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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Spectrum and Hawaiian Telcom will share space on relocated power lines through Hawaii Volcanoes National Park to complete the island’s broadband loop. The project will close a 22-mile gap from Volcano to Pahala.
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The Lake George Land Conservancy reported that hackers had locked data within its internal system in a recent attack, but officials say no ransom was paid because the lost data had been backed up.
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Sheldon Independent School District began negotiating with ransomware hackers in March after a number of critical systems were locked. The district is one of several in Texas to face this sort of attack in recent history.
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Amid COVID-19, video conferencing is an integral component of remote learning for students at all levels, but so far it’s only been a marginal success. What tools can educators use to improve at-home learning?
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A new online system launched last week enables LaPorte, Ind., residents to self-report many types of less serious incidents, including theft, vandalism, identity theft, fraud, harassing phone calls and civil matters.
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High school and college students across the country are creating tools to help narrow the educational gap between students who can afford to hire private tutors and those who can't and are quickly falling behind.
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Federal agencies are warning that a recent wave of intrusion attempts by hackers are targeting state and local governments. Some of the attacks appear to have led to unauthorized access to election support systems.
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The Guernsey County Public Library system will begin checking out six Chromebooks for patrons in good standing as a way to help families navigating coronavirus-related homeschooling efforts.
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The Florida Constitution and Sunshine laws require local governments meet in person, but Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended that mandate with a March 20 executive order that will last through Nov. 1.
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Planners with Yellowstone County and the city of Billings commissioned a feasibility study earlier this year to investigate whether a scooter-share or bike-share program would work here.
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The purchase of the additional buses follows a 2018 pilot that found the buses were reliable on their routes and reduced greenhouse gas emissions, despite having less range than diesel-powered counterparts.
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The digital divide in the working-class community of Long Beach stands in stark contrast to the experience of those living just over the Orange County border in the upper-class Los Alamitos suburb.
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Airports have become testing sites for new technologies amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. In some places, temperature scanning technology is increasingly being used to monitor and slow the spread of the virus in real time.
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The missing money, redirected to a third party from a non-general fund account, was initially discovered by town officials. State and federal authorities have been called to investigate the incident.
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Sixty-seven public and private projects funded by nearly $50 million in federal coronavirus relief grants could soon connect more than 70,000 households that have struggled with reliable Internet service for years.
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