Accelerating Innovation and Digital Transformation in Local Government
Digital Communities News
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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.
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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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Colorado is in a heated battle with Illinois to win designation as the nation’s top hub for quantum technology, with potentially $1 billion in federal support at stake for the winner.
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With the $10 billion partnership to create a new research and development semiconductor center, tech companies IBM, Micron, Applied Materials, Tokyo Electron and others will partner to build the center in Albany.
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Comcast has donated $30,000 to the Aurora Public Library District Foundation for a digital navigator program that will offer residents access to skill-building and Internet resources.
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Marchi previously spent seven years leading the Office of Central and Information Services for nearby Dutchess County, N.Y., with both jurisdictions being located just north of New York City.
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As experts recently discussed at Code for America’s FormFest 2023 event, the digitization of government forms and processes can create more equitable access to government services for constituents.
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Once the home of a juvenile detention center, a 25-acre site is now slated to house the California Mobility Center, which will be a center of innovation in the zero-emission transportation sector.
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Atlanta nonprofit, activist and educational leaders will be part of a new ethics council on artificial intelligence co-chaired by Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT.
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City and county of San Francisco CIO Linda Gerull has set her retirement for Dec. 29. Chief Information Security Officer Michael Makstman will serve as the interim director of the Department of Technology.
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A California-based electric aircraft developer Archer Aviation has started laying the groundwork for its operations in Georgia. The work hinges on a still uncertain future for the air taxi industry.
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In the wake of a cyber attack on a Western Pennsylvania water utility, federal officials are urging infrastructure operators to tighten their security — and they're warning that another attack could be coming.
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Data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services indicates that the average U.S. hospital experiences nearly five falls per 1,000 patient days, but some hope new tech can address that.
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License plate-reading cameras are springing up across Bakersfield and Kern County, bringing an added level of security that local law enforcement agencies say makes a significant dent in crime.
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How do some agencies create apps residents like to use? The minds behind some of the highest-rated 311 apps share best practices and recommendations to improve performance and citizen experience.
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Idaho County took a step forward with the broadband project between Grangeville and Orofino with an $11.5 million fiber-optic conduit grant from the Idaho Broadband Advisory Board. A $14.5 million grant was awarded in November.
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A Lauderdale County, Miss., grand jury is recommending that the Meridian Police Department improve its surveillance and body camera systems and video storage to deter crime and assist with investigations.