Plus, New Orleans officials push for Wi-Fi throughout the city, a Texas county partners with a non-profit to assess broadband feasibility, and more.

Digital Communities
COMMUNITY & LOCAL GOV NEWS
AUGUST 11, 2020

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What’s New in Civic Tech: STiR Launches Academic Component
Plus, Philadelphia launches a new contracts hub aimed at simplifying vendor procurement processes, and Philadelphia also announces a new PHLConnectED program to foster remote learning for the fall.
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SPECIAL REPORT
When Hindsight is 2020: A Guide for Coping in the Post-Y2K World
This Center for Digital Government thought leadership paper drills into the challenges government leaders face surrounding culture, technology and processes, and examines how the lessons government learned in the years since Y2K can inform the technology-enabled government for the next 20 years.
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New Orleans Officials Push for Wi-Fi Throughout City
As New Orleans students prepare for a school year that will start with lessons conducted over the Internet, officials said they are pursuing a plan that could eventually provide wireless Internet across the city.
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Texas County Partners with Non-Profit to Assess Broadband
With the need for broadband Internet access acutely heightened during the COVID-19 pandemic, Bastrop County, Texas, is partnering with a nonprofit to analyze accessibility around the county.
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York, Pa., City Hall Closes After Attack on IT Infrastructure
The City Hall building in York will be closed until further notice following a “physical attack” on the Information Technology infrastructure that is housed there, according to a news release issued by the city.
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Clearwater, Fla., Police to Wear Body Cams Next Year

Cross-Sector Partnership in Philadelphia Provides Internet

Tennessee Valley Authority Will Not Outsource Tech Jobs

Buffalo, N.Y., Creates Remote 311 Center in Two Days

Wireless Hot Spots Narrow Digital Divide in Oklahoma

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Paper: Rapid Deployment of Work-at-Home Technology

Paper: The Procurement Official's Guide to the Cloud

Paper: Building a Platform for Smarter Government

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