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The project would add 37 full-time jobs with average annual salaries of at least $150,000 by the end of 2034.
The city has also increased its Technology Services Fund from $22 million to $25 million to account for four new positions.
Vendors who can provide information regarding new technologies related to national, international, state and regional service coverage are encouraged to respond.
According to the city's procurement plan, a vast majority of the projected spending will be focused in its Fleet Management Department.
The city is searching for an all-in-one solution that will modernize and streamline its public health operations.
The key features of this app allow residents to submit online forms to report issues to various city departments.
According to the city’s adopted capital plan, the funds will be used to upgrade its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and network hardware.
Requested system capabilities include benefits management, applicant tracking, employee onboarding, performance management, time-off accrual management and mobile platform capabilities.
Senate Bill 6 would require companies seeking to develop power-hungry facilities to pay a fee of at least $100,000 to apply to connect to the power grid, so those not serious about building are weeded out.
As of this writing, 22 tech-related bills have been referred to the Committee on Delivery of Government Efficiency, four of which deal with artificial intelligence. One would create an AI division within the Department of Information Resources.
Initially, the Energy Abundance Development Corp. data centers will run on natural gas produced in Texas, but the company plans to transition to 100 percent green hydrogen sourced from its hydrogen salt dome storage facility in the future.
AI tools will be implemented across the university system to provide advanced network analytics, improve call center services, eliminate redundancies and improve standardization.
The bond dollars would also go toward the construction of a new health sciences facility, major overhauls to residence halls, construction of a new welcome center and campus renewal and safety improvement projects.
The Department of Public Safety is searching for a system that can record video feeds from multiple cameras and export or archive feeds to external systems.
The software must be capable of identifying high rates of specific crash types by location and comparing conditions before and after countermeasure implementations.
The city’s vision for its new smart corridor involves an extensive integration of smart technology applications in each aspect of its development.
The training platform should also allow for custom scenarios and software, allow multiple users to access and communicate within the same scenario and track and record the user’s eye movement for playback purposes.
The commission requires cloud-based hosting of its archival content management system to take advantage of newer features.
The agency has named a new interim chief deputy CIO and a deputy CIO of artificial intelligence.
The iWatchTexas app allows community members to report suspicious behaviors and activities to be analyzed by law enforcement.
As part of Industry Insider — Texas’ ongoing efforts to educate readers on state and local government, their IT plans and initiatives, here’s the latest in our periodic series of interviews with departmental IT leaders.
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