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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From fast-paced development and a focus on equity to GIS work and contact tracing, the pandemic showed that, despite challenges, digital services are crucial to making government work well today.
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The $900 billion COVID-19 relief package that was recently passed by the U.S. Congress includes broadband money to help facilitate Internet access for low-income and jobless individuals.
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In less than three days, TTEC created a contact center so that low-income families in North Carolina could receive coronavirus relief money as part of a Department of Revenue program.
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St. Louis County is years behind in updating police tech, addressing an internal racial divide, working with community stakeholders and collaborating with the city's police department, according to outside consultants.
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Baltimore County public school representatives delivered a letter to district leaders, stating the lack of transparency and communication following the recent ransomware attack is “wreaking havoc upon havoc.”
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Using human-centered design principles and behavioral nudges, researchers revised court summons for low-level offenders and instituted a text messaging reminder system, increasing court appearance rates.
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A parking study examining where and when truckers were parking at a Maryland rest area offered detailed data about when parking was unavailable. The data could improve management of freight trucks in the state.
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America's largest public utility predicts that at least 200,000 EVs will be operating in its 7-state region by 2028, increasing the need for rapid charging infrastructure.
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New Mexico Public Education Secretary Ryan Stewart acknowledged the significant gains made in connecting students to remote learning tools, but said there is still work to be done throughout the state.
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The number is expected to grow as the wide-ranging investigation continues. The hackers’ motive remains unknown, and it’s not clear what they reviewed or stole from the computer networks they infiltrated.
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A national digital privacy think tank said the Pasco, Fla., Sheriff’s Office and schools must immediately change a program that uses student data to ID potential future criminals to comply with federal law.
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SpaceX recently won $886 million in subsidies from the Federal Communications Commission to build out its satellite Internet called Starlink to 642,925 new potential customers in 35 states, including New York.
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The city has banned police from using facial recognition software and several other types of surveillance technology, requiring officers to issue summonses for a wide range of minor offenses rather than make arrests.
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President-elect Joe Biden is expected to make a difference when it comes to federal broadband initiatives, experts say. The two remaining Senate races in Georgia also hold importance for federal Internet programs.
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Rice University, the driving force behind the hub, announces that the technology giant will be a tenant of the Ion project, a collaborative hub for innovation and workforce development.
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