City invests in hardware to prepare for e-gov 1st April 2002 Minneapolis has upgraded its technology infrastructure to better accommodate its desktop applications and to provide extensive online services. The low-maintenance
Updated technology centralizes plant’s control 1st April 2002 In March 2000, officials at the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) decided to update the control system for treatment process
Enterprise systems simplify city’s IT infrastructure 1st April 2002 Las Vegas, Nev., has installed enterprise computer systems to improve communication between departments and to improve service delivery to residents.
City’s computers automate responses to residents 1st April 2002 In 1998, Chicago was using an outdated computer system to track residents’ service requests. City officials were faced with the option of updating the
MAPPING/Project will create consensus on geographic data 1st March 2002 Although local governments have begun building extensive databases of geographic information, those databases are largely proprietary and cannot be shared
GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY/Tradition, security stall court technology 1st March 2002 Digital record storage, wireless computing and teleconferencing are widely practiced in the private sector, but courts have been slow to adopt the technology
Body language: Using biometric technology 1st March 2002 A few years ago, a dangerous criminal walked out of the Lancaster County (Pa.) Prison after fooling officials into believing that he was someone else.
GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY/Needs analysis improves enterprise GIS 1st February 2002 Given the potential of a geographic information system (GIS) as a tool for enhancing decision management and efficiency, local governments can make a
GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY/Integrated systems improve welfare delivery 1st January 2002 As a result of federal legislation aimed at reducing the size of welfare roles, counties have turned to new technologies to improve their social service
311 system takes the pressure off emergency center 1st December 2001 In August, Houston launched a 311 telephone system to manage residents’ requests for city services. It is one of 36 local governments that have implemented
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