Journey to the Cloud and a Lesson in Shared Responsibility

Recently Chris Cruz, the Deputy CIO for California, spoke to our Leading Trends in Information Technology class at Stanford. According to Cruz his organization is responsible for overseeing the information technology needs of the 138 entities apart of the California Executive Branch of government. He manages this primarily through the California Statewide Datacenter and manages… Read more Journey to the Cloud and a Lesson in Shared Responsibility

Comparing IT Trends in California and the Department of Defense

Chris Cruz, Chief Deputy Director of the California Department of Technology (CDT) and Deputy State Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the state of California, presented a thought provoking look at the emerging information technology (IT) developments in his state. He highlighted three key trends for the state: Utilizing open source and open data environments to… Read more Comparing IT Trends in California and the Department of Defense

Two Tech Behemoths, Two Different Approaches

The way users interact with computers has steadily evolved over time and is arguably on the cusp of another inflection point. Our relationship and interaction with computing took-off with the advent of the keyboard, mouse and graphical user interface (GUI). It then shifted towards mobile with the introduction of the multi-touch screen. In an AI… Read more Two Tech Behemoths, Two Different Approaches

Law Enforcement Agencies

As the world gathers this weekend in Singapore for the Annual  Interpol  World Congress to discuss law enforcement cooperation, we are all reminded of the impact of AI/IoT/Cloud/Big Data technology in advancing law enforcement. The policing landscape is changing very fast: the summary below looks at covering some of the emerging trends in law enforcement.… Read more Law Enforcement Agencies

How Secure is a Connected Car from a Cyber Threat?

With wireless technology rapidly shifting toward fifth generation (5G) capability, the connection of consumer-oriented devices to the internet will expand exponentially.  One interesting application area that 5G technology enables is the furtherance of the Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) concept.1  ITS can support vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V), vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I), and infrastructure-to-vehicle (I2V) communications, thus enabling the transportation industry to begin realizing a vision supported by autonomous… Read more How Secure is a Connected Car from a Cyber Threat?

AI and Automation to Claim Public Sector Jobs in the Future

There are over 340 California state agencies employing over 200,000 people full-time. Monthly, this equates to over $1.8B in gross wages (http://sco.ca.gov/ppsd_empinfo_demo.html). California, along with many other states in the country, constantly struggle to balance annual budgets while minimizing budget deficit. The obvious question arises of whether artificial intelligence and automation will claim public sector jobs… Read more AI and Automation to Claim Public Sector Jobs in the Future

Government & IoT: End user, Regulator or Infrastructure provider?

Imagine Pandora sitting and staring at her box. In a few moments, she will open its bronze lid and release fear, death, and plague into the world . . . but right now she is wracked with uncertainty. What’s inside? The box might contain untold riches to help her new kingdom—but Zeus warned her never… Read more Government & IoT: End user, Regulator or Infrastructure provider?

How is Mixed Reality (MR) changing how we see the world?

2017, so far this year we have seen an array of technologies gain steam from Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Big Data and Augmented Reality (AR), these technologies will shape the future and change the way we see the world. In this post, however, the growing trend of Mixed Reality (MR) and its effect on our… Read more How is Mixed Reality (MR) changing how we see the world?

Road rules for robots: Driverless car legislation in California

California’s status as the country’s epicenter for technology and innovation is potentially at risk when it comes to new driverless technology. While California has approved 27 licenses for test driverless vehicles on its roads, it imposes relatively strict regulations on how they can be operated. For example, they must be occupied by a trained professional… Read more Road rules for robots: Driverless car legislation in California

Can California collect our personal data from Tech Giants?

I often hear friends complain about the unknown usage of the data that they sprinkle everywhere – while casting a like, pin, swipe, heart (…) – on the most addictive messaging, social or dating apps. A majority of my surroundings thinks that this information should only be theirs, while they spread it frivolously to the… Read more Can California collect our personal data from Tech Giants?