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Governor signs $1.66 billion Future Tech Act to modernize state and local IT
Summary
At a bill-signing event, the governor announced the Future Tech Act, a five-year, $1.66 billion bond package to upgrade cybersecurity, modernize services and expand municipal IT grants, with officials highlighting AI projects and municipal fiber funding.
The governor presided over a bill-signing ceremony to enact the five-year Future Tech Act, authorizing $1,660,000,000 in technology bond investments intended to modernize state systems and support local governments and school districts.
The administration said the funding is designed to ‘‘keep our IT systems up to date, safe, and secure,’’ improve accessibility for services such as health records and unemployment insurance, and help municipalities close connectivity gaps through a municipal fiber grant program. Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll said the…
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