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The Future in Context
TFIC takes you deeper into the stories that are shaping our future. Seeing around corners or making sense of the collision of technology and society is hard. Context can help. Our writers and editors probe important questions about where we are going by first asking about where we have been and why...
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Running Cities Better
As America’s cities grapple with post-pandemic challenges like rising crime, economic uncertainty, and strained public services, urban leaders...
The Year in Review
In 2024, state and local governments navigated a rapidly evolving technology landscape that placed artificial intelligence, cybersecurity resilience,...
Practical Cyber Advice for 2025
In this episode of The Future in Context, host Ashley Silver speaks with Cody Tyler, managing director at EXOS CYBER, about the critical cybersecurity...
Sidewalks as Vital Step(s) in Public Transit
There are new questions about the future of U.S. transportation funding after the election. Experts are eyeing a shift in priorities, with local trans...
Fern Tiger on Creative Instigation
Governments can drive economic growth and mutual progress by collaborating with communities to co-create innovative projects. But how can they effecti...
Toward Economic Mobility
As Americans contemplate the implications of a consequential general election, this may be a good time to reflect on the state of the American dream....
Delivering School Choice
West Virginia state Sen. Patricia Rucker, a strong advocate for universal school choice, is transforming the state’s education system with a vision sh...
POY Leaning into Seattle's Future
At a time when cities are grappling with multifaceted challenges, Rob Lloyd has taken on the complex challenges of transforming Seattle’s tech landsca...
POY: Centering Public Health
After guiding the Texas county through the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Philip Huang, its health director, pushed for collaboration and long-term strategies...
POY: A Mayor's Legacy: Economic Growth, Historical Reckoning
G.T. Bynum is leaving the family business. The outgoing mayor of Tulsa, Okla., is the fourth member of his family to lead the city. The former city co...
POY David Crowley: Could Have Been a Carpool
On this episode, we look at Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley’s innovative approach to tackling homelessness, budget challenges and systemic in...
Setting the Table for a New Civics Conversation
As the nation nears its 250th anniversary, a longtime broadcast journalist and historian calls for addressing economic inequities, corporate monopolie...
The CIO Wrangler
As state CIOs prepare to gather in New Orleans for their association’s national conference next week, it is worth taking stock of the public-sector IT...
Solutions, One Hack at a Time
Fifteen years after putting the civic in civic tech, Code for America is pivoting to come alongside local governments to take on the challenges they f...
All Hands: Global Cybersecurity Threats ARE Local
Here are the top five takeaways from this episode:
00:00 - Introduction: Cybersecurity Awareness Month and the Challenges of Prot...
Meet California's Chief AI Gatekeeper
Politico calls him California’s “chief gatekeeper” when it comes to AI rules and regulations. However, state Sen. Thomas Umberg isn’t all that interes...
Less Big Three, More Gen Z
The former Rust Belt state is betting its future on a sought-after natural resource — people — guided by one person in particular. Hilary Doe, the fir...
Public Transit's Fiscal Cliff
As ridership continues to lag amid a stubbornly slow recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, cities experiment with free rides and micromobility to prove...
Is This The Eligibility and Redistribution Engine America Needs?
Former Compton, CA mayor Aja Brown grew up poor. Early on, she developed a sense of what could be for her community. Later, as an urban planner, she h...
The Trouble With TikTok
Eric Goldman, associate dean of research at Santa Clara University School of Law, assesses concerns around the impending TikTok ban or buyout. It face...
Government websites are failing at the basics: How to fix them
A new report card called ScanGov monitors and evaluates the fundamentals of government websites in all 50 states and the federal government. The repor...
Choosing to Lead
From digital inclusion to AI innovation, we take a closer look at Government Technology’s honorees in the 23rd year of its annual awards. In conversat...
The Importance of State Government News Coverage
State government coverage faces a decline amidst journalism's broader struggles, with Pew Research Center revealing a rise in statehouse reporters, ye...
Reimagining the Future of Public-Sector IT
With a crowd of more than 900 people, the NASCIO Midyear Conference buzzed with energy about generative artificial intelligence, along with concern th...
AI as a Stress Test for Government Data
The rise of generative artificial intelligence is a stress test for data governance and management. And an opportunity for data stewards to shine.
Resisting the Campaign for Safer Streets
Reducing traffic deaths is a compelling proposition, but it gets complicated when trying to make it so.
Reduced enforcement of traffic laws, inc...
Is AI Ready to Replace Human Policy Advisers?
A 50-state investigation in data journalism suggests the answer is, not yet. The AI agent was insightful on a number of fronts; but, while not descend...
Check Your Mailbox!
The reinvention of a Virginia city built by railway robber barons as a biotech hub defies default strategies of trying to attract new players to do wh...
Nudges in the Night
Lawmakers, industry players and parents are making moves to keep kids safe online, but their approaches vary widely. A bipartisan bill in the U.S. Sen...
Dollars for Driving
The freedom of the open road would become a little less free if congestion pricing became widespread in America. The strategy aims to reduce traffic c...
Making AI Safe for Government
Work is well underway in jurisdictions across the country to prepare for the next generation of doing the public’s business.
Governments have th...
What Could Entrepreneurs and Government Do Together?
The co-author of a new book suggests that when technology, data and collective effort converge, government, the tech industry and higher education can...
Medicate, Mitigate and Rejuvenate: An Agenda for States in 2024
Mental health, climate and workforce are at the core of a complex cluster of issues confronting lawmakers in this year.
Legislators are under gr...
For Those Following Along at Home
As legislatures in 37 states are back in session this month, with another 9 set to open before April, law makers face a daunting set of challenges. Bu...
Gov Tech's Moment with Private Equity
GovTech100 companies are likely to have an outsized role in making government better. Many now come with deep pockets thanks to investments from priva...
The Year's Biggest Stories in GovTech
There was nothing easy about it, nor was it a return to normal after the disruptive years of the pandemic, but state and local governments found ways...
Countdown to '24: What to Expect from the Election
This time next year, Americans will be casting votes in the 2024 general election. State and local races (and issues) will take place in the long shad...
Tales from Hardware Park: High School students at the intersection of STEM and MedTech
From inhaler watches to redesigned crutches: How a unique summer program in Birmingham is pushing boundaries in STEM education.
This episode of...
X Marks a Tough Spot for State and Local Government
Significant changes at X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, are forcing public agencies to adapt, revert to communications channels...
Making Good on the Mistakes of Digital Government
Tara Dawson McGuinness, founder of the New Practice Lab at the New America Foundation and co-author of the newly re-released book, Power to the Public...