Accelerating Innovation and Digital Transformation in Local Government
Digital Communities News
-
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.
-
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.
Surveys & Awards
More Stories
-
Getting involved in the Center for Digital Government’s surveys and awards programs can help you make an effective case for funding technology upgrades and provide the recognition your hardworking staff deserve.
-
Officials in the Minneapolis area are taking extra steps to ensure 911 systems are able to handle a sudden influx of calls and withstand any unrest that might come from the murder trial of former police Officer Derek Chauvin.
-
The Internet has become a breeding ground for trolls and comments that aren’t fit for public consumption. But what responsibility do government social media managers have in moderating this feedback on official channels?
-
The city has kicked off an innovative pilot that uses autonomous vehicles to provide on-demand transit services. The project, which has been named RAPID, involves several partners.
-
The Colusa County Community Development Department has launched a comprehensive permit application system that will allow applicants to apply for permits, track their application status and request inspections.
-
Based on an analysis of community improvement districts in the Atlanta metro area, Georgia Tech researchers have concluded that CIDs are primed to spearhead any number of smart city initiatives.
-
The Philadelphia-based cable giant announced that it would be spending $1 billion over the next decade to help low-income Americans connect to the Internet. The company estimates the effort could help 50 million people.
-
Mayor Francis Suarez says Elon Musk’s Boring Company could meet the growing city’s mass transit system needs. The comments follow a visit to the company’s Las Vegas tunnel system last week.
-
Work from of the University of Miami’s Office of Civic Engagement plots the city’s affordable housing against anticipated sea level change to provide decision-makers with a comprehensive look at housing needs.
-
The Sutter County Sheriff's Office switched over to a new integrated software program from company Central Square, replacing a more than 30-year-old computer aided dispatch and jail management system.
-
Los Angeles is one of the last places in the state burning coal for power. If all goes according to plan, it could become one of the first major cities in the U.S. to nearly eliminate fossil fuels.
-
The new training aid is part of a $1.48 million, five-year contract between the Sheriff's Office and Axon Enterprises Inc., which supplies the agency with body-worn cameras and cloud video storage software.
-
The two Indiana companies both offer technology to help law enforcement agencies train and manage officers’ performance, but Envisage is significantly larger. As calls for police reform intensify, they are merging.
-
Governments of all sizes have struggled to put boundaries around social media use, occasionally running into controversy and scandal. In today’s connected world, those with the logins need to play by a set of rules.
-
The state plans to spend the federal stimulus money for broadband infrastructure expansion into underserved and unserved areas. Several initiatives are currently underway, but officials say having monetary support will help efforts.
Premier Sponsors
Sponsors
