Staff Reporter

Ryan Johnston

Ryan Johnston is a staff reporter for StateScoop, covering the intersection of local government and emerging technologies like blockchain, artificial intelligence and 5G.

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To understand its open data, Philadelphia surveys city staff, public

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NYC names winners of small-business cybersecurity challenge

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Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg addresses the U.S. Conference of Mayors winter meeting. (U.S. Conference of Mayors)

Courting mayors, Bloomberg says he’ll bring data-driven ‘smart’ policies to White House

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NYC asks tech startups for help making the city more sustainable

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Vermont calls for AI ‘code of ethics’

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California, Texas slated to benefit most from new FCC broadband fund

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Facial-recognition ban in Cambridge, Mass., marks a trend

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Jet Lu speaks Jan. 14, 2020, at the Data Cloud Summit presented by Cloudera and produced by FedScoop. (Scoop News Group)

Time to level up your ‘smart city’ tech, says Baltimore DevOps chief

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Jen Harder, Edward Knapp, Mike Zeto — From left: Jen Harder, FirstNet senior product director; Edward Knapp, chief technology officer at American Tower Corporation; Mike Zeto, vice president of internet-of-things solutions at AT&T, speak at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Jan. 9. (CES)

Cities need specialists to keep pace with emerging tech, experts say

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