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 city is now using automated license plate readers to enforce its parking rules. The readers will collect a photo of vehicle plates and GPS coordinates to better assist city staff with enforcement operations.
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Since the coronavirus pandemic has forced residents to stay inside of their homes, scooters have been left on the empty streets of San Antonio. The virus has been a monumental roadblock for on-demand transit companies.
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Modern 911 dispatch centers are relying on new technologies to bridge the information gaps typical of landline telephone calls. Now, dispatchers and first responders are pulling data with new tools to improve public safety.
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While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to exacerbate issues of mental and behavioral health across the country, it is also constraining the abilities of those whose job is to provide treatment for them.
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Trials planned this spring must be rescheduled, and most criminal cases investigated since the Tennessee Supreme Court started limiting operations in mid-March are also now part of a growing backlog.
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Per a state mandate from the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, every local library is physically closed, said Marilyn Jenkins, executive director of the Allegheny County Library Association.
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The city of Vancouver’s transportation budget has been stripped to the studs, a combination of coronavirus fallout and a voter-approved restriction on car tab fees. Now, a protected bike lane project will have to wait.
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States and localities face multiple challenges when it comes to data protection. Having the right tools and services in place can make a crucial difference in today’s tough cybersecurity environment.
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The electronic warrants can now be submitted to a judge from a squad car computer, which is more efficient for law enforcement and judges. The pilot program will be evaluated by the court annually.
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Since being forced to go remote by COVID-19, governments have grappled with various issues around information sharing and collection. Cowlitz County officials explain their response to the unprecedented challenge.
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In the midst of the crisis, many health-care providers are seeing patients online to minimize person-to-person. The looming question for the industry is to what extent telemedicine has taken root since mid-March.
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Residents in rural areas will be able to access free broadband Internet through a Washington State Department of Commerce initiative to bring more than 300 new drive-in Wi-Fi hotspots in the state.
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Across the globe, medical and health tech startups are pivoting to face masks and other COVID-19-related products such as testing kits as the new coronavirus puts a spotlight on health-care innovation.
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The Shared Mobility Summit zeroed in on all the many ways urban mobility has been rocked by the novel coronavirus. The consensus among experts seems to be that the crisis will force long-term changes.
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Six counties will see the installation of a fiber-optic network over the next three years. Fiber construction is expected to begin in the middle of this year with the first members connected by fall of 2020.
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