OLYMPIA – Washington state’s digital archiving system has been selected as one of five government systems around the world picked for a study by the University of New York at Albany.
The study will look at systems that use advanced information technology to see whether the investment has helped the governments run more efficiently or made life better for citizens. The goal is to produce a report to guide governments worldwide.
Other systems in the study are in Europe, Canada and the United States.
The university’s Center for Technology in Government is heading the study, which is funded by SAP, a business and government software company.
Washington’s digital archives include birth, death and marriage certificates, as well as legal and historical records.
The Olympian
Tacoma: Police search for boy’s wheelchair
Angel James is looking for her stolen Nissan Maxima, and more important, for the wheelchair and the helmet her 4-year-old son needs to go to school.
Deighton James has cerebral palsy and seizures. He can’t walk and uses a wheelchair to get around. He has to wear a helmet because he has a tendency to bang his head.
“If he doesn’t have his helmet, he can hurt himself,” his mother said. “He can’t go anywhere.”
Her car and the items inside were stolen from the parking lot of her apartment in Tacoma on Monday.
She doesn’t have a backup helmet or wheelchair, but is working with Deighton’s physical therapist to get a loaner wheelchair.
The News Tribune
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