Four cities around Georgia each received $50,000 in the second year of the research university's Georgia Smart Communities Challenge program.

Tech-driven improvements work best when officials explain them in terms the public can digest, said speakers at a forum on women and smart cities.

Lee Haller says he's been directed to focus less on external projects and more on improving the internal processes that make government work.

Debra Lam, a city innovator who helped launch dozens of initiatives, heads south.

The Pennsylvania city's chief innovation and performance officer is unveiling a new blueprint for future IT innovation.