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#CiscoPublicSafety Series: 2014 IACP Community Policing Awards
“Community policing is central to the success of the police mission as we provide quality services to, and build relationships with, our diverse communities.” IACP President Yost Zakhary I had the privilege of attending the 2014 International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Community Policing awards last Sunday, and I can say firsthand that it […]
#CiscoPublicSafety Series: Redefining Public Safety and Justice through IoE
Public safety and justice agencies around the world are facing the increasingly difficult challenge of dealing with shrinking resources. In the U.S., for example, results from a survey conducted by the International Association of Chiefs of Police and Major Cities Chiefs Association show an estimated 53 percent of U.S. counties are working with fewer staff […]
#HigherEdThursdays – Reinventing the Educational Experience Through Collaboration
The landscape in higher education continues to change. In September, the U.S. Census Bureau released statistics showing that college enrollment declined for the first time in six years in the fall of 2012. (U.S. Census Bureau, 9/2013), and nearly half of Moody’s rated public and private universities were anticipating total enrollment declines in 2014 (Moody’s […]
#SmartConnectedCity Series Wrap-up: IoE, Smart+Connected Communities, and the Future of Cities
Imagine what a city could and should look like in several years. What do you see? What will be top of mind for citizens?
Cisco #SmartConnectedCity Series Kick-Off: Re-Defining the Citizen Experience through Technology and IoE
With the annual New Cities Summit coming up in Dallas, Texas, June 17-19, we’re kicking off a new thought leadership blog series to explore the transformation of cities through the power of technology and the Internet of Everything (IoE). The series will feature posts with an in-depth look at the juncture of innovation in cities […]
#CiscoPublicSafety Series: Less Issues with Traffic, More Safety
Located in the heart of the oil and gas-rich Permian Basin, Midland, Texas started to go through an exponential growth phase in 2005 due to the increasing demand for energy. The city was feeling the impact of that growth, and in 2007, its major arterial year-over-year traffic volume increased by 17 percent causing traffic management […]
Public Safety Blog Series-The Best of the Best in Community Policing
“Community policing is central to the success of the police mission.” […]
Two Cisco Blogs Named to StateTech Magazine’s “Top 50 Must-Read State and Local Government IT Blogs!”
The Cisco Government Blog and the Cisco Internet of Everything (IoE) Blog were both named to StateTech Magazine’s “Top 50 Must-Read State and Local Government IT Blogs.” This is a crowd-sourced list, where blogs were submitted and voted on, with the most useful and insightful blog sites for state and local government IT leaders making […]
Cloud for Local Government Global Blog Series Final Blog, The Cloud Intelligent Network in Local Government and the Seri …
By Brenda Germundson and Stacey Cannon In wrapping up the series, we wanted to show you a specific example of how a cloud solution can be used in local government. The example in the video below will walk you through a local government scenario and demonstrate how cloud capabilities can enable agencies to improve agility and performance, […]