3 Ways State Policies Stay Innovative to Beat the Tech Curve

In 2016, California created the State Innovation Lab.

California maintains an Office of Digital Innovation.

The policy goal in California is to “create novel, deployable technologies that address needs identified by state entity partners — with a particular focus on open-sourced technology.”

State Tech | How Innovative States Stay Ahead of the Tech Curve

Data TREND. 3 Ways Counties are managing body camera data.

Body cameras- love them, hate them- they collect data and a lot of data.

Lots of people support body cameras:

  • 2/3 of police support body cameras
  • 60% of the public supports body cameras
  • Harris County Sheriff’s Office deployed 2500 body cameras

Body cameras are everywhere in law enforcement, so how are counties handling all that data?

  • Harris Co. manages manages approximately 10PB of digital evidence
  • Harris County’s 10PB of digital evidence is expected to double in 3-5 years
  • Harris County created vendor partners, bringing body cameras together with a storage solution by Dell’s EMC line
  • Data storage requires a categorization process- keep DWI videos separate from other felony arrests
  • Create a data retention policy

State Tech | How Counties Manage the Body-Worn-Camera Video Data Boom

 

Tech Lobby Spending Up. Way Up. 10 Top Issues Tech wants covered by government affairs teams. Its not all data centers.

2017 Q2 reflects record spedning by tech giants. 

The 10 top issues tech wants elected officials and policymakers to know:

  • cloud computing
  • data centers
  • renewable energy taxes
  • data protection
  • data encryption
  •  cross-border data flows
  • critical infrastructure protection
  • transaction security
  • government procurement
  • IT modernization

Data Center Dynamics | Tech, data center firms increase US lobbying spend

Legal Trend. Can a State Medical Board Access Patient Prescription Databases? Hello TMB Sunset,

Yes, the California Supreme Court held that the California Medical Board can access private patient records in the state prescription database because the state interest in regulating potent prescription drugs and protecting patients from negligent doctors.

Access to patient records + Texas Medical Board Sunset Review = Patient Privacy vs. State Interest Amendments

Law 360 | Calif. Justices OK Medical Board’s Access To Rx Database

Cybersecurity Policy Not only an IT Issue. Impacts 6 HUGE Policy & Business Issues:

The 2016-2017 Chair of the National Governor Association, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, explains that cyber security directly impacts these policy areas and businesses:

  • technology
  • health care
  • education
  • public safety issue
  • business and economics, including insurance
  • democracy (elections)

State Scoop | 38 governors sign cybersecurity compact

38 Governors Sign CyberSecurity Compact. 3 Reasons Why & 4 Key Policy Issues.

National Governors Association is pushing for state reform of cyber security laws because:

  • The federal government is too slow & too inactive
  • Cyber security is not just an IT issue.
  • Cyber Security is a  technology issue, a health issue, an education issue, a public safety issue, an economic issue and a democracy issue

The National Governor’s Association initiative, Meet the Threat, calls for:

  • instituting cybersecurity governing bodies
  • organizing computer crime units for law enforcement agencies
  • designing cybersecurity education programs for staff 
  • coordinating state efforts with cities and counties

State Scoop | 38 governors sign cybersecurity compact

Business Trend. Cost of Global Cyberattack at Hurricane Costs. Insurance Policy.

Lloyds of London estimates a global cyber attack will result in damages similar to hurricane Sandy, or $53 billion in economic losses from a global hacking of cloud services.

How do the $53 Billion oin costs break down?

  • Average economic losses  $4.6 billion to $53 billion

  • Actual losses could be as high as $121 billion

  • $45 billion of that sum may not be covered by cyber policies, because

    • companies are underinsuring

  • If operating systems are hacked, average losses range from $9.7 billion to $28.7 billion. 

How is Texas regulating the cyberinsurance market?