Plus, Wichita, Kan., and local startup develop new sensor to stop copper theft, Motorola-Socrata split ends easy access to crime data and more...
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Announcing the GovTech 100 for 2020 In a webinar this morning, we will unveil the new GovTech 100 list for 2020, as well as go over the significance of the top gov tech biz stories of 2019 and predict what will happen in the coming year. Join us!

Wichita, Kan., Deploys IoT Sensors to Prevent Copper Theft The city partnered with local IoT company Viaanix to put sensors on light poles and junction boxes, which notified police when tampered with, potentially saving tens of thousands of dollars in theft and repairs.

Motorola Parts with Socrata, Ends Access to Open Crime APIs The end of the partnership means a loss of public access to tabulated crime data collected by Motorola Solutions, which various crime-mapping websites and open data advocates have found useful.

Pensacola Hires Deloitte to Investigate Extent of Cyberattack Officials in the Florida city struck by ransomware earlier this month say the professional services firm will help them determine whether any data was compromised during the attack and, if so, what data.

California Privacy Law Hits Big Tech, Enforcement Uncertain The California Consumer Privacy Act represents the most powerful consumer privacy protection law of its kind in the United States, though states and the federal government are looking at their own versions.

MARKET SPOTLIGHT

How Cloudy is the Forecast? "Going to the cloud" isn't always as simple as it sounds, especially when it comes to government. So every year, as part of the Digital Cities survey, we ask public sector IT officials across the country what percentage of their systems are in the cloud, and what percentage can go to the cloud. Here's a look at how they answered.

WATCHLIST

GovTech companies on our radar this week:

CitizenLab: A Belgian citizen engagement platform.

Run a GovTech company? Get on our radar here.

BIZ NOTES

>Mark43 has signed a three-year contract with the California Software Licensing Program.

>Oracle has opened three new government cloud regions; one each in Illinois, Arizona and Virginia.

>The Iowa Finance Authority has launched a BondLink portal.

>The Grand Rapids, Mich., Police Department has begun regularly publishing community insights gathered with Elucd.

WHAT WE'RE READING

Welcome to the New Digital.Gov (Jeremy Zilar)

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