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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More than 60 law enforcement agencies in North Carolina have been named in a report centered on the use of a controversial facial recognition tool that relies on facial images scraped from social media profiles.
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As of this week, the Meadville Area Water Authority is 173 water meter replacements away from completing a nine-year replacement effort. The new models can be read wirelessly by staff members driving through the city.
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Pittsburg County Sheriff Chris Morris said the unmanned aircraft system will be useful when it comes to searching for missing children, hunters and elderly people and other law enforcement activities.
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Mayor Brandon Scott recently made two key technology hires – a chief data officer and a director of broadband and digital equity – that will help to address the city’s data needs and digital divide.
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Scooter companies like Lime and Bird are introducing new products to the micromobility landscape in a number of cities. Meanwhile, New York City is introducing its first scooter pilot project.
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The Longmont City Council is considering a proposal that could push the city toward more equitable, carbon-free transportation emissions by 2050. The effort will consider new and existing initiatives in this process.
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VIA Metropolitan, the transit operator in San Antonio, Texas, has partnered with Spain-based startup NaviLens to pilot a wayfinding smartphone application for blind or low-vision transit riders.
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The Jacksonville Transportation Authority has retrofitted two of its 40-foot buses as mobile vaccination centers, traveling to neighborhood churches and community gathering spots to administer the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Massachusetts public health officials are testing a Bluetooth app that alerts users if they have potentially been exposed to the coronavirus, with the cities of Somerville and Methuen starting a pilot program.
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A new report that ranks cities around the world when it comes to smart development and use of technology to help their cities puts the major international hubs of Singapore, Seoul and London first, second and third.
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In March, SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk tweeted that he wanted to create a city that would encompass all of Boca Chica Village in Texas and the surrounding area. Its name? Starbase.
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Facebook will have fiber running across the entire width of Indiana before 2022. The goal is to connect Facebook’s data centers, but providers may potentially lease excess capacity from the fiber for broadband solutions.
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The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations is now offering an unemployment insurance assistance line through phone and video in an effort to help those still struggling with their unemployment claims.
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The rapid expansion of the COVID-19 vaccine eligibility will present another challenge determining whether California's supply and technology can keep up with the demand.
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The data storage costs associated with the widespread adoption of police body cameras is hampering efforts in Stillwater, Okla., where agency officials say they are anxious to implement the technology.
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