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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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's 2021 State of the State agenda includes the establishment of a high-speed Internet guarantee. Internet service providers would be required to offer $15-a-month broadband to low-income households.
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Apple Inc. is planning to open a school specifically to train developers in Detroit. The school is part of the company's $100 million Racial Equity and Justice Initiative.
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A more than seven-hour long 911 malfunction was a result of a "bad card that supports a large national fiber in Green Bay, Wis.," and not a fiber line cut, public safety officials reported Tuesday.
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Huntington Beach, Calif., will move to virtual meetings starting next week, which is a move made in keeping with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mandate to limit in-person gatherings that lead to the spread of COVID-19.
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The North Carolina county chief information and innovation officer announced his plans to step down at the end of the month to join software company SAP as an industry executive advisor.
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Although the Capitol insurrection was reason to suspend President Trump's Facebook and Twitter, Big Tech's power over free speech is raising concerns.
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Hackers hit Delaware County servers last fall with a ransomware attack, forcing the regional government to pay the $25,000 ransom to restore the data, officials report.
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BrightDrop will make electric delivery vehicles and offer other technology and services to delivery companies such as FedEx and UPS. The startup will initially offer two products: an electric truck and pallet mover.
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YourT1Wifi, which operates in Northern Idaho, is allowing customers to request that access to Facebook and Twitter be blocked following the widespread bans against President Trump on the platforms last Friday.
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Taking some of its cues from the federal vendor verification portal FedRAMP, StateRAMP aims to simplify and fortify the vendor selection process at the state and local level.
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The Columbia, Tenn., city finance department is now seeking $65,000 in funding to upgrade its finance and accounting software with vendor E-Government Solutions, which comes after a year’s worth of work.
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Fiber optic based Internet at speeds up to 1 Gbps will extend to Smyrna, Hickory Grove and western York County in rural South Carolina, with upgrades potentially taking as long as two or three years.
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One startup is hoping that its 3D-printed dwellings will play a part in the battle for affordable housing by making shelter quicker and more affordably than other options on the market.
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The city of Independence has been working to fully recover from a ransomware attack that struck late last year. The utility billing process has not yet returned to normal.
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is now proposing changes that he says would give patients in the state more telehealth options and the ability to more quickly investigate complaints about doctors.
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