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Search ArticlesWhat’s New in Digital Equity: Oklahoma Digital Access Portals
This week in “What’s New in Digital Equity” — our weekly look at government digital equity and broadband news — we have a number of interesting items, which you can jump to with the links below: OKLAHOMA DIGITAL ACCESS PORTALS A new $14.5 million initiative in Oklahoma will make available up to 175 broadband-enabled community access portals to libraries across the state.
Do monkeys also get weirded out by the uncanny valley?
Do monkeys also get weirded out by the uncanny valley? Answer: Yes. It turns out that human beings aren't the only primates who find the uncanny valley unnerving. Monkeys also don't like it when a simulation of themselves is both too realistic and too fake at the same time. Using modern computer-generated imagery, a research team from the University Clinic Tübingen in Germany and KU Leuven in Belgium created MacAction, a very realistic avatar of a macaque monkey.
Cleveland to Keep Flock Safety Cameras After Vote
(TNS) — Cleveland’s Flock cameras survived a passionate City Council debate Wednesday, with members approving a new contract for the controversial license plate reader system in a 9-6 decision. The six-month extension gives City Hall until late December to either find a new vendor or keep Flock Safety and fulfill Mayor Justin Bibb’s desire to keep the license plate readers that he’s praised as a public safety tool.
North Carolina Concludes Statewide License Plate Camera Test
(TNS) — After a lengthy statewide pilot program, automatic license plate readers are here to stay in North Carolina. The newly passed state budget allows the North Carolina Department of Transportation to enter into agreements with the State Bureau of Investigation to, on state-owned land, place and use automatic license plate readers. The readers take photos of plates and translate the image to text to then compare with databases.
Federal Bill Aims to Help Fix NASA’s Infrastructure
(TNS) — NASA’s infrastructure problems including $1 billion needed to revamp Kennedy Space Center could get an assist with a bill now introduced in both houses of Congress. Rep. Mike Haridopolos, who represents the Space Coast and is the chair of the US House Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee, is leading the lower chamber’s charge filing the Space Ready 2.0 Act on Monday. A version in the US Senate was previously filed by Florida Sen. Ashley Moody.
Bill Could Require California Rental Ads to Disclose AI Use
(TNS) — Rhiannon Mulligan was in the depths of house hunting in Sacramento in 2024 when she noticed a trend. Along with her partner, Mulligan drove an hour to view a home. The two knew the listing was digitally staged, meaning all the furniture they saw in photos online would not be in the actual home. What they didn’t expect was that the digitally added furniture would never even fit in the house.
Digital Counties 2026: 1 Million or More Population Category
1st Orange County, Fla. Orange County, Fla., moves to first place in this year’s category, and despite a staff shortage, the county is pushing technology forward. To help reduce deaths from opioid overdoses, the Information Systems and Services Division (ISS) set up the technology that supported a program to treat addiction among jail prisoners. That included data exchanges, workflows and other tools that helped produce a 25 percent reduction in countywide overdose deaths.
Winners Announced 2026 Digital Counties Survey
The Center for Digital Government (CDG), a trusted brand of e.Republic, in partnership with the National Association of Counties (NACo), today announced the survey’s top performing counties. Now in its 24th year, the annual survey evaluates counties across their strengths in strategic planning, cybersecurity, digital services, organizational technology leadership, data management, and innovation.
Digital Counties Survey 2026: Applying AI for Practical Gains
The winners of this year’s Digital Counties Survey from the Center for Digital Government* have proven that IT remains essential in powering government operations. They have embraced artificial intelligence and tackled community needs in public safety, constituent service and a range of other areas. The first-place counties all delivered practical solutions to pressing problems.
Digital Counties 2026: 250,000-499,999 Population Category
1st Marin County, Calif. Marin County earned a first-place spot in this year’s survey for its thoughtful and innovative applications of technology. The county is no stranger to doing hard and innovative things without breaking the bank. Marin’s Digital Accelerator initiative is a perfect example of this sort of ingenuity. The grassroots effort was launched to remove unnecessary bureaucracy and improve services delivered through the Community Development Agency.