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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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Plus, meet the winner of the international Call for Code Challenge for 2020, West Virginia is moving to Google Workspace in its agencies statewide, Indiana’s digital government portal hits user milestone, and more.
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Citing the benefits of enhanced connectivity, commissioners with the Port of Lewiston pledged to contribute matching funds if a grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration was awarded.
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While the devices are touted as investigative tools — helping to locate stolen cars, missing persons and the like — privacy and civil rights advocates say the technology also raises concerns around misuse and surveillance.
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Thanks to partnerships with the Washington Emergency Management Division and State Department of Commerce, SpaceX Starlink satellites have connected both a fire-stricken town and a tribal reservation to high-speed Internet.
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The New York Department of Financial Services is calling for oversight of social media companies in a new report that details the hack of several high-profile Twitter accounts earlier this year.
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Thanks to millions of dollars of CARES Act funds — the economic rescue package passed by Congress to avoid a collapse of the economy — more than 40,000 Idahoans will have access to high-speed Internet for the first time.
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Comcast is partnering with the city of Modesto, Calif., to expand high-speed Internet infrastructure for businesses in the central and downtown areas, company executives announced Wednesday.
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As part of efforts in Washington state to ensure an uncompromised presidential election next month, experts with Washington National Guard will be working Election Day evening, monitoring for cybersecurity threats.
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Austin’s Capital Metro is piloting a mobile app that siphons real-time bus location data to help officials make better scheduling decisions. Officials hope the tool will be useful in pushing back on the disruptive force that is COVID-19.
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A partnership between technology giant Microsoft and Internet service startup Starry will bring free Internet to roughly 9,000 residents living in Los Angeles public housing for the rest of the 2020-21 school year.
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Voters in Harris County shattered the record for in-person ballots cast on the first day of early voting, with more than 128,000 people voting, according to the county elections office.
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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to challenge schools, work is underway to create a fresh-air classroom with a garden and pavilion — just as some students are slated to return to the Atlanta school later this month.
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Last week, the Oconee County government announced plans to spend $4.5 million to bring broadband coverage to the entire county through contracting with Smart City Capital in a 20-year agreement.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday that $46.4 million will go toward assisting underserved, rural populations in Southern Illinois with connecting to better high-speed Internet.
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Officials in the city of Ocala made the unanimous decision to buy three of the electric trucks in 2021 and two more in 2022. The trucks are being paid for, in part, by a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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