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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Health-care organizations could be part of a rural Internet pilot project in southeast Eau Claire County in Wisconsin, with officials reporting that hospital systems there have expressed interest in collaborating.
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After Congress left state and local governments out of its massive pandemic relief package last month, new numbers are showing that employment in the hard-hit public sector has continued shrinking.
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One day before the departure of Chairman Ajit Pai, the Federal Communications Commission announced new rules pertaining to the collection and verification of broadband availability data.
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As part of a new program called Quick Connect, Hawaii Electric customers installing rooftop solar can accelerate the process, dealing with the standard approvals after the installation is complete.
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Cheaper batteries, a changing regulatory landscape and more models are all helping to grow a nascent electric-vehicle industry serving heavy-duty trucking and even farming, industry watchers say.
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The last several weeks saw Mayor Francis Suarez emerge as a new favorite of tech Twitter as Suarez engaged with a stream of tech execs, founders and promoters expressing online interest in relocating to Miami.
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A bill that is currently under discussion by the Iowa state Legislature would allow a type of vehicle, which employs automated driving technology, to deliver packages to customers who opt-in to the service.
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The newest judge in Flagler County, Fla., Andrea Totten, has had to get used to something non-conventional: communicating with plaintiffs and defendants via Zoom from the bench in an empty courtroom.
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The city encountered a number of roadblocks to everyday processes in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but was able to push its agencies toward new ways of doing things.
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After a malware attack over the holidays disrupted the computer-aided dispatch system and other parts of the sheriff's department operations, officials are refocusing on system security.
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The New Year is an opportunity for government to think about which contracts should be renewed, and plan for innovation. Here are 10 steps for governments and their partners to get the most from these relationships.
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The assessor is used to looking over fences. But now that process is going high-tech, with images from the air available over subscription-based software and fed through AI algorithms to recognize new property additions.
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Residents can now upload a copy of their Social Security card, birth certificate and two proofs of residence through their phone's mobile ID app, potentially shortening in-person waits at government offices.
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In an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19, Peachtree Corners, Ga., is using new camera technology that is capable of monitoring whether city hall visitors wear masks and practice social distancing.
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Officials balked at a one-year subscription to ShotSpotter Connect, an automated technology that would use police data-driven crime forecasting to inform decisions about where to place officers to try to deter crime.
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