Tag: California Department of Technology

Artificial Intelligence and Cloud Computing in Defence Systems

“An unmanned systems future, really for almost every facet of our life, is inevitable.  It is not going away, so we need to deal with it head-on” says Brigadier General Frank Kelley, and I concur. Kelley, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy’s unmanned systems put forward his idea that the unmanned drones are on… Read more Artificial Intelligence and Cloud Computing in Defence Systems

Cyber Security

Cyber threat refers to a person who attempts to gain access into a computer system or information without proper authorisation by the use of a data communication pathway. Cyber threats are no unknown devil in the 21st century, private information being shared and leaked around the world is now normal, armies of countries and companies… Read more Cyber Security

Military Drone latencies

The near future in the aviation industry looks to be one hundred percent autonomous. There are already current military systems that are able to control and navigate autonomous systems from nearby bases and unmanned aerial vehicles that possess the power to access remote areas to conduct search operations, deliver potential packages, supply raw materials, scan earth… Read more Military Drone latencies

Government and Technology: Initiative to Move Old Infrastructures to Public Cloud

With a few exceptions, federal, state and local governments have not been considered the forefront of technology. This largely stems from very visible governmental agencies, such as the DMV and USPS, being notoriously inefficient. From this perspective, this week’s guest speaker, Richard Rogers, was particularly interesting, as very few people think of any government agencies… Read more Government and Technology: Initiative to Move Old Infrastructures to Public Cloud

Effect of medical technological advances on our society

Medicine has evolved in a very short time span, from ancient civilisation history of healing with the use of natural resources to the conduction of MRI and CTC scans in the modern day world. The evolution of medicine has by large had a severe impact in the increment of lifespan as well as easing pain… Read more Effect of medical technological advances on our society

Impacts and Sustainability of Open Governments

Open data and open source innovation for governments have been increasing in recent years and therefore is currently an important subject of discussion. Last week, Chris Cruz, the Deputy Director & Deputy State Chief Information Officer of California, gave a speech on the utilization of technology in the state of California. He especially emphasised the… Read more Impacts and Sustainability of Open Governments

The Future of Data Storage: Cloud?

Data storage, as we know it, is primarily in the form of tapes, flash drives, hard disk drives and solid state storage. With data storage being the fastest growing semiconductor technology, the world is doubling storage capacity every 12-18 months [1]. Data storage firms are increasingly trying to push the boundaries of physical storage, with… Read more The Future of Data Storage: Cloud?

Application of Open Data by the City of Los Angeles Office

Last week, the CIO of the California Department of Technology mentioned that Open Data is one of the big technology initiatives that is facilitating the democratization data to the public for various use cases. The open data website mentions that “California believes in the power of unlocking government data. We believe the California open data… Read more Application of Open Data by the City of Los Angeles Office

Online Voting: Political Science Fiction

  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

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?