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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Some members of the Sacramento County sheriff's specialty units are the first to be equipped with body cameras. The cameras allow deputies to look at footage and aim to be a tool that provides more accountability.
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The Boring Company will construct a four-mile tunnel to connect a rail station with Ontario International Airport in the Los Angeles region. The tunnel will accommodate zero-emission and possibly autonomous vehicles.
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After Gov. Andrew Cuomo declined to sign legislation to require the state to conduct a survey identifying high-speed broadband access troublespots, Washington County moved closer to conducting a study of its own.
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At the start of COVID-19 vaccine distribution in the border city of Laredo, Texas, data entry errors led to not providing accurate information regarding how many vaccines were actually given to residents.
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Online voting. Biometrics. Post-election audits. Today, election administrators have many new options to improve the democratic process. But the system is complicated, and security concerns hover over everything.
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A Honolulu City Council resolution urges the city to allow virtual meetings to be a permanent option for city commissions and boards, with a focus on Oahu's neighborhood boards and the City Council.
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A $1.3 million grant from a state program is helping the city of Longmont, Colo., expand broadband Internet service to K-12 students who are currently enrolled in the National School Lunch Program.
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The GM-backed company logged more than 770,000 miles last year, while its rival Waymo LLC drove just under 629,000. Both drove hundreds of thousands of miles more than other top brands in the space.
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Public health officials in Black Hawk County have been unable to collect important vaccination demographic data because of issues with state-run software. The missing data could identify disparities in vaccine distribution.
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Should the city approve a contract down the road, employees would have an option to receive all or part of their salaries in bitcoin, and the public would have a bitcoin option while paying for city services.
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Through a new county program, 300 low-income families will have access to free Internet service. The program is similar to a Wi-Fi project that launched in San Rafael's Canal neighborhood last year.
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The state’s Department of Natural Resources urged municipal water systems to take steps to secure their computerized control systems, after hackers accessed and made changes to a water treatment system in Florida.
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Plus, the Federal Chief Data Officers Council has launched a new website with an absolutely perfect URL, the U.S. Treasury tapes artificial intelligence to help parse spending bills faster and more.
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New leadership in the White House and at the U.S. Department of Transportation could signal renewed interest in projects centered on improving mobility around cities, as well as larger rail capital projects.
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COVID-19 has caused problems in Pennsylvania’s courts as they juggle the demand for social distancing with the need to conduct trials, prompting beneficial changes that otherwise might not have happened.
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