The president-elect's transition advisers include several current and former state and local IT officials, like former Santa Clara County, Calif., CIO Ann Dunkin.

Cities including Austin, Texas; Detroit, and San Jose, California, are among the first members of new program that recruits research universities to solve community challenges.

A new program launched by the civic tech company CityInnovate, called STIR Labs, seeks to match state and local government agencies with nearby universities that can help…

The civic technology nonprofit CityInnovate says local governments are too busy to build new partnerships as they respond to the unfolding public health crisis.

Tech startups partnered with 22 local governments to create new digital tools, revamp frail processes and unite stakeholders.

The projects will address transit, housing, public safety and other issues for 28 participating governments.

The chief innovation officer was formative in building keystone civic technology programs like Startup in Residence.

As a 2018 nationwide expansion approaches, the nation's capital announces it will serve as civic tech program's East Coast hub.

The city will cede leadership to tech policy nonprofit City Innovate Foundation as organizers consider applications from communities around the country.

The new innovation lab, dubbed Superpublic, will bring together different levels of government, private technology firms, nonprofits and universities.