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Emerging Technology

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey participates in the homecoming ceremonies at halftime of the game between South Alabama Jaguars and Auburn Tigers at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Sept. 13, 2025 in Auburn, Alabama. (Stew Milne / Getty Images)

Alabama forms emerging tech board, codifies IT office’s cyber responsibilities

Alabama's Technology Quality Assurance Board is tasked with developing statewide standards for new technologies, like artificial intelligence.
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Dave Fletcher sitting in a chair
Dave Fletcher, left, discusses his state’s use of artificial intelligence during the National Association of State Chief Information Officers’ midyear conference in National Harbor, Maryland, on May 3, 2022. (Colin Wood / Scoop News Group)

Longtime Utah technology chief Dave Fletcher to retire

As the state’s chief technology officer for over two decades, Fletcher helped steward the adoption of new technology in the beehive state.
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