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Hacking the pandemic: How Taiwan’s digital democracy holds COVID-19 at bay
September 11, 2020 | NewsThe unlikely heroes of Taiwan’s success are civic tech hacktivists, the coders and activists who the country’s celebrity digital minister Audrey Tang described as the “nobodies” who “hack democracy.”
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How NY’s Tech SWAT Team ramped up COVID response
September 10, 2020 | NewsNew York’s Office of Information Technology Services formed a COVID-19 Technology SWAT Team to build IT solutions quickly -- and at no cost.
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Running an election in a pandemic, in 10 steps
| NewsAs election officials face unprecedented challenges and the presidential election looms, many are turning to one another for tips on how to manage the significant changes in how people vote, especially those involving polling places.
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Document accessibility software automates remediation and increases compliance
| NewsWith demand for accessible documents expected to double within this decade, agencies can meet the needs of constituents and avoid costly non-compliance penalties by automating the conversion of their documents into accessible formats.
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Smithsonian retools for post-COVID visitor tech
| NewsTo support social distancing, the National Museum of African American History and Culture is developing a strategy to convert elements of its in-person interactive exhibits to mobile apps.
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Reaction and overreaction: The unemployment insurance disaster
September 09, 2020 | NewsAnalytics technology can pore through thousands of unemployment claims filed across many different accounts, reducing fraud and adding speed and confidence to the payment process.
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DOD enlisting AR microscopes to spot cancer
| NewsThe Defense Innovation Unit is partnering with Google Cloud to use machine learning and augmented reality to speed and improve the accuracy of cancer diagnoses.
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Automated analytics for the tactical edge
| NewsTo help soldiers quickly make sound decisions based on local information, the Special Operations Command is looking for technologies to speed the delivery of real-time analytics to warfighters in the field.
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Do you really understand AI?
| NewsNot everyone can be an expert, but we all need a solid grasp of this transformative technology.
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When visual communication is mission-critical
September 08, 2020 | NewsIn government, the right display technology can help agencies reopen safely now and support effective collaboration in the future.