Organizers of a new coalition said individual cities and counties can't drive essential civic technologies to scale on their own.

Officials believe eight terabytes of data, including criminal evidence, was permanently lost when a city worker accidentally deleted it in an incident that was not publicly disclosed for four months.

Winners of the cybersecurity award in the 2020 LocalSmart Awards said the pandemic shifted the way they approach cybersecurity.

Creative partnerships with local startups allow some city innovation offices to fund new pilot projects when they're short on cash.

Between 7.am and 9 p.m., four public libraries will provide free public Wi-Fi to support students at families without home access.

Laila Alequresh, a former official in Los Angeles and Philadelphia, will work on ways to improve the city through technology and new ideas, while also serving as a consultant to other city leaders.

The city government is expanding its technology office with a role to "foster an improved culture of innovation, accessibility, efficiency and accountability."

Researchers in Oklahoma City will spend five years studying how a specialized mobile app can influence behavior among one of society's most challenged groups.

The telecom giant is planning to deploy technology in Atlanta, Chicago and Dallas to make those cities smarter.