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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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With critical infrastructure increasingly relying on a sturdy network to function, officials and staff are looking at the different ways broadband service can be expanded throughout the city.
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As it works across more than 100 offices and agencies to prevent, detect, respond and recover from cyberthreats, the New York City Cyber Command wants help building a zero trust digital infrastructure.
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Less traffic and new uses for public streets are two of the side effects of the pandemic. As cities map a path forward, some of these changes are likely to linger in a post-coronavirus world.
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Spin says the debut of its S-200 model in Boise will mark the first three-wheel electric scooter in the United States, and eventually, customers will be able to use a phone app to order a scooter to their location.
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The pockets of high-speed Internet wasteland that pockmark Pennsylvania are shameful in an age when good i\Internet accessibility is as ubiquitous, for most, as postal service and electricity.
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Though ports cannot legally “light” fiber-optic infrastructure, some have taken it upon themselves to lead the way on connectivity issues. Officials say they are frustrated with the pace set by lawmakers and big ISPs.
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The novel schooling concept serves as an alternative for students in North Las Vegas struggling to adapt to a fully remote learning model due to the digital divide and lack of guidance.
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With a $970,000 grant to New Mexico Highlands University, the project will continue its memory-gathering effort and community-based archive for Indo-Hispano communities in northern New Mexico and southern Colorado.
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An airport in Michigan has been selected as the command and control center that would support U.S. defense and commercial satellite launch sites, the Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Association confirmed.
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Rural areas in Wyoming have fewer options for high-speed Internet, leaving some stuck with high-cost plans that sometimes don't cover their needs — gaming, streaming, video chats, online classes, remote work and more.
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The Xcelsior AV — an electric, autonomous transit bus, developed by New Flyer and Robotic Research — is headed for testing in a pilot project with the Connecticut Department of Transportation.
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As part of the mayor's smart city strategy, the city of Waterloo, Iowa, is putting together a committee of three to five residents to explore the idea of forming its own municipal broadband utility.
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The Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport is gaining new facial recognition technology called Simplified Arrival to speed up the process for international travelers passing through customs.
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An unprecedented influx of Web traffic to the Onondaga County website for vaccination appointments caused the system to crash and respond as if there had been a hacking attempt, officials say.
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Researchers collected survey and online data to tell the story of how the pandemic affected Boston’s diverse communities and how urban policymakers can use that information to navigate the path forward.
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