ten of 2022’s most sustainable American cities

Ahead of Earth Day, which annually falls on April 22, LawnStarter has published a list of nearly 200 sustainable American cities. The list was created by looking at large U.S. cities and ranking them from least to most sustainable based on metrics ranging from infrastructure, taking into account things like the number of net-zero buildings and […]

Article

Setting the (government) records straight

In the digital age, government records management teams must balance both physical, paper copies of documents and electronic copies. Because of how much falls under the umbrella of records management, there are a variety of challenges that records administrators face when it comes to managing records. The three most common problems that arise—making records more […]

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With pedestrian fatalities increasing at an alarming rate, could technology be an answer?

Pedestrian fatalities have been on the rise for the last decade, with a sharp spike over the last few years coming as an unfortunate byproduct of the pandemic. The climbing rate shows no signs of slowing down. The latest analysis of U.S. pedestrian deaths from the Governers Highway Safety Association (GHSA) shows a spike in the early half […]

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IWCE 2022: FirstNet more than 95 percent complete; new tech advances adoption

A decade ago, the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) was authorized under the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 as an interoperable broadband network designed exclusively around the needs of public safety organizations. It was conceptualized in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 World Trade Center attacks, which laid bare communication shortcomings. […]

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Federal hearing highlights Russian cyberthreat, vulnerabilities to U.S. critical infrastructure

Even before Russia’s unprovoked invasion of neighboring Ukraine, addressing an emerging cyberthreat and bolstering the digital defenses of America’s critical infrastructure was a top priority, brought into the national spotlight in recent years following notable incidents like the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack. With all that’s taken place internationally over the last month or so, that […]

Commentary

Municipal broadband: Using today’s technology to support your community’s future

Amidst the ups and downs of the COVID-19 pandemic, one thing that remains constant is your community’s need to stay connected. But stay-at-home, work-from-home and learn-from-home measures have highlighted a glaring gap in the availability and distribution of reliable, high-speed internet networks, and many citizens and businesses are still unable to access the online resources […]

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IWCE 2022: Public safety digital security and the threat of cyberattacks

A few decades ago, government security managers were tasked with overseeing physical features like fencing, CCTV cameras, doors and locks. Today, security stretches far beyond brick and mortar infrastructure—into the digital realm. With the meteoric rise in ransomware and cybercriminals for hire in recent years, threats are omnipresent online. Many American dispatch centers and public safety […]

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IWCE 2022: Interoperability highlighted; ‘We are, in fact, stronger together’

The 2022 International Wireless Communications Expo (IWCE) at the Las Vegas Convention Center came to a close Thursday with a passionate call for collaboration, interoperability at a morning keynote address by Billy Bob Brown Jr., executive assistant director for emergency communications with the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. “No doubt, all of you have […]

Article

ARPA opens doors to modernizing the infrastructure of government itself

U.S. cities, counties, tribes and other local governments are now in the process of digesting about $148 billion of the $1.9 trillion in investment from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA). Infrastructure as recognized traditionally (highways, public housing) and less traditionally (solar installations, EV charging stations) tend to dominate the imagination. These are […]

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IWCE 2022: Edge computing is the backbone of future smart cities

At this modern apex of human innovation, sometimes it feels like the digital evolution has emerged at the precipice of a new era: artificial intelligence is in the preliminary stages of mass deployment throughout many sectors; smart devices connect people and things like never before; technological advancements are plowing ahead at an unprecedented rate. Edge computing, […]

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Smart Cities & Technology

Highlights

Remote alarm notifications add firewall as utilities face mounting threats of cyberattacks

Infrastructure improvements in cities often feature clean energy or connected technologies

With the digital evolution, equity in accessibility is of utmost importance

News

Ten of 2022’s most sustainable American cities

Article

Setting the (government) records straight

News

With pedestrian fatalities increasing at an alarming rate, could technology be an answer?

News

IWCE 2022: FirstNet more than 95 percent complete; new tech advances adoption

News

Federal hearing highlights Russian cyberthreat, vulnerabilities to U.S. critical infrastructure

Commentary

Municipal broadband: Using today’s technology to support your community’s future

News

IWCE 2022: Public safety digital security and the threat of cyberattacks

News

IWCE 2022: Interoperability highlighted; ‘We are, in fact, stronger together’

Article

ARPA opens doors to modernizing the infrastructure of government itself

News

IWCE 2022: Edge computing is the backbone of future smart cities

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