Government Technology

State officials Tuesday said they’re notifying 1.3 million people whose personal data were in a state Department of Public Health and Human Service computer hacked by unknown assailants a year ago.

The Fresno Business Council and Valley Public Television unveiled their new "Fresno Community Scorecard," http://www.fresnocommunityscorecard.org/ a website that curates data from more than 150 different measures of civic well-being on a single, wide-ranging online platform.

By making all of its data easily and quickly available across agencies, the state stands to save money and improve services.

The Urban Observatory web site features dynamic digital maps that enable governments, businesses and the wider public to explore factors such as population distribution, land-use and even road speed limits in the most prominent cities on the planet.

Ranks of government CDOs grow as agencies implement analytics.

The critical tool for the city is data.

The story of the Data Warehouse – and how it came about – is a prime example of how communities and governments can leverage new technology to improve human services administration.

The state has saved $6.5 million by closing the field offices and replacing them with a network of thin client PCs. When the savings is subtracted from the cost of the new technology, the overall expense for the state is $10,000, according to Bateman.

The U.S. Cluster Mapping Project is a national initiative that provides open data about regional clusters and economies to support U.S. business, innovation and policy.

"The logistics just didn’t make sense, and luckily with Open Data we had an immediate solution that allowed our business to start going. The key is to get going as soon as possible. The longer you wait, you will never take action."