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What’s New in Civic Tech: CfA Summit Tackles Equitable Design Plus, an internal federal government innovation program picks 22 ideas to receive phased support funding, a new data warehouse aims to consolidate California’s statewide data on homelessness, and more. May 06, 2021 •  (Courtesy Code for America via Facebook) The Code for America (CfA) Summit — one of the country’s pre-eminent annual civic tech events — this year will focus on designing equitable government, the organization announced. The two-day event is slated to happen online st...

What's New in Civic Tech: Kamala Harris to Tackle Broadband Plus, Maine rolls out an innovation challenge around advancing the state's clean energy sector; New Mexico welcomes an aerospace-technology collaborative program hub; Microsoft shares open data campaign tips; and more. April 29, 2021 •  Shutterstock Vice President Kamala Harris will tackle broadband expansion with a focus on rural areas, President Joe Biden announced during his first address to a joint session of Congress. Biden did so after stressing the importance of the country having reliab...

Philadelphia Uses Innovation Fund to Inspire Agencies to Take Action To encourage city agencies to reimagine and transform their internal and public-facing services, Philadelphia, Penn., has established an accessible and flexible innovation grant process. Shutterstock For years, the city of Philadelphia, Penn., has worked to foster innovation among government agencies to facilitate delivery of improved services. A key factor in this effort has been the Innovation Management Team (IMT), which uses the Innovation Fund (IF) to create low-barrier opportunities for city departments t...

Could Regulating Social Media Companies Fix the Internet? A congressional hearing last month took up the sticky issue of when and how to hold companies like Facebook, Google and Twitter accountable for misinformation. Lawmakers are now faced with a regulatory maze. The U.S. Capitol Building Shutterstock/Colin Dewar On March 25, 2021, the House Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce and the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a joint hearing titled “Misinformation Nation: Social Media’s Role in Promoting Extremism and Misinforma...

North Dakota Takes Multipronged Approach to Cybersecurity The North Dakota Information Technology Department is focusing on several new initiatives to increase cybersecurity across government agencies as well as for the individuals they serve. Shutterstock/vs148 The never-ending onslaught of cyber attacks against government is pushing the state of North Dakota to take proactive action on several fronts, including the education space and working with the public to understand these threats.  The state’s cybersecurity strategy, which was accelerated by the passing of Senate Bill ...