Posts By Kyle Ridley

Tech

A recap of the National Conference of State Legislatures’ Spring Forum: Telehealth on the rise

INPUT Analyst Stephen Moss recaps the National Conference of State Legislatures. Bringing legislators, policy experts, and lobbyists together, the National Conference of State Legislatures’ Spring Forum convened last week in Washington D.C. One panel focused on transforming rural health through technology and aptly illustrated the role technology will play in policy formation and improved healthRead… Read more »

Acquisition, Tech

INPUT’s Raleigh State & Local Executive Breakfast Recap: Will North Carolina Privatize State IT?

Senior Analyst Chris Cotner recaps last week’s state and local executive breakfast in Raleigh, North Carolina. For those in attendance at INPUT’s North Carolina State and Local Executive Breakfast in Raleigh on April 15, 2011, future IT business prospects with state and local governments are certainly improved after the presentations from the CIOs in theRead… Read more »

Miscellaneous

Fiscal year 2011 budget agreement and the survival of grants

INPUT Analyst Evan Halperin reports on the new budget and its impact on grants. In February, INPUT reported on President Obama’s fiscal year 2012 budget proposal, specifically state and local public safety programs. Based on the FY 2012 budget proposal, approximately $7.57 billion would be set aside for grants out of the Department of HomelandRead… Read more »

Tech

Social media and the 9-1-1 dispatch center

INPUT Senior Analyst Justin Spratley reports on social media and the 9-1-1 dispatch center. Frequent readers of the INPUT B2G Blog may have noticed several postings related to the rise of social media and its implications on both government services and the government technology marketplace. (I recommend taking a look at postings by Kyle Ridley,Read… Read more »

Communications, Tech

INPUT recaps Ohio’s APCO/NENA state conference

INPUT Senior Analyst Jeff Webster recaps Monday’s Ohio APCO/NENA state conference. Earlier this week, the Ohio chapter of the Association of Public Safety Communication Officials (APCO) and the National Emergency Number Association (NENA) held their annual joint conference, which brought together nearly 150 public safety communication officials throughout the Ohio region. As expected, the hot-buttonRead… Read more »

Communications, Tech

Is Facebook the next frontier in business development?

INPUT Analyst Kate Tussey reports: If you hadn’t already heard, INPUT’s State and Local Information Services team is in the process of expanding our social media footprint. One of the possible outlets is utilizing Facebook for business purposes. Yes, you heard right, Facebook AND business in the same sentence. Although it may come as aRead… Read more »

Tech

INPUT reports on the most commonly used dispatch technologies

INPUT Justice and Public Safety Analyst Kristin Howe reports on common dispatch technologies as part of a special blog series recognizing National Public Safety Telecommunications Week. The second installment of this week’s blog series on National Public Safety Telecommunications Week focuses on some of the most popular technology used by public safety answering points (PSAPs).Read… Read more »