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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The program, offered through subscription service Motor Drive, allows curious drivers to test out popular electric vehicles from companies like Audi, Tesla, Nissan and Chevy for a monthly fee.
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The program – one of the many funding announcements in the final round of USDA’s Re-Connect Pilot Program investments – will benefit Iberville and St. Landry parishes. It is the program’s first venture in Louisiana.
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Computer hackers that victimized a prominent software company grabbed the names, medical service numbers and dates of service for patients who received care in facilities dating back to 2016.
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With only experience from the abbreviated distance classes from the spring, teachers in Howard County, Md., are spending the two weeks prior to the first day of school on gearing up for a virtual semester.
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In its second year, the gov tech and civic tech accelerator has taken on 12 more companies looking to use modern and emerging technology to help public sector agencies solve a multitude of problems.
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Alabama State University is implementing thermal screening technology that can detect some symptoms of COVID-19. The technology will be utilized in “high traffic” areas across the campus.
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Americans depend more than ever on high-speed internet to connect to jobs, get health care and socialize. What policies really work to close the rural-urban digital divide?
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The St. Louis County, Mo., website went down without notice earlier this week sending users scrambling, and parts of it may not return for two weeks, the county has announced in a news release.
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Glynn County’s Board of Elections helped the state test a new election security tool Tuesday called risk-limited auditing, and it was conducted by VotingWorks, a nonprofit dedicated to making elections simple and secure.
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By making connections between groups in need of digital assistance and local nonprofits, city and county CIOs are well-poised to help overcome the realities of digital inequity exposed by the pandemic.
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Public transit in Florida’s largest city has formed a partnership with a private mobility provider to offer rides in electric, open-air vehicles, providing on-demand service in a number of neighborhoods
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BETA Technologies and Joby Aviation are bringing their “advanced urban air mobility technology” to the greater Dayton-Springfield area in the hopes of having machines operational by early next year.
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The city said public safety complaints from residents are behind the decision to halt on-demand rentals. City officials will meet with Dallas residents, businesses and vendors to discuss potential changes.
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A $27 million broadband bill that relies on federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act money has been at the center of recent debate, with Republicans and Democrats divide over its progress.
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New tablet devices equipped with a MyCare app can help the Fort Gibson, Okla., Police Department link people with mental illness directly to counselors, said Fort Gibson Police Chief Rob Frazier.
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