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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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Within Santa Fe, access to broadband Internet remains a challenge for people who can't afford it, prompting the city government to roll out the second phase of a plan to install more free public Wi-Fi hot spots.
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Windham, Conn., staff members and elected officials are currently reviewing the possibility of public access wireless Internet, something that might be more of a necessity during the pandemic.
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Schools across the United States are facing shortages and long delays, up to several months, in getting this year’s most crucial back-to-school supplies: the laptops and other equipment needed for online learning.
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The state of Delaware will build more broadband infrastructure, conduct a speed test survey across its communities and help prepare students and teachers for distance learning with millions of CARES Act funds.
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The county authorized the purchase of 40 electronic voting machines earlier this month, an $138,000 expenditure that was mostly covered by a federal grant from the Help America Vote Act's election security fund.
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The $6.9 million in grants is part of $61 million in emergency grants funded through Tennessee’s Coronavirus Relief Fund. The funding will go toward “shovel-ready” projects in several areas.
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The state program that has been providing free Wi-Fi hot spot connections to rural communities during the pandemic has been extended to 2021. The program was initially scheduled to end in September.
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Several institutions in the state were indirectly affected by a ransomware attack against the global cloud software company Blackbaud. The company serves nonprofits, universities, foundations and other organizations.
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A malware attack two weeks ago continues to stifle the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority and has left some employees exasperated while they search for answers with little communication from the authority.
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The outage at the company based in San Jose, Calif., spread across the state and nation just as distance learning is getting underway in Marin school districts, as well as in other schools across California.
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The Bastrop County, Texas, Elections Department is unveiling its new electronic voting machines this week ahead of the November general election, holding open house events that begin Thursday.
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Three Georgia cities and a county will participate in this year's Georgia Tech Smart Communities Challenge, which builds on collaborations to develop transportation and transit innovation projects.
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Environmental technology company Extreme Endeavors has updated several state Public Service Districts and water associations with new monitoring technology that allows for improved safety and quality monitoring.
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The move toward a remote workforce has complicated the daily operations of city government in Danvers, Mass., especially where IT is concerned. New efforts are helping officials and employees navigate the situation.
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As the Fort Worth, Texas, schools and other districts prepare to start the school year online, the stakes for students on the other side of the digital divide have gotten even higher.
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