To advance digital equity, all individuals and communities must have the technology capacity required to access essential services and fully participate in democracy, society, the economy and lifelong learning. We are not there yet, but state and local governments can make significant progress by building more inclusive IT teams, engaging with community groups to better understand their constituents, emphasizing human-centered design, driving...

The Digital Government Summit brings together technology focused public-sector professionals with leading industry partners to connect on innovative approaches, get inspired and discover new technologies. Join us and let’s improve the future of government together!

With a decrease in personnel and an increase in calls, 911 centers are looking for new methods to help them provide timely support to residents in need. Learn how 911 centers can use the cloud to help shorten call wait times and reduce the burden on dispatchers during a live webinar hosted by Government Technology and Amazon Web Services on September 25. You’ll watch, learn, and chat live with experienced public sector leaders and techno...

Like many public sector agencies, the Tennessee Department of Health’s Early Childhood Section manages a lot of data. Their evidence-based home visiting programs capture data on families from across the state to guide their efforts in promoting the health and wellness of Tennessee’s youngest residents and their caregivers. But until recently, this valuable information – which is regularly leveraged by program directors, funde...

Mapping out a flexible workforce plan is about preparing your agency to be as productive as possible in as many environments as possible. The most agile teams can work from the field or base, co-working site or partner offices, satellite offices, government facilities, homes and an endless assortment of other spaces. Matching user needs with the appropriate equipment is key to bridging the gap between the office and anywhere. This is especiall...

Government Technology's passion is helping spread best practices and spurring innovation in the public sector. The Massachusetts Digital Government Summit is designed to do just that. The summit has an advisory board that gathers public sector and private sector leaders to create an agenda that is relevant and actionable to the state and local government organizations attending the summit. Participants tell us they use the inspirational keynot...

Cybersecurity awareness training aims to help reduce the most significant risk to your organization – your employees. Ultimately, over 90% of incidents involve user behavior rather than a lack of IT measures. Empowering your workforce to identify threats and take action can turn an organizational weakness into your greatest line of defense, an especially important achievement for governments that have become prime targets for cyber attac...

Government Technology's passion is promoting best practices and spurring innovation in the public sector – more important than ever in challenging times like these. Please join us for a powerful series of sessions that provide inspiration, participation, education, and thought-provocation!

Open to Public Sector only. Cyber-attacks have increased dramatically over the last few years. The 2023 Kansas Public Sector Cybersecurity Summit provides an opportunity for government technology professionals to learn about the latest efforts to defend, respond and recover from cyber criminals who wish to do harm. The Summit, hosted by the Kansas Office of Information Technology Services (OITS) will include cybersecurity leaders from state an...

College campuses are working to harness data analytics, artificial intelligence and other technologies to deliver personalized experiences, improve student success, optimize their operations and more. To do this, they rely on growing amounts of information – everything from financial data to demographic data to how students move around on campus and interact with different services. While this trove of information fuels improvement and i...