In this year's Digital Cities Survey, nearly 1 in 4 awardees hailed from the Golden State. In the second installation of this series, we take a closer look at how technology is being leveraged in midsized cities.
The city of Long Beach’s Collaboratory implemented a suite of smart city solutions in recent months to address real-world challenges. A final addition is expected to go live in the next few weeks.
Partnering is a critical piece of the city’s strategy for digital transformation, informing its approach to digital equity and civic technology projects. A new digital inclusion plan builds on this approach.
A little over a month after the city’s project consultant teased a solicitation, the city has published its call for a vendor to replace the Community Development Department’s disparate land management system.
The city of Long Beach will soon be releasing a request for proposals for the replacement of its on-premises legacy Enterprise Land Management solution.
Amid a “substantial need for my contributions to the Long Beach Utilities Department” following a cyber incident Nov. 15, Paula Crowell, its manager of Information Services, will stay with the city.
The Southern California port city continues to grapple with a Nov. 14 network security incident. It declared a local emergency on Nov. 17, and on Wednesday it announced the restoration of a few services.
Members of the Long Beach City Council approved the city manager’s push for emergency powers to help the city respond to a cyber incident that struck its systems Tuesday.
The municipal chief information officer will join the city in December from Long Beach Utilities, where she is manager of Information Services.
The city of Long Beach has released a new tool for the police department to help connect at-risk individuals with resources to keep them from becoming unnecessarily involved within the criminal justice system.
The Long Beach Collaboratory has been created to provide a new form of citizen engagement where residents can be chosen to join collaborative teams to identify technology pilot projects for their neighborhoods.
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With calendar 2024 coming to a close, it’s a natural time to reflect on the cybersecurity mandates, policies, and strategies that have shaped the last few years in government. One of the most impactful strategies has been Zero Trust.
As cybersecurity threats become increasingly sophisticated, government agencies at all levels are facing a difficult task of securing their networks. Just look at these facts about ransomware attacks on state and local government:
