Forget Smart Cities. It’s Regions That Need to Be Smarter.
Widespread digital access and comprehensive infrastructure inventories will be the keys to regional success, according to Brookings policy experts.
FDA explores blockchain to secure drug supply chain
A Food and Drug Administration pilot is looking for technologies to verify and trace prescription drugs.
IBM launches commercial quantum computing -- we’re not ready for what comes next
As the technology landscape realigns itself, organizations may see their competitive advantages evaporate, their security schemes broken and their talent pipeline empty.
What's next for V2X spectrum?
A high-stakes policy debate among automakers, governments and telecommunications firms over the spectrum for vehicle-to-everything communications may eventually be solved by market forces.
Washington's employee wellness portal pays off
Since launching the SmartHealth program, the state has seen a 25 percent reduction in employee turnover, a 37 percent reduction in overtime and a 10 percent drop in the number of sick days taken.
We need a sweeping 3D printing agenda, now
To avoid losing 3D leadership and bring manufacturing back home, the federal government must commit to building a 3D ecosystem, creating incentives and nurturing future talent.
How blockchain-secured voting works
The West Virginia Secretary of State’s office explains how the first statewide blockchain voting pilot for overseas voters came together.
Entrepreneurs May Yet Save Us From Climate Change
COMMENTARY | Adapting to climate change will require new approaches at the local level. On the Chesapeake Bay, entrepreneurs are being incentivized to find the answers.
People don’t trust blockchain systems -- is regulation a way to help?
The jurisdictions with the best regulation -- not the ones with the least -- will attract activity.
When Regulating New Tech Harms Public Safety
COMMENTARY | Facial recognition technology is new and nascent, but not a departure from the innate abilities humans are born with. Efforts by states to limit its use harms public safety and deters innovation.
Why Flying Cars Are an Impossible Dream
The air taxi is the Godot of technology: always on its way, never here.
Government gets ready for fintech
State and local government innovators are experimenting with services that leverage technology-enabled finance.
Self-Driving Cars Aren’t Going To Fix Our Roadways
COMMENTARY | Automated vehicles aren't going to make it solo. Humans and machines alike are going to need connected infrastructure to tame our transportation future.
When is blockchain the right tool for the job?
Although blockchain can increase transparency, cut out the middleman and ensure data integrity, it is often applied to problems that could more easily be solved with a traditional database.
Chatbots vs. RPA vs. virtual assistants
IT modernization isn’t only about replacing aging equipment. It’s also about implementing cutting-edge technology such as chatbots, virtual assistants and robotic process automation for better served citizens and more engaged employees.
FAA digs deeper into drone traffic management
The Unmanned Aircraft Systems Traffic Management pilot will focus on flight planning, communications, aircraft separation and weather services for these drones flying under 400 feet.
Is it time to buy a drone?
Rather than integrating drones into current processes to gain efficiencies, agencies should identify unique problems the unmanned technology can solve.
Marriage certificates sealed by blockchain
Hunter Halcomb, the head of IT for the Washoe County Recorder’s Office, spoke with GCN about the challenges of putting marriage certificates onto a blockchain-based system.
Blockchain to speed medical research
A bill proposes a pilot project to get more and faster access to secure clinical data on valley fever.
Will talking to AI voice assistants re-engineer our human conversations?
When we communicate face-to-face there is an expectation of mutual attentiveness, but these norms could be wholly deconstructed if we were to have the majority of our conversations with non-humans.
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