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NewsWatch: Which Cities Have Top Credit Rating?
Cities and Counties
October 11, 2011 By Wayne Hanson from News Reports
Which Cities Have Top Credit Rating?
"Areas of the country that didn't go crazy during the boom are probably still reaping the benefits in terms of their credit scores." USA Today
Tablet App Builds Braille Keyboard (Video)
The lack of tactile feedback makes typing on a touchscreen difficult at the best of times, but the problem is even worse for blind and visually impaired users. That's set to change thanks to Adam Duran, a student on a summer course at Stanford University who has come up with a Braille keyboard for tablets. New Scientists
Video Contest Winner Illustrates the Value of Local Government
ICMA’s fourth annual video contest has come to a close and winners have been selected! This year, contestants were asked to create a short videos that answered one of the following questions: ICMA
Fast-Thinking Teachers, School Defibrillator Save Girl
Seventh-grader Kylee Shea collapsed in the hall of her Dallas-area school and could be dead or brain-damaged today if not for two quick-thinking teachers who revived her with CPR and a defibrillator. Happy News
Rand Reconsiders Pot-Shop Study After L.A. City Attorney Complains
Rand Corp. has removed a controversial study on crime and medical marijuana dispensaries from its website while it reviews the conclusions, a decision that came almost three weeks after the Los Angeles city attorney's office criticized the report and demanded that it be retracted immediately. Los Angeles Times
Community Policing Award Winners Announced
Winners and finalists demonstrate the meaningful change that can occur when law enforcement officials and their communities are empowered to utilize all available resources for crime prevention and improvement of quality of life. IACP
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- Living in a Smart City: Chattanooga, TN
- The only one Gigabit broadband service in the United States for residential and business customers is now available citywide in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Let's meet people who live and work in one of the smartest city: what services do they embrace today, what is their vision for the future, and what kind of culture do they think makes this all possible and what's their definition of a smart city.
- Creating Your Smart Grid: A How-To Guide
- The smart grid promises to bring unprecedented opportunities for both utilities and consumers, improving safety, reliability, efficiency and security. The latest communications technologies will greatly improve awareness of grid conditions – in real time – for better control, management and decision-making.
- WHITEPAPER: D Block Spectrum Act and the FirstNet Broadband Network. What does it all mean?
- On Feb 22, 2012, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 was enacted into law. This law will ensure the establishment of a nationwide, interoperable public safety broadband network in every state and territory in the U.S. Learn about the new law and what you can do to prepare for it now. View All
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Featured White Papers & Reports
The Future of the Desktop in GovernmentUntil recently, there was no alternative to the familiar desktop computer, and its expensive upgrades and maintenance requirements. For cash-strapped local governments, the desktop computer is quickly becoming an unsustainable option for future progress. Now, a technology known as virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) offers an alternative. It can be significantly more affordable than buying individual computers for every employee, and it provides similar capability. This paper shows how VDI is the future of the desktop and is a game-changer for local governments.
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