Mobile http://americancityandcounty.com/taxonomy/term/6637/more en National Day of Civic Hacking unleashes “geek power” on municipal problems http://americancityandcounty.com/mobile/national-day-civic-hacking-unleashes-geek-power-municipal-problems <div class="node-body article-body">The National Day of Civic Hacking brought together 11,000 tech-types to brainstorm ways to improve communities using open-source data.</div> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://americancityandcounty.com/mobile/national-day-civic-hacking-unleashes-geek-power-municipal-problems" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://americancityandcounty.com/mobile/national-day-civic-hacking-unleashes-geek-power-municipal-problems#comments Mobile Administration Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:04:00 +0000 41542 at http://americancityandcounty.com Cities continue experimenting with app competitions http://americancityandcounty.com/mobile/cities-continue-experimenting-app-competitions <div class="node-body article-body">New York's fourth annual BigApps competition now is underway. This time around, the city is giving developers access to more than 1,000 raw data sets to develop apps that address specific categories of issues, including jobs, environment, lifelong learning and healthy living.</div> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://americancityandcounty.com/mobile/cities-continue-experimenting-app-competitions" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://americancityandcounty.com/mobile/cities-continue-experimenting-app-competitions#comments Citizen Engagement Mobile Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:52:00 +0000 36692 at http://americancityandcounty.com Indiana House now texting legislative updates http://americancityandcounty.com/mobile/indiana-house-now-texting-legislative-updates <div class="node-body article-body">Indiana residents interested in tracking bills through the legislative process now can sign up to receive updates via text message.</div> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://americancityandcounty.com/mobile/indiana-house-now-texting-legislative-updates" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://americancityandcounty.com/mobile/indiana-house-now-texting-legislative-updates#comments Citizen Engagement Mobile Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:35:00 +0000 22691 at http://americancityandcounty.com Tech trends 2013 http://americancityandcounty.com/technology/tech-trends-2013 <div class="field-byline"> Alan Shark </div> <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/technology/tech-trends-2013" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="Tech trends 2013 illustration" src="http://americancityandcounty.com/site-files/americancityandcounty.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2013/01/tech-trends-201301.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div class="node-body article-body">From apps to the cloud, survey shows where technology and IT budgets are headed.</div> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://americancityandcounty.com/technology/tech-trends-2013" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://americancityandcounty.com/technology/tech-trends-2013#comments Cloud Computing Mobile Technology Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:43:00 +0000 21641 at http://americancityandcounty.com Viewpoint: Five law enforcement trends for 2013 http://americancityandcounty.com/blog/viewpoint-five-law-enforcement-trends-2013 <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/blog/viewpoint-five-law-enforcement-trends-2013" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="" src="http://americancityandcounty.com/site-files/americancityandcounty.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2012/12/peet-hires-portrait.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div class="node-body blog-body">By Dale Peet — Here is a quick look at five issues that are likely to have the greatest impact on law enforcement in 2013.</div> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/viewpoints">Viewpoints</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://americancityandcounty.com/blog/viewpoint-five-law-enforcement-trends-2013" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://americancityandcounty.com/blog/viewpoint-five-law-enforcement-trends-2013#comments Law Enforcement Mobile Viewpoints Wed, 19 Dec 2012 18:51:00 +0000 21171 at http://americancityandcounty.com Viewpoint: The next steps for government technology http://americancityandcounty.com/blog/viewpoint-next-steps-government-technology <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/blog/viewpoint-next-steps-government-technology" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="" src="http://americancityandcounty.com/site-files/americancityandcounty.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2012/12/kevin-curry-2jpg.gif" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div class="node-body blog-body">By Kevin Curry — Integrating services and sharing resources is one way that governments can combat the challenge of shallow pockets and out-of-date IT systems. By following some simple steps, government organizations will be well on their way to reaping the benefits of those models.</div> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/viewpoints">Viewpoints</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://americancityandcounty.com/blog/viewpoint-next-steps-government-technology" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://americancityandcounty.com/blog/viewpoint-next-steps-government-technology#comments Mobile Technology Viewpoints Wed, 12 Dec 2012 19:47:00 +0000 21081 at http://americancityandcounty.com Louisville named top tech government http://americancityandcounty.com/technology/louisville-named-top-tech-government <div class="field-deck"> City honored for its website and citizen outreach </div> <div class="node-body article-body">The Louisville (Ky.) Metro Government received two national honors this year from the Center for Digital Government.</div> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://americancityandcounty.com/technology/louisville-named-top-tech-government" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://americancityandcounty.com/technology/louisville-named-top-tech-government#comments Citizen Engagement Mobile Technology Mon, 19 Nov 2012 14:02:00 +0000 20731 at http://americancityandcounty.com GPS-enabled phones, cameras keep Riverside clean http://americancityandcounty.com/mobile/gps-enabled-phones-cameras-keep-riverside-clean <div class="field-deck"> Technology records exact locations for service requests </div> <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/mobile/gps-enabled-phones-cameras-keep-riverside-clean" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="Screenshot of Riverside, California&#039;s Graffiti Tracker" src="http://americancityandcounty.com/site-files/americancityandcounty.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2012/10/riverside-california-graffiti-tracker-screenshot-201210.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div class="node-body article-body">Technology records exact locations for service requests.</div> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://americancityandcounty.com/mobile/gps-enabled-phones-cameras-keep-riverside-clean" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://americancityandcounty.com/mobile/gps-enabled-phones-cameras-keep-riverside-clean#comments 311 Case Studies Facilities Mobile Records Management Thu, 18 Oct 2012 20:41:00 +0000 20221 at http://americancityandcounty.com <p> City crews document graffiti using GPS-enabled cameras and record all relevant details for a database searchable by police.</p> Webinar: Using Windows 8 and the New Office suite for government http://americancityandcounty.com/mobile/webinar-using-windows-8-and-new-office-suite-government <div class="field-deck"> Session will be part of the Oct. 16, 2012, State & Local Government Summit </div> <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/mobile/webinar-using-windows-8-and-new-office-suite-government" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="" src="http://americancityandcounty.com/site-files/americancityandcounty.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2012/09/computer-forweb.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div class="node-body article-body">The State & Local Government Summit online conference will include a session about Windows 8 and the New Office suite.</div> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://americancityandcounty.com/mobile/webinar-using-windows-8-and-new-office-suite-government" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://americancityandcounty.com/mobile/webinar-using-windows-8-and-new-office-suite-government#comments Mobile Mon, 08 Oct 2012 20:32:00 +0000 19771 at http://americancityandcounty.com Webinar: Managing consumer devices in the government IT environment http://americancityandcounty.com/mobile/webinar-managing-consumer-devices-government-it-environment <div class="field-deck"> Session will be part of the Oct. 16, 2012, State & Local Government Summit </div> <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/mobile/webinar-managing-consumer-devices-government-it-environment" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="" src="http://americancityandcounty.com/site-files/americancityandcounty.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2012/09/devices-forweb.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div class="node-body article-body">The State & Local Government Summit online conference will include a session about how government IT agencies can incorporate consumer devices into their environments.</div> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://americancityandcounty.com/mobile/webinar-managing-consumer-devices-government-it-environment" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://americancityandcounty.com/mobile/webinar-managing-consumer-devices-government-it-environment#comments Mobile Fri, 28 Sep 2012 15:05:00 +0000 19761 at http://americancityandcounty.com