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Ben Miller

Ben Miller is the associate editor of data and business for Government Technology. His reporting experience includes breaking news, business, community features and technical subjects.

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AI in Government: Experts Are of Two Minds
As a California commission with the power to recommend policy to the state Legislature studies artificial intelligence, it is getting mixed signals about just how heavy-handed the state should be in regulating the technology. Some think the state should wait to regulate AI until it knows more about it, and some think it should approach AI with more caution.
January 25, 2018
 · Ben Miller
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These 31 California Tech Firms Rank Among GovTech 100
In a world of big tech investment, where a company with a zany idea may flare up and fizzle out or it may hit the stock market at a billion-dollar value, is there room for technology that helps city hall update its application forms? It’s beginning to look like the answer is yes — especially in California, home to 31 of the GovTech 100 firms that serve state and local government in unique, innovative, effective ways.
January 08, 2018
 · Ben Miller
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CWDS Picks Contractor for CWDS Agile Revamp
The California Child Welfare Digital Services project, which the state government’s technology officials are treating as a pilot for agile methods, has awarded an early contract for development operations to CivicActions.
July 06, 2017
 · Ben Miller
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Department of Technology Coordinates Integration of 3 Separate Cannabis Licensing Systems
When voters in the state chose to legalize marijuana in November, they also gave the government a deadline by which they needed to start licensing cannabis businesses: Jan. 1, 2018.
May 30, 2017
 · Ben Miller
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What Do Uber and Twitter Have in Common?
Uber and Twitter are not in the business of elections. But they are involved in U.S. elections, and in the future they are looking to insert themselves further into the process.
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May 23, 2017
 · Ben Miller
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California Secretary of State Discusses Election Tech at S.F. Conference
At the first-ever Global Election Technology Summit on Wednesday, hosted by the Startup Policy Lab, a diverse group of people involved in elections and the technology used to run them gathered to talk about how they can improve the process for everyone involved.
May 18, 2017
 · Ben Miller
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Buildingeye Launch in Cupertino Puts Apple's Construction Permits on a Map
The Bay Area city makes the 15th government the startup has a contract with.
April 13, 2017
 · Ben Miller
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Can 18F’s Experimental Tech Procurement Make Its Way to State and Local Government?
If government is truly to start serving constituents the way sleek, modern tech companies serve customers online, perhaps the place to start is with rethinking procurement.
December 22, 2016
 · Ben Miller
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Long Beach Innovation Offices Wave Goodbye to Two Leaders as End of Funding Looms
John Keisler, director of Long Beach’s Bloomberg Philanthropies-funded innovation team, is taking a position as head of the city’s economic development department, and Ryan Murray, the mayor’s innovation deputy, has taken a job with New York City.
November 28, 2016
 · Ben Miller
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Boundless Launches GIS Products Based on Open-Source, Data-Rich Future
Boundless is looking to create a license-free model for mapping tools.
November 14, 2016
 · Ben Miller
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Relationships Are Key to Building Out Government Data, L.A. Expert Says
How does a city make its data more accessible if the people who have the data are afraid to release it?
November 03, 2016
 · Ben Miller
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As Socrata Leaves Small Government Data Publishing, OpenGov Launches Product to Fill Void
OpenGov's new open data product is launching for its first customer — the city of Denton, Texas.
November 02, 2016
 · Ben Miller
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U.S. Digital Service Launches Multi-Benefit Application Prototype
What if people could apply for multiple services in one place?
November 02, 2016
 · Ben Miller
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3 Reasons Some Local Governments are Eschewing Big Tech Vendors for Startups
What used to be multi-million-dollar work is now getting broken down at the local level.
October 30, 2016
 · Ben Miller
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Granicus Merges with GovDelivery
The deal is happening with financial backing from Vista Equity Partners, which acquired the two companies within a couple months of each other.
October 24, 2016
 · Ben Miller
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Santa Monica Plans High-Tech, Super-Green City Services Building
A look inside a project that Santa Monica hopes represents the future.
October 05, 2016
 · Ben Miller
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Los Angeles and Long Beach Launching Online Portals for Entrepreneurs
Los Angeles and Long Beach are both launching Web portals aimed at helping businesses navigate complex systems of regulations. They are only the latest in a trend of business portal launches.
September 14, 2016
 · Ben Miller
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California to Test Road Vibrations as an Energy Source
Piezoelectric energy harvesters are unproven at scale, so the California Energy Commission wants to see just how much power they could produce.
August 29, 2016
 · Ben Miller
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How Yolo County Uses Solar Power and Saves Money
Yolo County, Calif. — home to 200,000 people and the University of California, Davis — didn’t just lower its electric bill. It turned it inside out.
August 01, 2016
 · Ben Miller
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California Considers Connecting Electric Vehicles, Home Batteries Up to the Grid
The state's system operator has received federal approval to begin aggregating small-scale, disparate technology into coordinated groups.
July 18, 2016
 · Ben Miller
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Driverless Car Testing Could Spark a Tech Transformation for One California Town
The Concord Naval Weapons Station is today a testing site for automated driving. In the future, its city and county want it to be much, much more.
June 01, 2016
 · Ben Miller
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California Pushes for Non-Gas Vehicles in State Fleets
With an ever-expanding market of available alternative-fuel vehicles, one state agency in California is seeing new opportunities to go green.
May 11, 2016
 · Ben Miller
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City IoT Networks to Launch Across the Country
The first machine-to-machine networks from Ingenu have launched in Texas and California, but the company isn't stopping there.
May 01, 2016
 · Ben Miller
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Leader in Driverless Vehicles Doubts Cars Will Ever Be Fully Autonomous
Will vehicles ever be able to handle the complex and unpredictable challenges of driving without ever needing humans? One leader in the field is skeptical.
April 25, 2016
 · Ben Miller
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California Cities: Plan for Futuristic Transportation One Step at a Time
Even as the world of transportation technology rushes forward, two of the Golden State's largest cities are preaching evolution rather than revolution.
April 21, 2016
 · Ben Miller
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Long Beach Innovation Team Strikes Up Data-Gathering Internship Program
The city's i-team program will use interns to help speed up its economic development efforts.
April 20, 2016
 · Ben Miller
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Startup Aims to Make Auto Cybersecurity Ironclad
Karamba Security has raised $2.5 million from private equity firms to develop software it says can prevent hackers from ever infiltrating a car's computers.
April 06, 2016
 · Ben Miller
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Leading the Charge on Regulating Self-Driving Cars, Will California Take the Fast or Slow Route?
At a public workshop in Sacramento, Calif., the auto industry pushed for the state to allow fully autonomous vehicles as opposed to the proposal that only lets cars drive themselves if a licensed driver is behind the wheel and ready to take over.
January 28, 2016
 · Ben Miller
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California Agencies Deploy Data Analytics to Determine Traffic Project Impact
Three agencies in the two states have turned to private company INRIX to learn more about how traffic flows on public roads.
January 17, 2016
 · Ben Miller
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Self-Driving Cars in California Handed Control to Human Drivers Thousands of Times, Reports Show
Mandatory reports released Jan. 12 by the California Department of Motor Vehicles from seven companies testing self-driving cars on public roads in the state come amid a debate about whether cars should be able to drive themselves without a human present.
January 12, 2016
 · Ben Miller
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