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‘That rhythm is gone’: Washington state legislators on the pros and cons of virtual government

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The Washington State Capitol is quiet amid the pandemic as legislators work virtually. But the capitol grounds were eerily quiet in Olympia as the committee hearings took place virtually, like nearly all of the legislature’s proceedings this session. It’s not really working,” Barkis concluded of virtual legislating.

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Civic technology, more than ever, will be at the heart of democracy and effective government

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Civic technology, often called CivicTech, is usually defined as technologies to enable constructive engagement between citizens and government. Click on the image to see all the resources created from the event , including a full video of the event and video excerpts of all the featured speakers.

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Reality check: Microsoft, David Bowie, Bill Gates, and a creepy video game called ‘Omikron’

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Yes, there was a game called Omikron: The Nomad Soul, starring a virtual David Bowie, released in 1999 for Microsoft Windows. Fueling the conspiracy theories are the game’s underlying themes and anti-government plot, as illustrated by Bowie’s character in this Omikron clip. I’ll just leave this nice little video game.

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FireEye: Purpose-built, Virtual Machine-based Security Platform

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For an overview from Dave Dewalt, CEO of FireEye, see the video at this link and below: Here is the gist of what they do: FireEye has invented a purpose-built, virtual machine-based security platform that provides real-time threat protection to enterprises and governments worldwide against the next generation of cyber attacks.

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How state and local governments can close the digital divide in education with fast, affordable connectivity

CIO Business Intelligence

Interactive lessons and videos reinforce lessons by engaging children through their senses. That could someday make augmented and virtual reality applications a regular part of the curriculum. And nearly half attend schools that do not meet the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) connectivity benchmark of 1 Mbps per student.

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Fed Forum 2013 Videos and Briefings Posted

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You can see video and download slides from all the sessions. Anthony spelled out that the transformation in government IT networking is important for many reasons and underscored them by the metaphor of a road system. Watch this short video but don’t stop there. He mentioned the debunking of myths of multi-vendor networks.

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Kuiper satellite network gets a big lift from Amazon’s CEO, but timeline is a bit hazy

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He said broadband services would also be offered to “governments and enterprises seeking better connectivity and performance in more remote areas.” Back in November, AWS CEO Adam Selipsky said “the possibilities for consumers are enormous, but so are the benefits to companies and governments.”

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