Accelerating Innovation and Digital Transformation in Local Government
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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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Savvy journalists flagging unreliable content, trusted local practitioners spreading truthful information, and AI tools charting the spread of manipulated narratives are being levied in the fight against misinformation.
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Since the start of the pandemic, a sharp and unexpected increase in traffic deaths has renewed the focus on improving safety on highways through better design, increased education and stronger enforcement of laws.
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Work is underway to transform the LTV Coke Works plant in Pittsburgh’s Hazelwood neighborhood into a hub for robotics, AI, life sciences and similar ventures. The work will include a 150,000-square-foot Robotic Innovation Center.
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Some officials are urging a return to city council meetings with an audience in attendance, while others are testing a hybrid approach of in-person and online meetings as pandemic restrictions ease nationwide.
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Federal infrastructure legislation will provide more than $7 billion to Maryland over the next five years for improving roads and bridges, public transit and broadband access, among other things.
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Federal officials announced nearly $300 million in new grant money meant to expand access to high-speed Internet, part of a larger ongoing effort to make broadband more widely available across the country.
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Plus, the Colorado Broadband Office is planning to connect more than 99 percent of households in the state, Arizona is investing $68.1 million in connectivity, and lawmakers ask the FCC to translate broadband labels.
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An independent investigation into the deletion of millions of police department case files found that the employee responsible did not have adequate training to handle that sort of data migration.
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Local jurisdictions should consider developing electric vehicle charging plans to compete for federal grants designed to expand EV charging in not only major corridors but also cities and counties.
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The city of Beaufort's first expenditure of $1.5 million in COVID-19 relief funds will include the more than $145,000 in cybersecurity enhancements. Upward of $400,000 will be put toward police car and body camera technology.
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Nigel Jacob, co-founder of the Boston Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics, has announced his departure from his role with the city to share the model with new cities. He now holds the title of mechanic emeritus.
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There’s been a lot of talk in recent years about the slow adoption of AVs, but real progress is being made in the space. The path to large-scale adoption remains unclear, though more players are entering the game.
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The new crime center has access to around 1,700 cameras throughout the parish, a combination of traffic cameras, surveillance cameras from multiple law enforcement agencies and private security cameras.
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The state's third most populous county has changed its .com domain to a .gov domain in the hopes of thwarting election misinformation. The county appears to be the first in the Denver metro area to make the change.
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As government call centers grapple with the nationwide staffing shortage and an influx in demand, some are implementing artificial intelligence tools to improve wait times and accessibility for callers.
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