Plus, Texas CIO Todd Kimbriel announces his retirement from state service and more...

GovTech Today
GOVTECH TODAY
MAY 8, 2020

Citing COVID-19, Sidewalk Labs Abandons Waterfront Toronto
After two and a half years of development and less than a year after unveiling a $3.9 billion (Canadian) master plan, the New York-based Google affiliate has cut its losses and put Toronto’s smart-city project in limbo. READ MORE

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Texas CIO Todd Kimbriel to Retire from State Service
Kimbriel has been a staple of the Texas Department of Information Resources for more than a decade. Ahead of his retirement tomorrow, he shared several observations about the potential of Texas IT. READ MORE

Cooperative Purchasing Startup CoProcure Raises $2.4M
The company, reporting a spike in activity from customers during the coronavirus pandemic, is adding to its investment total. CoProcure's software is meant to facilitate cooperative government purchasing. READ MORE

What’s New in Civic Tech: Utah Launches COVID-19 Chatbot
Plus, IBM’s Call for Code content has now named three winners with projects related to the crisis, a new economic tracker is visualizing the impact of the ongoing crisis in real time, and more. READ MORE

Beeck Center Launches State Software Collaborative
The group, which is housed at Georgetown University, launched the effort as part of a partnership with The Rockefeller Foundation, and the goal is to help states gain more control over the software they rely upon. READ MORE

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South Carolina Electric Co-Op to Invest $50M in Broadband

Glen Falls, N.Y., Expands Electric Vehicle Charging Network 

Researchers Use Supercomputer in Search for COVID-19 Cure

Boston Mulls Facial Recognition Ban Ahead of Possible Updates

New Jersey Schools Work to Avoid Zoombombing Hacks

Michigan Extends Order Enabling Virtual Civic Meetings

Anaheim, Calif., Police to Use Facial Recognition Tech

New York Asks Tech Leaders to Re-Imagine Education

EDITOR'S CHOICE

Oklahoma Takes On Mass Unemployment Through New Platform

With No Way ‘Back to Normal,’ Transit Focuses on Public Good

State, Local Government Groups Call for Cybersecurity Funding

INDUSTRY RESOURCES

Paper: Cybersecurity for State and Local Governments: Protecting Public Infrastructure

Article: The Potential for Connected-Vehicle-Based Air Quality Mapping

Paper: Creating More Responsive Government Organizations

Paper: Getting Your Department Ready: A Roadmap to Digital Empowerment

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