TOP NEWS

Expectation Versus Reality of Five Years in Gov Tech We asked five leaders in the gov tech market what they expected to happen in the past five years that did — or did not — come to pass. Their answers offer insight into what ground was gained and where there’s room to grow.

San Francisco Launches One-Stop Cannabis Application Portal The city-county used CityBase software to retool an entire application process in a way that’s designed around the user experience and aims to be a template for digital services going forward.

Springbrook Acquires Small Government-Focused BIAS Software Springbrook was itself just sold by Accela to the private equity firm Accel-KKR. Now, a matter of days later, it is acquiring a firm that works in the same space but with different customers.

Startup Coord Seeking Governments for Digital Curb Challenge Three winners will get access to Coord’s software, apps and APIs, and collaboration from the company’s experts, to deliver a project by the end of the year to make local streets and sidewalks safer or more efficient.

MARKET SPOTLIGHT

More than Half of States Now Have CDOs The state chief data officer is still a relatively new role, but as of our latest count more than half the states now have one. Here's why.

WATCHLIST

GovTech companies on our radar this week:

Skyqraft: Using drones to inspect power lines efficiently. Skyqraft is a Swedish company making inroads in the U.S.

Run a GovTech company? Get on our radar here.

BIZ NOTES

>Wisconsin launches investor relations site with BondLink.

>Aurigo has hired Sharon Bremser of the Wisconsin Department of Transporation as director of account management and Richard Craemer of e-Builder as director of marketing.

WHAT WE'RE READING

LAPD Uses Body Cams to Find Officers Falsifying Gang Affiliations (Los  Angeles Times)

How Government is Using Behavioral Nudges (Medium/Bloomberg Cities)

Microsoft to Invest $1B in Carbon Reduction and Removal Technology (MIT Technology Review)

GovTechBiz is our weekly newsletter covering the companies, deals and trends in the business of gov tech. Got a news tip? Other feedback? We’re listening. Send it to GovTechBiz Editor Ben Miller at biz@govtech.com.

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