Making the case for database DevOps
When principles of continuous updates and faster releases are applied to database management in what’s called database DevOps, government can become more agile and secure.
How One City Went Virtual In 30 Days
The southern California city of El Cajon moved to paperless permitting in just under a month, a project that had originally been expected to take a year.
Contact tracing programs must be digital, automated and protect individual privacy
Contact tracing will be one of the most critical weapons in a community’s public health arsenal, so the faster governments deploy digitally driven systems, the sooner they’ll understand the full impact of the spread -- and will be able to go on the offensive against the virus to protect their citizens.
Biases in algorithms hurt those looking for information on health
The algorithms underlying health recommendations on social media platforms are biased toward engagement, pointing users with greater health literacy to medical advice from reputed health care providers and steering less sophisticated users toward popular sources touting fake cures or misleading medical advice.
Report: Governments Should Turn to AI Before Disaster Strikes
The technology could help forecast future and impending disasters in real time, assess damage in the aftermath, and predict and evaluate impacts.
VA eyes RPA for processing health records
The Department of Veterans Affairs is looking to robotic process automation to help it move multi-format health records into its electronic health records platforms.
A Blueprint for How State Leaders Can Achieve Better Results
COMMENTARY | Data and evidence can help state policymakers make thoughtful decisions on public health, economics, equity and other issues.
3% of Americans Moved Due to the Coronavirus Outbreak
A survey by the Pew Research Center found that Americans were most likely to have moved either to reduce their risk of infection or because their college campus closed.
Digital contact tracing’s mixed record abroad spells trouble for US efforts to rein in COVID-19
The U.S. may need digital contact tracing more than any other country, but it may turn its back on the very lifesaving innovations it has helped develop.
One City’s Plan to Help Local Businesses by Funding a Cash Rewards Program
As Akron, Ohio grapples with fallout from the coronavirus, the city is working to launch a mobile app where people will earn “blimp” credits for local purchases. The credits can then be used like currency at other area establishments.
Can software help local governments find alternatives to COVID lockdowns?
Analyzing factors such as population density, demographics, climate and transportation statistics could help policy-makers find strategies that could control the virus without taking a huge toll on the economy, one researcher says.
GSA launches EULA challenge
The General Services administration is looking for civic-minded developers to help it find an artificial intelligence or machine learning solution to review software end-user agreements.
Santa Cruz bans predictive policing
As municipalities around the country roll back their use of facial recognition technology, the California city is the first to ban the use of predictive policing.
Cellphone data detects places at risk of COVID spread
Researchers at Colorado State University are leveraging data from wireless cellular networks to pinpoint locations at risk of spreading COVID-19.
How a gentle nudge can impact government programs
By simply changing how choices are presented to constituents, agencies can change behaviors.
NYC transit looks to tech to tamp down virus transmission
A new reports suggest the city’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority monitor mask use and physical distancing, speed passengers through stations and reduce touchpoints as commuters return to public transit.
How data visualizations drive decisions
As governments lean into data-driven pandemic response, one expert offers insights into how agencies can make their data visualizations more transparent and trustworthy.
Algorithms can be gamed, but experienced humans can help
Researchers studying patent examiners found that machine learning is biased toward finding textually similar innovations, but domain expertise is needed to surface the most relevant prior art.
Protecting at-risk veterans during a time of transition
As the Department of Veteran’s Affairs moves to a new electronic health record system, its care coordinators need clinical decision support technology that creates a holistic care dashboard to present all patient data in real-time.
RPA takes on more services delivery
One positive outcome of the coronavirus pandemic has been agencies’ increased ability to quickly adapt to new circumstances, thanks, in many cases, to their use of robotic process automation and chatbots to deliver internal and external services.
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