Bloomberg Philanthropies has recognized five new cities in the United States for establishing exceptional data capabilities to inform policy decisions, allocate funding, improve services, evaluate program effectiveness, and engage residents.
Anne Arundel County, Md., will use grant funding to distribute 7,000 Chromebook devices to eligible county residents in an effort to close the digital divide. Funding for the program comes from the state’s Connected Devices Program under the State Department of Housing and Community Development.
The West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has rolled out new digital services, including digital vehicle registration cards and the West Virginia Mobile ID.
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has announced award recipients for the 2024 Municipal Cybersecurity Awareness Grant Program, which will provide 78,000 employees from 227 municipalities and public school districts across the state with cybersecurity training to better detect and avoid cyber threats.
Connecticut has launched Jobs.CT.Gov, a new online portal aimed at assisting Connecticut residents and those seeking to move to the state in the process of finding a job.
The Department of Treasury has approved more than $228 million for high-speed internet projects in New York, which the state estimates will connect tens of thousands of homes and businesses to affordable, high-speed internet. Funding comes from the American Rescue Plan’s Capital Projects Fund (CPF).
The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) is eyeing Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) as a means to enhance customer service for businesses and help businesses file their taxes.
A new report from the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) has found that policymakers are showing increased interest and understanding of cybersecurity threats that schools are facing.
New York City has rolled out the NYC School Bus App, which allows families to track their students’ bus trips in real-time.
In a bid to make the path to a four-year degree a little bit easier, California State University (CSU) has launched a free online CSU Transfer Planner to help streamline the transfer process for community college students looking to earn their four-year degree at a CSU system university.
