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The 54 winning cities in this year’s survey are incorporating community feedback into their plans, ensuring responsible AI use, maturing their data programs and navigating challenges without sacrificing service. -
The 52 counties honored in this year's awards from the Center for Digital Government are transforming local government with cutting-edge tech while focusing on resident services.
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Winning cities in the 2024 Digital Cities Survey are not only modernizing their IT infrastructure — they're investing in digital equity programs, upgrading resident-facing services and prioritizing data security.
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A newly acquired DJI Matrice 30T thermal drone system is set to replace the drone that the department has been using since 2018. The drone will be used in locating missing persons and surveying fires.
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Titled ‘AI's Redress Problem,’ the white paper was published by the University of California, Berkeley, and it joins an accelerating cross-sector conversation about the importance of incorporating ethics as AI develops.
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Some 150 transit agencies to receive new federal infrastructure funding to purchase zero-emission or low-emission buses, nearly doubling the number of electrified buses on American city streets.
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The Maryland Judiciary’s E-rent Pilot Program in Baltimore County enables landlords to electronically file failure-to-pay-rent complaints. This pilot is the latest step in Maryland's court digitization efforts.
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Four months after he faced a grilling at the New Orleans City Council, the former director of the Mayor’s Office of Utilities and a key figure in the controversial smart city broadband plan has left the administration.
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The Union County, Pa., couple is making interactive maps of small towns throughout their state, starting a business earlier this year that combines nostalgia and a love of history with augmented reality technologies.
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Ten intersections in Mission Hills will be equipped with surveillance cameras capable of reading license plates. The technology is being installed to assist in criminal investigations and traffic monitoring.
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The high-speed Internet service could soon come to cities in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nebraska and Nevada. Aside from Mesa, Ariz., Google has yet to confirm which cities the service will run to or when it will be available.
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Following an autonomous shuttle pilot project at Fort Carson in Colorado, US Ignite released a report detailing the project’s strengths and weaknesses. The report comes as interest in the technology grows at the municipal level.
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The Iowa Office of the Chief Information Officer released the latest broadband coverage map last week, which aims to determine where high-speed Internet is available in the state and where it's lacking.
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Local and regional law enforcement agencies are being encouraged to apply for up to $50,000 in state grants to offset the costs associated with buying and maintaining body cameras and other programmatic needs.
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Plus, federal lawmakers introduce multiple pieces of legislation related to boosting the nation's broadband infrastructure, Texas moves forward with its own broadband availability map, and more.
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Roughly 1,400 homes and businesses are now equipped with high-speed fiber Internet, through a public-private partnership between the city of Grayson and Internet service provider Kinetic.
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Chow brings over 15 years of experience to the role, most recently serving as the director of information technology for the city of St. Cloud, Fla. He is one of three recent appointments to the city's leadership team.
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As the Pennsylvania Senate prepares to consider legislation that could make it possible to conduct self-driving testing without a person behind the wheel, the issue is more important than ever.
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