Today: Artificial Intelligence Community of Practice- The Artificial Intelligence Community of Practice (AICoP) has been established to provide statewide awareness on AI projects by educating and sharing lessons learned and best practices. AICoP is planning to host its first virtual AI Community of Practice event. Date and time: Oct. 1 from 1pm to 2pm. Guest speaker will include. Natalia Modjeska – Director, Research and Advisory at InfoTech Research Group. For more information visit: https://cdt.ca.gov/technology-innovation/aicop/. Techblog.ca.gov 9/30/20
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What is the ‘New Normal’ for IT Modernization? – In the throes of a global pandemic, the same issues and challenges facing the private sector and its workforce are magnifying for government. But government cannot take the same measures to address and overcome these hurdles as the private sector. NextGov 9/30/20
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Department of Finance Releases CARES Spending Report – Approved by Congress and signed into law in March, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act allocated federal Coronavirus Relief Funds (CRF) to state and local governments for COVID-19 expenditures incurred between March 1 and December 30, 2020 in response to COVID-19. Based on population, California received a total of $15.3 billion from the CARES Act — with $9.5 billion allocated directly to the state, $5.8 billion allocated to 15 large counties (including San Francisco), and 5 cities with populations over 500,000. Dof.ca.gov 9/30/20
