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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COVID funding is being used to get Internet services to all of Schuylkill County, Pa., via collaborations with local school districts and other work in underserved areas, one of Schuylkill’s commissioners said.
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The dashboard is the result of a collaborative effort between a professor at Brown University, a private software company called Qualtrics, and school officials from districts across the country.
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Since COVID-19 first shut down in-person learning, Seattle schools have distributed devices and Internet for thousands of students, but district officials haven’t been able to share related data with certainty.
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More lapses in security and record-keeping surfaced at the warehouse where Philadelphia’s voting machines are stored, prompting city officials to pledge increased security after the theft of tech from the facility.
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Since March, residents who watch city government closely have taken a seat in front of computers to join live meetings instead of attending in person, a change that is likely to continue after the pandemic.
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The dispute revolved around the process through which would-be voters ask county boards of elections to send them absentee ballots. It would not have affected return delivery of the absentee ballots themselves.
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Local government IT teams often don’t have the resources close at hand to ensure their systems are ready to stand up to new threats, but can take advantage of state and federal resources to boost their cyberposture.
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Hundreds of smaller communities across the country — with limited routes into and out of town — face greater danger when confronted with emergency evacuations, according to a risk assessment study by Streetlight Data.
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Government IT shops are increasingly embracing their roles as cybersecurity leaders. But what does it take to be good at cybersecurity on social media? Minnesota IT Services’ approach is one good example.
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Lawrence General Hospital officials are working through the details of exactly what happened during a disruptive cybersecurity incident earlier this month. The 36-hour disruptions forced ambulances to be diverted.
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Plus, major cities deploy virtual town halls over the summer amid pandemic, the government transparency organization Sunlight Foundation closes, and Denver’s Peak Academy pivots to a broader mission.
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The school district in Burlington, Iowa, has expanded its COVID-19 data sharing dashboard, reconfiguring it to more closely resemble a previous version before the state issued data sharing guidance.
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Once meetings are able to return in-person, some St. Joseph County, Ind., officials say they would like to see local government meetings permanently move to an in-person/virtual hybrid meeting format.
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Twenty-five transit projects from around the country received some $14 million in innovation grant funding from the Federal Transit Administration, growing projects like digital fare integration and trip-planning.
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The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts is seeking information from state education agencies about how they are working to protect the privacy of both K-12 and college students amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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