It will soon be easier to obtain permits from several town departments.
The Legislative Council recently approved an agreement to implement a new paperless permitting system in several town departments, including the Building Department and the Planning and Zoning Department — two departments that have struggled because of financial restraints to keep up with the demand for permits.
Weiterlesen: US: Connecticut: Hamden to go paperless for permit process
Outsourcing has its share of positives and negatives, but it can provide a cost-saving avenue for IT organizations.
As state and local government IT budgets get smaller and responsibilities grow, that’s also causing agency technology portfolios to shrink. For many agencies, that means possibly shifting the balance of your IT budgeting away from operations and maintenance toward a bit more innovation. Maintaining your technology portfolios while working on technology innovation will require some assistance — namely, outsourcing.
Weiterlesen: US: 5 Government Technologies Poised for Outsourcing in 2017 (Industry Perspective)
Combined with a recent study at UMass Memorial Medical Center, an Advanced ICU Care report on 17 eICU programs across the country adds to the growing body of evidence that telemedicine can make a difference in the ICU.
A year-long study of telemedicine programs at 17 hospital ICUs around the country has found that the tele-ICU concept has a direct impact on patient health.
Weiterlesen: US: Telemedicine Study Cites Tele-ICU’s Positive Impact on Patients
PACER users between April 2010 and April 2016 are eligible to join litigation.
A lawsuit that claims the public is being overcharged by the US government's website for accessing federal court records just took a major step forward. A federal judge overseeing the litigation against PACER, the Public Access to Court Electronic Records system, just certified the case as a class action—meaning anybody who has used the service between 2010-2016 might be entitled to refunds if the government loses or settles.
Weiterlesen: US: Lawsuit claiming public being milked for access to court records advances
A year into AT&T’s smart cities framework, a clear vision has emerged.
A year ago AT&T launched its smart cities framework, bundling together a range of products and services in support of technology leaders looking to build connected cities.
Weiterlesen: US: When Planning a Smart City, Is it Best to Think Big?