David Fletcher's Government and Technology Weblognews & perspectives from a long-time egov advocateBioDetectors, Surveillance, and Segways for Homeland Security- June 20, 2005 A handheld device for on-site detection of bacteria, viruses, molds, nucleic acids, mycotoxins and biotoxins won the Utah Innovations award for the biotechnology sector. The BioDetector is made by AnzenBio and is applicable for military and homeland security purposes. read more... Salt Lake County is using GPS to support its crackdown on vehicle abuse. Peter Quintas has a new weblog that tracks security surveillance cameras around the world. Read more... Long Beach...http://radio.weblogs.com/0110120/2005/06/20.html#a1655 Western Governors- June 13, 2005 New West Jordan Courts building will open next week.The Western Governors Association meets today in Breckenridge, CO. They will be hearing from the Secretaries of Agriculture and Energy, as well as the EPA Administrator, all areas of importance for the west right now. The theme for the conference is Western Leadership in the Global Economy. I'm looking for any kind of technology agenda. Yesterday's session was highlighted by futurist Joel Kotkin. Back in 2000,...http://radio.weblogs.com/0110120/2005/06/13.html#a1654 Utah.gov wins award for Customer Service- June 10, 2005 Utah.gov was selected as a 2005 Government Customer Support Excellence Awards finalist in two separate categories. The state was a finalist in the Teamwork Excellence category and eventually won the award for excellence in Customer Focus. The awards were presented at the recent Government Customer Support Conference held in Bethesda, MD.http://radio.weblogs.com/0110120/2005/06/10.html#a1653 New Utah Portal- June 3, 2005 Utah's newly upgraded portal has been online since Tuesday afternoon. The new site features six special interest portals and a more robust set of RSS newsfeeds. iGov.Utah.gov promotes more participatory government. Readers can also easily adjust the font size on the portal, a feature for those who may have trouble with smaller fonts. Right after the French rejected the European Constitution and before the Dutch rejected it, the European Commission adopted its first initiative..http://radio.weblogs.com/0110120/2005/06/03.html#a1652 |