Tag: Transparency

Online Voting: Political Science Fiction

by on July 7, 2017 12:30 pm
  Enable people to vote online (e-voting) can potentially increase the voter base. Security challenges are preventing states from implementing e-voting. E-voting has to be verifiable for the individual (voter) and universally (ballot). Casting votes online for big scale political elections and votes is still far away.   “Online voting will come” says Chris Cruz,… Read more Online Voting: Political Science Fiction

California's open data endeavor

by on July 6, 2017 6:33 pm
Chris Cruz, deputy director and deputy chief information officer for the state of California, talked about the current technology-wise projects the state has, such as the consolidation of the state’s many data centers into only a few, the implementation of cloud technology, cybersecurity, and the open data and transparency initiatives. In this post, I will… Read more California's open data endeavor

Transparency and Innovation in California:

by on July 6, 2017 5:53 pm
Dr. Daniel Barreto introduced the CIO’s objective in a company by saying that a CIO should “power a competitive business full of opportunities and challenges.” Ambiguity and paradoxical situations are part of the job description as the CIO must balance between Cybersecurity issues, regulation compliances, and transparency. Two separate issues that are hard to associate… Read more Transparency and Innovation in California: