Attorney General Kamala D. Harris plans to announce a first-of-its-kind criminal justice open data initiative during a press event at her Los Angeles office at 11:30 a.m. A livestream of the press conference will be available at https://oag.ca.gov.
The California Department of Insurance (CDI) rolled out two new consumer-facing applications last week. The apps are designed to provide self-service capabilities to both consumers and providers.
A recent survey has found that energy costs can represent 25 to 30 percent of total operation costs for water and wastewater utilities, but that some companies are making substantial progress in improving their energy and water efficiency.
The "Big Ideas for L.A." event, hosted by Los Angeles and the National League of Cities, allowed mayors to share "big ideas" that are driving innovation within their communities.
A new NASCIO report examines the state IT workforce, and finds that smart IT organizations are focusing on digital engagement, and innovation and transformation of government.
Uyeda, who has more than 30 years of experience in the California IT industry, joined OTech in April 2012 after a stint as the chief of administrative services at the California Highway Patrol.
Near real-time data collected through the 311 app is available to the public 24 hours a day and is presented in visual format, so the public can quickly see what types of requests are coming in and where. Last summer, Palo Alto, Calif., deployed a 311 app allowing citizens to report anything — from a pothole to graffiti to illegal dumping — to the city from their mobile phones. Now the city has taken that one step further, connecting their open data platform and the 311 app to produce a visual dashboard of 311 data for public viewing and use.
