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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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This month marks the beginning of a unique pilot program in Wisconsin where tethered drones will boost Internet connections for students living in rural areas within the Northland Pines School District.
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Gambit Energy Storage LLC, a Tesla subsidiary, is quietly building a more than 100 megawatt energy storage project in Angleton, Texas. A battery that size could power about 20,000 homes on a hot summer day.
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Under the terms of the arrangement with New Jersey-based SiFi Networks, the city would lease right-of-way across the city and the company would pay for and install an underground, high-speed fiber network for use by several ISPs.
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The results of a survey on broadband Internet for businesses, community organizations and residents conducted in Bastrop County, Texas, last year has revealed significant deficiencies in access and quality of service.
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The federal bank received 22 applications from all 16 Maine counties for the Working Communities Challenge, a program that aims to mobilize Mainers to address challenges and seize opportunities in their communities.
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The latest grant brings the total value of broadband grants awarded in Cumberland County, Tenn., to more than $20 million in the past year, representing new service availability to more than 9,000 homes and businesses.
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The novel coronavirus pandemic shifted from in-person town meetings to online, but as vaccinations become more available and some aspects of life return to normal, some of these meetings may stay virtual.
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Much has been said about the changes brought about by the pandemic, but leading a team also looks different than it did before last year. Here are some things to consider as you usher your staff into their next chapter.
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Nearly three decades after beginning its water monitoring program, Buzzards Bay Coalition in Massachusetts published the first 27 years of its monitoring data in an international scientific journal.
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The city of Agawam is mulling a fee for electric vehicle charging at municipal parking lots. The city owns a network of seven electric vehicle charging stations, which have been free to use since they were installed in December.
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Polar Communications is planning to expand their broadband network to communities in areas of North Dakota with limited Internet access. The ISP plans to start the next phase of this project this coming spring.
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Now in its sixth year, the Minnesota Border-to-Border Broadband Development Grant Program has awarded $54 million in grants to 39 projects as part of its goal to provide broadband access to all residents within the state.
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The move brings Zencity's sentiment monitoring tools together with Elucd's polling technology, which the companies hope will give public officials a better way to see how the public responds to their actions.
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Plus, Philadelphia’s Digital Literacy Alliance has announced its winter 2020 grant cycle recipients, NYC overhauls its online vaccine finder platform and NYC releases a new broadband-related RFP.
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SpaceX has contacted officials in Texas about incorporating the unincorporated village of Boca Chica, which is next door to SpaceX's Starship production complex, potentially creating a new city with the name Starbase.
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