Today, President Obama nominated Thomas Wheeler, 67, as the next Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), one of the most powerful positions for ICT policy in the world. Tom... Read more »
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What is the most widely ignored/violated law in California? While there is no way to know for sure, given a recent report saying more people have access to mobile phones... Read more »
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The controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, known as CISPA, is dead on arrival in the United States Senate, according to the Los Angeles Times. The measure passed the... Read more »
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San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee last week signed into law the Citywide Coordination of Open Data Policy and Procedures legislation introduced jointly with Board of Supervisors President David Chiu. This... Read more »
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A task force created to investigate illegal outsourcing created last summer as part of a budget deal between the Brown Administration and a state employee unions has been made permanent,... Read more »
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The Franchise Tax Board (FTB) received over 13.5 million e-filed returns last year (nearly 80% of total returns). But did you know e-file is not the only way Californians are... Read more »
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Washington D.C. based non-profit organization Connect2Compete is partnering with the California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) and the Youth Policy Institute (YPI) to increase broadband adoption and digital literacy in California, the... Read more »
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After an “extensive national search,” Marc Touitou has been named the new San Francisco Chief Information Officer and Director of the Department of Technology by Mayor Ed Lee in an... Read more »
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Earlier this week, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) reintroduced “The Broadband Adoption Act of 2013” (H.R. 1685) to propose reforms and modernization to the nation’s telecommunications federal Lifeline Program. Bill co-sponsors... Read more »
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VMware Public Sector Technology Exchange West 2013 Tuesday, May 7, 2013 Sacramento Convention Center Are you building the foundation for your organization’s cloud infrastructure to increase agility and improve service... Read more »
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