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12/03/2024

From last year's Forum on Emerging Technologies on December 7, 2023, a panel of current and former California state officials discussed the transformative role of technology in government operations. The panel featured Government Operations Secretary Amy Tong, California’s first Government Operati...

11/16/2024

The Department of Commerce has approved California's request to access more than $70 million in federal funding to implement its digital equity plan. This funding is part of the $1.44 billion State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program, which was created under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to ad...

08/20/2024

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Leo Anguiano is the new CIO for the California Victim Compensation Board (CalVCB), the board confirmed. With over 25 years of technology experience in the state, Anguiano brings expertise to support the mission of reducing the impact of crime on victims. Image: CalVCB "Our vision is to help victims

02/09/2024

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Office of Data and Innovation (ODI) Director Jeffery Marino and Former CalHHS Secretary Michael Wilkening spoke at the TechCA Forum on Emerging Technologies. The 35-minute fireside chat was titled: Emerging Tech and State Government: Scaling capacity across agencies, sustaining a culture of innovati...

10/23/2023

http://dlvr.it/SxrfPd During its annual celebration held Oct. 12, 2023, titled Research in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, several professionals shared not only examples of how the Internet Archive is using machine learning and AI technology to assist in continuing to build out the library but also insights and lessons from which government can learn.

As one local government official recently wrote, artificial intelligence (AI) “has the potential to revolutionize state and local government operations,” the primary advantages being enhancements in efficiency, smarter decision-making, and improved service delivery, to name a few. And California...

03/24/2023

Newly introduced legislation would create a new office within California state government to oversee state agencies' use of artificial intelligence.  Senate Bill 313 by Senator Bill Dodd (D-Napa) would establish the Office of Artificial Intelligence within the California Department of Technology, w...

06/20/2022

Can blockchain technology help fight fraud at the Employment Development Department? If pending legislation is approved this year, a study by the Office of Digital Innovation (ODI) will aim to answer that question. Assembly Bill 2781 by Assemblymember Jordan Cunningham (R-San Luis Obispo) last week....

05/04/2022

Crypto assets and blockchain technology make up $3 trillion on the global market. Around 16 percent of adults have invested in or traded cryptocurrency. Gov. Gavin Newsom is bringing some regulation to a burgeoning, wide-open market. On May 4, Gov. Newsom signed an executive deal that will begin to....

03/02/2022

Last fall, California successfully launched a digital vaccine card and shared the code with other states -- it's a success story on rapid deployment and open-source technology. Rick Klau, the state's chief technology innovation officer gives GovReport Host Christina Gagnier the backstory and talks a...

02/17/2022

Since the pandemic's onset, California state government has awarded technology-related and other no-bid contracts worth more than $3 billion to at least 30 technology and health care companies, according to a Kaiser Health News analysis. Overall, the state entered into more than 8,000 no-bid contrac...

01/28/2022

California public school districts officially have another shot at equal access to professional development for teachers and technical assistance that will help schools effectively use their technology — and schools could cost-effectively plan for and implement current and emerging educational tec...

01/20/2022

Former State Chief Information Officer Carlos Ramos talks with Christina Gagnier about his recent appointment to the Board of the California Emerging Technology Fund. They also discuss his views on public service, customer-centric digital services, challenges to broadband adoption, some silver linin...