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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A bill aimed at clearing the way for the city of Okolona to provide Internet service through existing infrastructure failed to pass a Senate vote. Lawmakers cited the need for further study of the proposal.
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The mysterious hacktivist group has claimed responsibility for the weekend outage of the city's police department website, saying that it was revenge for the recent killing of Rayshard Brooks.
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After a minor security breach and a ransomware attack against another town, Penn Township officials are working to boost cybersecurity. They say a hacker accessed a township credit account and stole money.
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Now that telehealth has been quickly rolled out across the nation and patients and clinicians have found the experience useful, it is unlikely that virtual doctor visits, in all its various forms, will be temporary.
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The past three months of remote learning have exposed and widened disparities among New Hampshire’s students, especially for students without Internet access, those learning English and those with special needs.
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The Rock County, Minn., Sheriff's Office last week marked the launch of its new smartphone app, which is a tool designed to communicate with the public about local law enforcement activities.
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The Auglaize County, Ohio, Sheriff’s Office has made some changes in how inmate visitations are handled at the Auglaize County Correctional Center, and now people who want to speak with inmates will do so via video.
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Before COVID-19, many governments wouldn't dream of having remote proceedings. That reality has changed. What guardrails should be in place to prevent abuse of tech-driven meetings?
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The goal of the program, Gov. Chris Sununu said, is to connect homes and businesses that still don't have access to reliable Internet. Schools, libraries and other places where Internet use is essential will be included.
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The city was forced to take its network offline as a means of containing the malware attack after it was discovered Thursday morning. Officials say the incident is being investigated by state and federal authorities.
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The IT chief in Decatur says despite efforts to protect against cyberintrusion, systems are never 100 percent safe. The attack against neighboring Florence is costing the city $300,000 to retrieve its encrypted data.
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Police forces across the country now have access to surveillance technologies that were recently available only to national intelligence services. The digitization of bias and abuse of power followed.
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Neighborhood Allies has partnered with Comcast to provide 1,000 Pittsburgh schools families with home Internet access, ensuring that nearly all district households will have the connectivity required for online learning.
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If one of the goals and responsibilities of government is transparency, then video footage from police body cameras is vital to ensuring accountability, or at least the perception of accountability.
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Three months after it closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the downtown museum reopened to the public Wednesday with a new parking garage, two new exhibits and a trailblazing new augmented reality experience.
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