EDD Seeks Firm to Help Improve Business Processes and Modernize Benefits System
With the hope of improving customer service after an unprecedented surge and backlog of claims, the Employment Development Department is ...
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California to Pilot ‘Digital ID Ecosystem’
As part of its Vision 2023, state technology officials are proposing a system to enable California residents to use a ...
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State Broadband Infrastructure to Get $5.25B Expansion
Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders have agreed to a budget trailer bill on Monday that will increase state broadband ...
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Little Hoover Commission Calls on Government to Continue Virtual Meetings
In its new report, California’s independent government watchdog says that it would be more cost-efficient to make state government more ...
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Californians May Soon Have Option for Digital Driver’s License
Some California residents may soon have the option of having a digital version of their driver’s license that can be ...
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Ca.gov could ‘reinvent’ how visitors access information and services
State technology officials have jumpstarted a major overhaul of Ca.gov, California's official website, to unify department sites and simplify access ...
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State Capitol: Major Changes Ahead for California Tech
California’s future is heavily invested in innovative technology, but numerous legacy IT systems across the state struggle to modernize, exceeding ...
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What Civic Tech Means in 2021: An Interview with Code for America CEO Amanda Renteria
Civic tech is evolving, and with that change, so is Code for America. For the last decade, the non-profit has ...
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Advocates push to fight algorithm bias in state contracts
They are used in virtually every sector, helping decision-makers mete out punishment, choose a medical treatment, price on a product ...
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Aspen Institute: Three ways California could improve tech project oversight
As part of a presentation by Aspen Institute's Tech Policy Hub and the Tech Talent Project held on May 11, ...
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Nonprofit creates open-source digital infrastructure for agriculture industry
A nonprofit organization is aiming to help modernize the global agriculture industry by launching an open-source technology project to serve ...
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How Governments Can Bridge Service Gaps with Data
Code for America uncovers techniques to increase the reach of services through equitable data use. There’s nothing more vexatious than ...
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Tech leader Tim O’Reilly says this key IT ingredient will make or break social policies in 2021
O'Reilly said if the Biden Administration and local progressive policymakers fail to apply this one IT industry principle, it could ...
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New report calls for government innovation to solve digital inequities
The COVID-19 pandemic has unironically highlighted the digital divide, especially considering how many Americans attend school and work meetings—or even ...
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Cradle to Career Data System Moves Closer to Reality
The architects of the first phase of the California Cradle-to-Career Data System have submitted the second of three reports outlining ...
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California to Track Homelessness with New Data System
A new data system to monitor homelessness aims to inform funding and policies for California social services. California unveiled a ...
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Legislation seeks to address algorithm bias in state IT projects
This week, legislation that would create the Automated Decision Systems Accountability Act of 2021 passed out of the Assembly Committee ...
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Broadband access hits record high, digital divide remains for disadvantaged
A new report out this week says that while Californians are connected to the Internet at a record percentage in ...
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After California’s Costly Firestorms, A Wildfire Innovation Office Emerges
As California grapples with an upsurge of deadly fires, a new bill proposes an Office of Wildfire Technology Research and ...
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Board Members Appointed to California’s Privacy Protection Agency
On Mar. 17, Governor Gavin Newsom, along with other state officials, announced the establishment of the California Privacy Protection Agency ...
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