Telehealth is changing how doctors treat patients, especially in rural communities. Technology that delivers health care services and information allows patients to receive services from specialists while avoiding long-distance, time-consuming travel and some stress. Since about 16 percent of Americans live in rural regions and only about 11 percent of the country’s physicians practice there, […]
A sea-change in high school curriculum is occurring. It’s happening because of an ever-changing Digital Age and a critical need for highly skilled technology workers. While elected leaders debate common core issues, collaborative efforts between public-sector educators and private-sector employers are resulting in major initiatives to enhance technology workforce training throughout the country. The changes cannot come […]
University classrooms are morphing into places most alumni would find strange. The days of traditional half-moon-shaped lecture halls with stadium-style seating for students is no longer in vogue. Students in today’s digital world demand much more. Sophisticated tech-savvy students want and expect unblemished, easy access to digital devices in classrooms and they want lots of […]
Police departments nationwide are turning to public safety technology to do their jobs even better We are in a new era of law enforcement. Everything is continually changing as technology advances revolutionize almost every process. Law enforcement agencies are under increasing pressure to produce quick and efficient responses to crime, public risks, investigations and suspicious […]
Information security is of paramount importance — but how secure are we? Robert S. Mueller became the sixth director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) just one week before the attacks of September 11. After dealing with that horrific tragedy and then serving the country another 12 years, he commented as he was leaving […]
Communication and information-sharing between public officials and citizens is critically important. Both, however, are costly and time-consuming. Budget constraints have made it even harder for cities and state agencies to handle citizen calls, questions and information requests in an efficient way. Communication between the parties can be frustrating for government employees and even more so […]
New York City hasn’t exactly “paved paradise and put up a parking lot,” but officials there are repurposing unused pay phone stalls and turning them into free high-speed Wi-Fi hubs in all five of the city’s boroughs. The plan has been on the drawing board for a couple of years, with a request for proposals […]