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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The government software company is launching a new online real estate auction service at no up-front cost to cities, after netting more than $4 million in real estate sales during a pilot in New Jersey.
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A proposal that would allow a privately funded company to provide the city with aerial surveillance services was adjusted at the request of Mayor Lyda Krewson, signalling a possible willingness to sign the bill.
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A fiber network initiative launched by the Cullman Electric Cooperative seven months ago is now connecting high-speed Internet to the first paying customers in the town of Berlin.
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A recent survey found that 69 percent of respondents believed access to broadband was critical, and 60 percent of respondents in rural areas felt access to broadband was a problem in their communities.
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Last week, Gov. Cuomo saved the biggest part of his four-day State of the State speeches for the end: A new West Side centered around an overhaul of the always terrible transit hub, Penn Station.
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Members of the town council agreed to spend $11,000 last week for a Geographic Information System that will map aboveground and underground infrastructure.
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After an online portal for COVID-19 vaccine sign-ups launched, qualified residents logged on to find bugs with the program. Officials say the portal has been fixed but delays should be anticipated.
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The prototype unmanned vessel was built for the U.S. Coast Guard by MetalCraft Marine US, a Kingston, Ontario-based company that moved last summer into a Watertown, N.Y., manufacturing plant facility.
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Outdated equipment at 10 intersections has been replaced with new technology that improves communication between traffic lights for motor vehicles and the system that controls Metro Transit trains.
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The Fayetteville-Cumberland County Economic Development Corp. announced this week that MetroNet, an Indiana-based Internet service provider, would be adding service to the region.
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A ransomware attack against the Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority Sept. 30 forced the public utility to spend roughly $500,000 after access to “vital” sewer and water data was cut off.
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Plus, Code for America names Emily K. Tracy as chief revenue officer; the 2021 Global Mayors Challenge focuses on ideas stemming from COVID-19; City Innovate shares its STIR Lab partnerships; and more.
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Cambria County, Pa., announced the completion of a $1.1 million project designed to expand the availability of broadband Internet service in underserved parts of the county's rural northern half.
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The four-member state Board of Elections should unite as a bloc today to reject certification of a voting machine, the ExpressVote XL, that undermines the sound and practical use of paper ballots.
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Under the new policy, detectives can use the facial recognition database to help them in criminal investigations, and when they need to identify incapacitated, unconscious or dead people.
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