Page 9 - Govtech Today News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Kansas CTO Stacy Mill Champions State Agency Innovation Chief Technology Officer and Deputy CITO Stacy Mill brings her many years of tech experience to Kansas to boost security, modernize legacy systems and encourage broadband accessibility. When Stacy Mill came to state government from the private sector in 2019, she brought years of experience. Her skills in addressing IT risk management and enhancing operational excellence are serving her and Kansas well as the state works to address common challenges like bolstering security, modernizing legacy systems and supporting broadband accessibili...

Answer: LG.

Policymakers Should Make Room for Sidewalk Delivery Robots The use of robots from companies like Starship Technologies for last-mile deliveries skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and legislators would do well to make them easier to deploy on city sidewalks. Shutterstock Starship Technologies, the U.S.-Estonian maker of autonomous sidewalk delivery robots, announced in January that it had completed 1 million deliveries since its founding in 2014. This is remarkable growth as it was only six months earlier that the company had completed 500,000 deliveries. While much of this...

The company behind FirstNet is now offering its faster 5G+ option to public safety users in 38 cities. It’s also adding encryption from “tower to core” and creating a new coalition focused on health and wellness.

New Mississippi Law Requires Computer Science in Schools With IT professionals in growing demand, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill last week requiring all the state’s elementary, middle and high schools to teach computer science by the 2024-25 academic year. Stem.T4L/Unsplash According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment openings in computer science and other IT-related careers are projected to grow by at least 11 percent by 2029. While those job openings will grow faster than in other fields, states have had to compete for computer scientists and IT talent ...