State & Local Government Technology News and Trends
State leaders discuss their concerns about implementing AI at the state level and how they’re addressing them. NASCIO 2024: CIOs Discuss Current and Upcoming Priorities. We spoke with state technology leaders at NASCIO about what they're working on and what's ahead.
Review: Microsoft Windows 365 Government Provides a Reliable …
Windows 365 Government is a specialized branch of the Windows 365 platform served to authorized users through the Microsoft Cloud for Government. State, local, tribal and federal agencies and their employees are eligible for access, as are many vetted government contractors. The platform provides a complete Windows desktop experience anywhere ...
6 Challenges Smart Cities Face and How to Overcome Them
Dec 6, 2018 · However, there are challenges that can be addressed today through a combination of technological innovation and collaboration between public organizations and private enterprises. 1. Infrastructure Must Be a Foundational Element. The basic elements of a smart city today are stitched together from various stakeholders, vendors and technologies ...
Wi-Fi 6 vs. Wi-Fi 6E Benefits: Which Network Is Right for You ...
As a result, 6GHz Wi-Fi traffic is more secure than ever, and 6GHz networks are more difficult to hack,” Neatgear states. Yet another benefit of Wi-Fi 6E is that it operates differently in terms of power limitations. “Typically, faster Wi-Fi is directly related to utilizing wider channels, and with the added spectrum it’s likely we’ll ...
What Is IoT Architecture, and How Does It Enable Smart Cities?
Smart cities’ spending on technology is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 22.7 percent, jumping to $327 billion by 2025, up from $96 billion in 2019, according to a forecast released in November from research firm Frost & Sullivan. To make that possible, city governments will need to continue to invest in their IoT ...
IoT Supports Fire Safety and Smart Buildings in Smart Cities ...
IoT sensors and devices can better monitor buildings in smart cities to detect fires more quickly, provide incident command centers with more information, enhance computer-aided dispatch, improved situational awareness for firefighters once they are on the scene of a fire and help with fire suppression in the form of smart sprinklers.
Why It’s Time for States to Embrace a Cloud Broker Model
5 Reasons to Use the Cloud Buyer’s Broker Model. Here are five key reasons state and local government IT leaders should consider using the cloud buyer’s broker model. Provides unbiased insight and expertise. The cloud buyer’s broker is an independent party with the agency’s best interests at heart: to map the best workload to the best ...
How Cities Fulfill the Demand for Public Wi-Fi
As more cities contemplate smart city plans, they must first must meet a basic demand: internet access.Municipalities are providing free public Wi-Fi as they roll out smart city programs, taking advantage of fiber required to power the Internet of Things to provide public Wi-Fi access.. People want and use free public Wi-Fi: In a 2017 survey, One World Identity Labs found 49 …
Texas Launches Single Digital Identity for Accessing State Services
A primary goal of TxT is to make accessing government services “easier, faster and more secure,” Crawford recently told StateTech. To realize this goal, TxT is available online and can be accessed via most browsers and across devices including computers, tablets and smartphones via the TxT application. The TxT application is a newer ...
7 Smart Cities to Watch in 2022 and Beyond | StateTech Magazine
Apr 7, 2022 · 00:00. The term “smart cities” conjures images of smart streetlights with sensors, connected traffic cameras designed to make pedestrians and drivers safer and pervasive Wi-Fi in public areas. All of those solutions generate significant amounts of data, and it is data that is the lifeblood of any smart city — how city governments capture ...