States throughout the U.S. have made broad gains in their adoption of artificial intelligence – especially in chatbots and digital assistants in combination with robotic process automation – as they worked to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is one finding from the 2021 survey of state governments by the NASCIO, IBM and the Center for Digital Government. Join Government Technology on October 27 at 12 p.m. Pacific/3 p.m. Easte...

During an incident, every second counts. An effective response is based on informed and timely decisions. Listen in to this 1-hour, Emergency Services webinar focused on how to streamline communication and enhance critical response to incidents. Join Mike Akpata, former Senior Constable with the Windsor Police Service (Ontario), Afgan vet, and a second-term city counciler in LaSalle. Mike is joined by Chris Ullah, a former Superintendent of Gr...

People are more connected by technology than ever before. The ubiquity of technology in our daily lives not only creates new threat scenarios, but also exposes public safety professionals to an ever-evolving landscape of new use cases to keep up with. Our cars, homes, even our identities, are no longer just targeted by attacks, but are becoming threat vectors for even greater impact and effect. In this presentation, we will look at popular eme...

In response to the growing threat of wildfires, the current administration assembled Governors from Western states, Cabinet officials, and various partners on June 30th, 2021.They discussed ways to protect communities across the country from wildfires and their devastating impacts by strengthening fire prevention, preparedness, mitigation, and response efforts, including a need to enhance our utilization of data and technology to protect commu...

What is Climate Change? A simple question to ask, but a complicated question to answer. This Forum session of distinguished scientist leaders helps to define a clear picture of what the U.S. and the World are dealing with in climate change. The panels will examine a variety of topics that improve understanding of climate change: What is happening to the Earth driven by climate change? How do we observe climate change? What are the human drive...

The pandemic has led to unprecedented service delivery challenges for state and local governments, but it also has presented a once-in-a-generation funding opportunity for public sector organizations to make long-term technology investments. The American Rescue Plan (ARP), which was passed in March 2021, made $350 billion available to state, local and tribal governments through the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund. ARP also pro...

Allowing tactical paramedics to make entry with SWAT and law enforcement tactical units is becoming increasingly more popular around the world. Lives are being saved with medical personnel present to perform lifesaving treatments within seconds of injury. TEMS providers and conventional EMS have different care priorities while seeking similar outcomes. EMT and paramedic training programs do not comprehensively address law enforcement operation...

Natural disasters and other catastrophic events not only impact citizens directly, but also can disrupt the IT systems government agencies rely on to serve citizens after impact. It is critical that Federal, State and local governments respond in a timely fashion to circulate vital information and provide services to those affected, especially in an emergency. In order to do this, agencies must adopt modern solutions that support today’s...

History illustrates that active shooter, hostile events and mass casualty incidents (hereinafter ASHE, MCI or ASHE/MCI) can occur in any venue, in both hard and soft targets, in any municipality at any time of day on any day of the week. Secure locations like law enforcement agencies, military bases, airports, court buildings and other government structures are all types of venues in which an ASHE/MCI has occurred. Further, ASHE/MCIs have occu...

The events of 9/11 created permanent changes in the provision of emergency services. Remembering the lives lost, recovery efforts and long-term influences are essential for emergency service professionals in all disciplines. Major incident response has been a discussion for decades, but what have fire, EMS and law enforcement learned from these events? This webinar will discuss the lessons learned at what took place after the 9/11 attack, the...