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In the coming year, top state tech officials aim to ramp up efforts to secure digital systems as they shift to the cloud, consolidate data centers and move on a host of other priorities. (CIO)
Visit http://www.cio.com/article/2844710/cio-role/state-cios-list-security-as-top-priority-for-2015.html to view the full article online. |
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Amid the push to open access to more healthcare data, government and industry officials caution that datasets must come with context in order to provide meaningful insights for patients and researchers. (CIO)
Visit http://www.cio.com/article/2854599/data-analytics/what-does-all-that-healthcare-data-really-mean.html to view the full article online. |
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Momentum is building to bring fiber broadband Internet to Middleton, R.I. Town technology directory Matthew Wainwright, president of GMIS International, is slated to speak. (Newport Daily News)
Visit http://www.newportdailynews.com/eebrowser/frame/check.8078.translatefix/flash/loadPage.php?token=3bnc093T6s3Cqa7a4Mfc4ZahhJaXn5OmnJCups%252FRw8SfxqCGlZagkaedwKGhkaWRlpuXnIeenJuTrJ%252BQcA%253D%253D to view the full article online. |
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Again and again, I hear folks talk about the "cell phone basket" at meetings, where everybody drops their little piece of electronic addiction into a basket so that they can focus on the task at hand. Except, it’s ridiculous to blame technology for the core problem: meetings that aren’t engaging. (Jonathan Feldman)
Visit http://feldman.org/blog/meeting-mobile-phones/ to view the full article online. |
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Some of the most highly respected CIOs in government agree. Giving staff the leeway to do their jobs and listening to what they have to say were the traits most often cited by the five IT leaders we interviewed. (Techwire.net)
Visit https://www.techwire.net/keys-effective-leadership/ to view the full article online. |
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There are numerous benefits to creating a mobile workforce, including improved information sharing, increased productivity and greater work flexibility. (American City & County)
Visit http://americancityandcounty.com/blog/building-effective-mobile-workforces-state-city-and-county-governments to view the full article online. |
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The rising capital reserves of state and local governments, and a new generation of digital technology and applications are helping to spur a resurgence in public IT sector spending. (State Scoop)
Visit http://statescoop.com/new-digital-momentum-state-local-governments/ to view the full article online. |
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In the New Year, municipalities will face the challenge of ensuring that their data-driven approaches empower them to be responsive to citizens’ wants, needs and ideas. (Government Technology)
Visit http://www.govtech.com//data/4-Trends-to-Watch-in-2015.html to view the full article online. |
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Business technology is undergoing a major shift. Mobile continues to grow. The cloud is gaining steam in the business world. Data is growing by leaps and bounds. Thanks to all of these trends, the role of the IT department is changing. CIOs and IT leaders face evolving challenges. (Cup of Joe Blog)
Visit http://www.mrc-productivity.com/blog/2014/11/5-more-big-challenges-facing-cios-and-it-leaders-in-2015/ to view the full article online. |
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Mobile apps, sensors, and other technologies help cities handle growing challenges. (MIT TEchnology Review)
Visit http://www.technologyreview.com/news/532466/cities-find-rewards-in-cheap-technologies/ to view the full article online. |
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Federal grants and loans will go to 19 states to support more than two dozen telecommunications projects. (StateTech)
Visit http://www.statetechmagazine.com/article/2014/11/how-190-million-will-expand-rural-broadband to view the full article online. |