Building lean and agile practices into DevOps
The federal government wants to quicken the pace of software development so it can provide a greater number of high-quality services to citizens.
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Right benefit, right person, right time: How AI is reshaping administration of benefits programs worldwide
When people need support most, speed, dignity, and trust matter. Governments are using AI-enabled identity, evidence, and data to deliver benefits more fairly and efficiently while supporting frontline staff and safeguarding public funds.
Toward a Twenty-first-Century Digital Government
Recognizing that too many government websites and mobile services aren’t working as they should, take too long to develop, or are delivered over budget, last year the White House launched the U.S. Digital Service as a way to improve digital government.
Microsoft showcases strong law enforcement momentum for Azure Intelligent Cloud solutions at IACP
Law enforcement agencies are under mounting pressure to keep communities safe, reduce crime, and improve responsiveness. This week, law enforcement leaders and solution providers are gathering at the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) conference to share insights and strategies for leveraging technology to meet these challenges.
Fighting crime with big data analytics
As law enforcement officials gear up for the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Annual Conference and Exposition this weekend, they are focusing on how they can use technology to make their communities safer. One area in which technology can help is big data analytics.
Civic technologists are transforming government for the 21st century
The Code for America Summit brought together 1,200-plus civic innovators committed to making government work in the 21st century.
Technology brings common operating picture into sharper focus
With the adoption of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) directives, public safety and law enforcement departments must now manage emergencies with a structured approach that depends on seamless integration of agencies across jurisdictions.
Microsoft CityNext: Surat Safe City Project
To provide a safer community for its citizens, the Surat City Police Department started the Safe City Project, an initiative striving to reduce the city’s crime rate using modern technology.
Microsoft and NATO sign landmark agreement to advance trust
Governments across the globe are facing new and increasingly grievous threats to cybersecurity, with vulnerabilities poised to harm citizens and national economies. Microsoft has long been publicly committed to building a safe and trusted digital environment, working to address the unique security needs of governments worldwide.
Cloud computing: How to explain it to others in your organization
Often the real challenge facing technology ambassadors is to find a clear, non-technical way to explain cloud computing. Here's how.
An open, intelligent, secured and trusted cloud
As government agencies strive to meet mandates for the use of cloud technology, they must also meet and maintain high security and management standards.
Microsoft CityNext: Empowering cities and citizens to turn challenges into opportunities
With a projected 6.5 billion people living in cities by 2050, the members of ICMA have a significant opportunity to use technology, citizen engagement and data to build new ways to live, work and play.
How should governments trust the cloud?
For emerging and developing countries around the world, data security and privacy is an urgent question that affects both national security and economic growth. The ability of governments to grow their economies is directly related to their ability to build public value through trusted and transparent citizen services like voter registration, tax processing, licensing and permitting. But while governments understand that cloud innovation can provide a quantum leap in delivering those services cheaply and at scale to leverage the compute and storage capacity they need, they are also wrestling with the very real concerns about how to protect sensitive citizen data.