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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Accessing the Internet by helping to provide support for high-speed broadband infrastructure and technology has been the focus of the Midland-Odessa Transportation Alliance for the last several years.
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A proposal to limit the use of facial recognition technology came about as a follow-up to the council's passage of a Use of Surveillance Policy ordinance earlier this summer. It has already raised concerns in the Madison Police Department.
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The Broadband For All program allotted $24.5 million to Washington County to invest in increased access to broadband service. Much of the work has already been done but has been slowed by the pandemic.
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For many schools nationwide, virtual education has allowed learning to continue amid the COVID-19 pandemic. But for some students and parents, remote learning adds an extra layer of difficulty.
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Ascension Parish is putting the finishing touches on new rules that would allow the spread of small cell towers expected to improve existing wireless service and serve as a bridge to 5G wireless service.
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Voting officials in that state say that their preparations and Ohio's built-in bipartisan election oversight means that the most likely outcome from this year's election is a safe and accurate count.
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The Federal Aviation Administration has maintained a dominant say on the nation's entire airspace. When it comes to drone deliveries, this level of regulatory power may have negative ramifications for states and local areas.
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A group of Democratic lawmakers from the House and Senate are calling for an independent investigation into allegations that government agencies have been conducting surveillance of recent Black Lives Matter protests.
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The company got approval from the California Department of Motor Vehicles to test its Chevrolet Bolt-based autonomous vehicles on certain streets in the city without a safety driver as a backup.
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Though national confidence in autonomous vehicle technology remains low, riders using the University of Michigan's Mcity driverless shuttles seem to have grown more comfortable with the technology.
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Several communities in the Dayton area will use federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act funds to offer public Wi-Fi access. The pandemic has reinforced the need for reliable Internet in the region.
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The new system, unveiled Thursday, will send residents of Rapid City Pennington County alert texts related to accidents, infrastructure incidents, fires causing traffic hazards, and weather-related travel advisories.
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Tractor Supply is providing free Wi-Fi hot spots in the parking lots of 23 of its West Virginia stores, with five more to be added. People can come to the parking lots during store hours to access the service.
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Florida may be ripe for the picking, computer scientists say, because numerous counties in the state still rely on voting machines that are drawing fire from experts for their vulnerability to a cyberattack.
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After starting the school year entirely online, schools in Fort Worth, Texas, have brought in certain groups of students, allowing parents and students to make a choice between in-person or remote classes.
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