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Recognizing that too many government websites and mobile services aren’t working as they should, take too long to develop, or are delivered over budget, last year the White House launched the U.S. Digital Service as a way to improve digital government.
Law enforcement agencies are under mounting pressure to keep communities safe, reduce crime, and improve responsiveness. This week, law enforcement leaders and solution providers are gathering at the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) conference to share insights and strategies for leveraging technology to meet these challenges.
As law enforcement officials gear up for the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Annual Conference and Exposition this weekend, they are focusing on how they can use technology to make their communities safer. One area in which technology can help is big data analytics.
The Code for America Summit brought together 1,200-plus civic innovators committed to making government work in the 21st century.
With the adoption of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) directives, public safety and law enforcement departments must now manage emergencies with a structured approach that depends on seamless integration of agencies across jurisdictions.
To provide a safer community for its citizens, the Surat City Police Department started the Safe City Project, an initiative striving to reduce the city’s crime rate using modern technology.
Governments across the globe are facing new and increasingly grievous threats to cybersecurity, with vulnerabilities poised to harm citizens and national economies. Microsoft has long been publicly committed to building a safe and trusted digital environment, working to address the unique security needs of governments worldwide.
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As government agencies strive to meet mandates for the use of cloud technology, they must also meet and maintain high security and management standards.
With a projected 6.5 billion people living in cities by 2050, the members of ICMA have a significant opportunity to use technology, citizen engagement and data to build new ways to live, work and play.
For emerging and developing countries around the world, data security and privacy is an urgent question that affects both national security and economic growth. The ability of governments to grow their economies is directly related to their ability to build public value through trusted and transparent citizen services like voter registration, tax processing, licensing and permitting. But while governments understand that cloud innovation can provide a quantum leap in delivering those services cheaply and at scale to leverage the compute and storage capacity they need, they are also wrestling with the very real concerns about how to protect sensitive citizen data.
In today’s world, it’s no longer enough for police officers, firefighters, paramedics, and others who are first to arrive at the scene of an emergency to simply respond to calls for help. To perform their jobs effectively, first-responders need to know where crimes or incidents are likely to occur so they can anticipate problems and focus their efforts.
