California Community Colleges
Google, Microsoft, IBM and Adobe will partner with California Community Colleges and state universities to make AI tools more readily available to students to grow the state’s AI workforce readiness.
What to Know:
- The California Department of Justice received $11.2 million for the Firearms Information Technology Modernization project and additional funding for CLETS-DMV integration and the gaming license system overhaul.
- The Employment Development Department secured $124.2 million in a one-time allocation for year 4 of the EDDNext initiative.
- Major funding is flowing to the Department of Industrial Relations, including Cal/OSHA’s $18.2 million data overhaul and other projects.
What to Know:
- California Community Colleges has been working for years toward common ERP and data systems.
- In the final days of budget negotiations, the governor and Legislature cut a $162.5 million allocation down to $12 million.
Criminals using stolen identities and web crawlers gain admission through the state's online system, CCCApply, and then fraudulently apply for financial aid.
The California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office estimates that in 2024, 31.4 percent of its college applications were fraudulent.
The San Diego Community College District, San Diego State University and the University of California at San Diego are combining the resources of large institutions with diverse insights of smaller ones in the Equitable AI Alliance.
The state has signed another agreement with an AI industry leader, this time focusing on bolstering the state’s technology talent pipeline.
Gov. Gavin Newsom hasn’t signed the new state budget yet, but as approved by lawmakers, it contains considerable funding for departmental IT projects.
Administrators doubt the pre-2020 status quo will ever return, but concerns remain about the quality of the online experience.
While not entirely a precise road map, the new bill is among those revealing how and where California will likely spend on technology and innovation this fiscal year.
The new bill is one of several that illustrate how the state may spend money on technology and innovation in coming months.
As part of Industry Insider — California’s ongoing efforts to educate readers on state agencies, their IT plans and initiatives, here’s the latest in our periodic series of interviews with departmental IT leaders.
In a new Budget and Policy Post, the Legislative Analyst’s Office examines how to maximize the reach of proposed funding for “Cybersecurity at the California Community Colleges.”
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