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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Telehealth, used sparingly the past 10 to 15 years, has become a mainstay of everyday medicine. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government has eased rules on telehealth and boosted payments for it.
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Three fully electric buses are expected to be operational within the next 18 to 24 months, officials say. The new buses are not meant to replace existing vehicles and they will serve specific routes.
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Despite the release of statewide totals, county totals and some town-by-town breakdowns, it is still difficult to get a complete picture of exactly how many people in New Jersey currently have COVID-19.
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Before the coronavirus outbreak, providers say usage normally peaked in the early evening, when customers tended to return home from work. Now, peak use periods take place on and off each day, and over longer periods.
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Harnessing smartphones, which the Pew Research Center says are used by 81% of adult Americans, could supplement and speed up the traditionally time-consuming contact tracing process.
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The novel coronavirus and resultant stay-at-home orders have ground cities across the U.S. to a halt. But, transit agencies and their industry counterparts are seeing a chance to re-evaluate and plan for a post-virus world.
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With New York state on “PAUSE,” local government IT departments have been in high gear ensuring that local governments are “open” for business and serving their communities.
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The rush to make personal protective equipment like facemasks and face shields using 3-D printers shows that the technology can help circumvent global supply chain disruptions.
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The current pandemic has provided many examples of effective and not-so-effective communications strategies. Here are four pitfalls to avoid, and five proven strategies to keep the public informed and engaged.
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Georgia’s public health office is preparing to launch a new contact tracing program in order to mitigate the spread of the virus. Officials also hope the tool will allow residents to slowly return to their daily lives.
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The small suburb initially told residents that their personal information had not been compromised in the March incident, but hackers' decision to publish the city's data online shows otherwise.
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With more than 800,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the U.S., analog tracking methods are not enough. A new software tool called Sara Alert, developed by a federally funded nonprofit, aims to solve the problem.
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Pierce County Transit will dispatch buses to two locations in the county as part of a pilot program to provide free Wi-Fi hot spots. The locations were chosen by Pierce County Emergency Management based on need.
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Kansas City, in collaboration with the University of Missouri and other local governments, has created a model to tackle the policies and procedures needed to manage sensitive data in communities as tech use grows.
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Plus, Detroit gets a giant digital inclusion boost from a $23 million cross-sector effort, and the FBI is warning of online scams amid the crisis.
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