Digital Government
Chicago piloting smart transit
Commuters are trying out SmartCard, a 'touch-and-go' payment system for rail and bus travel
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Dot-com makes site customizable
CivicLife.com has partnered with SilverStream Software Inc. to enable individual consumers to customize the site
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Washington puts weather, traffic online
After six months of testing and tweaking, Washington state has launched its real-time weather and traffic site
Digital Government
Partnership joins government, customers
GovConnect, Interactive Intelligence offer an integrated customer service platform to handle all types of communication ? from phone calls to Web chats
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Conn. strengthens access standards
Connecticut has adopted stricter accessibility standards to serve disabled citizens wanting to access the state's page
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Illinois Web site aims to help families
As part of a program that seeks to help parents overcome problems facing children, Illinois launched an Internet site that families can use as a resource.
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Wisconsin revamping tax system
As part of a seven-year, $56 million plan to revamp its computer systems, the Wisconsin Department of Revenue has signed a contract with American Management Systems Inc. to develop and implement a World Wide Web-enabled sales tax system.
Digital Government
Virtual school planning: Tips for policy-makers
Funding: Consider funding implications early on, including the cost/benefit to local districts for participating and the most sustainable funding mechanisms in your state.
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Last call for liquor license confusion
In an effort to end confusion regarding the liquor license process, Glendale, Ariz., is placing information about pending liquor licenses online.
Digital Government
Biz leaders jump on 'technotrain'
To kick off its new technology center scheduled to open next year, Richmond, Va.'s Metropolitan Business League is using a 'technotrain' to educate minority business owners about technology.
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Cyberschool
There were no chalk-covered blackboards, no raised hands, no carefully aligned rows of desks and no longing glances out the window during Catherine Roberts' recent creative writing class
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Indiana lobbyists can register online
A new feature Access Indiana enables lobbyists to register and report activities and gifts online
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Md. lists tardy taxpayers online
Maryland has posted the names of its top 50 tax delinquents online in an attempt to retrieve more than $9.7 million owed in overdue taxes, penalties and interest.
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Pa. rolls out compensation system
Pennsylvania is rolling out an unemployment compensation system that will standardize how applications for benefits are determined by state law
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Smaller counties less Net-driven
In a survey conducted by the National Association of Counties this spring, 22 percent of counties without World Wide Web sites said they have no plans to develop one.
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Washington first state to join AMS marketplace
In an effort to simplify the buying process, Washington state has joined an electronic procurement company and will soon buy its products online.
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Online bidding running in Missouri
Vendors wanting to bid on Missouri state contracts can now do so online.
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Want to go to jail?
Y ou can go to jail without leaving the comforts of home by logging on to the Georgia Department of Corrections' World Wide Web site and taking a virtual tour of a cell block, a dormitory and a prison kitchen.
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NC names CIO to replace Webb
Ronald Hawley said he plans to continue Webb's work with electronic government when he starts Sept. 1
Digital Government
Report: Income, not ethnicity, determines access
Forrester finds that it's the amount of money you have rather than your race that determines the likelihood of access to technology
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