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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Controversies over grading are roiling universities and colleges across the country, as the coronavirus outbreak prompted them to shift to online learning and send most students home to disparate circumstances.
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The challenge for many officials during this pandemic is that they are operating in largely uncharted territory in regard to Pennsylvania’s Sunshine Act, which requires meetings to be open to the public.
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West Virginia health officials have warned the federal government that if telehealth requirements for Medicare patients aren’t waived, elderly rural patients will be at a higher risk of exposing themselves to COVID-19.
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Plus, Bloomberg expands the COVID-19 Local Response Initiative to help communities receiving federal aid, the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation launches a new coronavirus resource site, and more.
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For the past decade, my physical office has been split between Austin, Texas, and an airplane flying above the U.S. My public-sector background taught me a lot about remote and distributed work. Here are my top strategies.
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Los Angeles officials have said collecting detailed data is necessary to determine which scooter companies are flouting new rules. They have also argued that the companies cannot be trusted to regulate themselves.
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A coalition of 33 state attorneys general is asking tech companies to establish strict policies to prevent huge price markups on everyday necessities as people stockpile for extended stays at home.
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The city will allocate a $114,230 state grant to expand broadband access to local businesses. It will add three miles of fiber connectivity for four companies, as well as future tenants of the business park.
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Councilors this week unanimously approved an agreement with KeyE Corporation for the Vallejo, Calif., Police Department to use a cellular site simulator, a device that masquerades as a cell tower.
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For many parents in Chicago’s suburbs, it’s been an adjustment as children are home on an extended break due to the coronavirus and schools experiment with e-learning on a scale they’ve never undertaken.
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Effective this week, the United States Department of Agriculture and the Kansas State Agency have waived the physical presence requirements for some counties' Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Programs.
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Police Commissioner Michael Harrison has described the first-in-the-nation program as a potential “investigative tool” for police to use in the fight against violent crime in Baltimore. Privacy advocates aren’t convinced.
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The demand for grocery labor and trucking has soared amid the coronavirus crisis. The country’s digitally-controlled distribution system has made it harder to switch deliveries from closed businesses to grocery stores.
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According to a new report from Duke University’s Center on Science and Technology Policy, online platforms hold a gold mine of data that could help digital epidemiologists track the coronavirus more accurately.
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When faced with a ransomware attack, a person or company or government agency finds its digital data encrypted by an unknown person, and then gets a demand for a ransom.
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