Smart Cities & Technology

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Breaking barriers in local government tech innovation

Work from home. Digital services. Remote access. Until recently, these weren’t terms...

Fortifying networks for prolonged telework: the pandemic and beyond

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on telework was swift and profound. By early April, about...

Rethinking the smart city experience

Over the past few months, we’ve seen the world transform around us. It’s clear that cities...

TECHNOLOGY/Municipal joint venture puts permitting online

While many cities and counties have developed web sites to provide information to the public, few have attempted to use the Web to manage permitting.

GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY/Developing responsive services online

Former U.S. House Speaker Tip O’Neill always attributed his success in public service to the axiom that all politics is local. City and county planners

Mapping assists in tower permitting

GIS has been used in Martin County, Fla., for a number of years by all the usual suspects: property appraisers, planners, emergency managers and county

County’s GIS focuses on the big picture

Since Jefferson County, Colo., created a Mapping Department in 1978, GIS has played the role of supporting cast member to county departments, residents

Real-time GIS assists hurricane evacuation

South Carolina is familiar with hurricanes. Evacuation route signs dot all of the coastal cities, and few residents can forget the damage caused by Hurricane

GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY/BI softwae posts visual results

Last November, for the first time, Philadelphia used business intelligence software and visualization tools to track and tally mayoral election results.

Neighbors get linked on community web site

Neighborhood associations serve important purposes in cities across the nation: They work with local government and law enforcement, serve as a communications

Technology: Prediction is useless

Where technology will take us in the next millennium, let alone the next century, is anyone’s guess. But history tells us that, whatever happens, we will

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Smart Cities & Technology

Highlights

Breaking barriers in local government tech innovation

Fortifying networks for prolonged telework: the pandemic and beyond

Rethinking the smart city experience

TECHNOLOGY/Municipal joint venture puts permitting online

GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY/Developing responsive services online

Mapping assists in tower permitting

County’s GIS focuses on the big picture

Real-time GIS assists hurricane evacuation

GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY/BI softwae posts visual results

Neighbors get linked on community web site

Technology: Prediction is useless

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The Ultimate Guide to Inclement Weather: Critical Event Response Planning

How Lighting Solutions Can Safeguard Wildlife & Their Ecosystems

E-Guide: Everything You Need to Know About CARES Act Funding and Ways to Use It

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Young Leaders Episode 4 – Cyril Jefferson – City Councilman, High Point, North Carolina

Young Leaders Episode 3 – Shannon Hardin – City Council President, Columbus, Ohio

Young Leaders Episode 2 – Christian Williams – Development Services Planner, Goodyear, Ariz.

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