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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The Virginia Smart Community Testbed in Stafford County will test emerging technologies in real-world settings. The project is a partnership between the county and the Center for Innovative Technology.
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Sarasota County, Fla., has partnered with a subsidiary of Via Transportation to provide an on-demand public transit option. Some fixed routes of the current transit system will be eliminated.
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Employees of Santa Fe, N.M., must now reapply for access to the city's social media accounts and email list. The city spokesperson said the change relates to cybersecurity and is more of a new practice than a new policy.
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During the 2021 Code for America Summit earlier this month, experts discussed lessons they have learned using data to guide resource allocation and intervention efforts while combating housing insecurity.
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Eleven years after former President Barack Obama pushed for a national network of high-speed trains, the Biden administration is picking up that torch with a focus on the Sunshine State.
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2020 saw the FBI, CISA and local governments collaborate more closely to keep elections secure. Building on these efforts and better engaging private companies and the public will help protect future elections, experts say.
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A new report from Jacobs Urban Tech Hub at Cornell Tech addresses a range of digital city issues like data privacy as a foundation for any city considering the deployment of urban technology to advance community goals.
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Plus, Virginia launches a statewide public health equity dashboard, data from Yelp shows the impact of car-free streets in communities, Alabama launches new centralized COVID-19 response app, and more.
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Davenport is debating whether to join other cities in Iowa and the country in approving the expansion of e-scooter company Bird. Scooters can be a great micro-mobility option, but they come with potential concerns.
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IT staff in Rock County, Wis., have installed an app on each of the 573 county-issued cellphones to manage the archiving process.
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Verizon and AT&T want Mayor Byron W. Brown to veto the measure.
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This week, local leaders approved an ordinance that would limit where communications companies could place the increasingly popular antennas.
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A Johnson C. Smith University project will give individuals a view into the destruction of historical Black neighborhoods of Charlotte, N.C., through virtual reality tech. The project is expected to be completed in 2022.
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Pebble is a small, solar-powered, wireless, hockey puck-shaped sensor that detects whether a vehicle is in a parking space — information that could be used to send drivers to an open space, or support dynamic pricing.
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New Orleans recently collected smart city proposals to achieve broadband equity in the city. However, it’s unclear how the city will ensure data privacy as it unfolds the broad urban tech initiative.
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