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Nebraska Senator Aims to Break Down Siloes, Open Up Data

I’ve always had the understanding that departments don’t talk to one another. There are overlapping costs for doing the same thing. In Nebraska, we have a CIO, but it still seems like departments are too unwilling to share their information. That’s where I want to go with technology and find ways to [break those siloes].

Open Data in Government Is Open for Business

The creation of Beagle Score is an example of how states, cities, counties and the federal government are encouraging entrepreneurs to take raw government data posted on "open data" websites and turn the information into products the public will buy.

The Boom in Urban Data Labs Helps Support Growth in Smart Cities

The emerging field of urban informatics – "It is the field fueled by the advance of digital technologies — sensors, wireless communication, storage and clever software — that makes it possible to see and measure activities in an urban environment as never before."

The Rise of the Sensor-Based Smart City

We look at making cities smarter through the use of sensor technology: tiny electronic devices that can measure and track just about anything that goes on in a city.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti Set to Upload a New Trove of Online City Data

"Five years from now, this should essentially be the go-to place to find data. That’s the goal here."

GIS and the Rising Importance of "Where" in Government

Read this Special Report to find out how various departments in government agencies around the country are putting a new spin on an old technology to transform operations.

The power of government big data: It’s all in the use cases

As more people join the discussion about big data, and as they continue to evaluate what the concept means for government IT, chances are you will see the phrase "big data use case."

Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services computer server hacked

DPHHS programs that may have included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, dates of service and clinical information.

Government Economic Development Needs Improvement –

Government leaders revealed that the lack of modern technology and processes creates problems, such as uncoordinated strategies among departments and untracked or incorrectly tracked data.

How Governments — and the People Who Run Them — Can Learn and Improve

In today’s digital world, data and analysis have the potential to transform the essential process of learning, both for institutions and for the people who manage them.