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 U.S. Department of Agriculture may allocate $19 million towards rural broadband in southeastern Texas. The funding comes from USDA’s Broadband Reconnect Program, which seeks to bridge the digital divide.
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Eight counties in Pennsylvania are working to connect rural areas to the Internet. A planning commission hopes to create a nonprofit entity that will use wireless and fiber optic cables to provide connectivity.
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UC San Diego Health is conducting a drone trial with the overall goal of delivering medical samples around the medical campus. UCSD Health is the second medical campus to utilize drone technology.
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Glacier National Park promises to increase cell phone and radio coverage in a plan that would add more cell towers. The plan aims to deliver basic connectivity in developed areas of the park.
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Amherst, N.Y., is considering welcoming Amazon with streetlight recharging stations for the company’s delivery drones. The town is considering buying a network of streetlights and may convert them to LED lights.
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The Atlanta Regional Commission Board approved the allocation of $173 billion over three decades to address transportation issues. The list of involved projects includes major highway expansions and new transit lanes.
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Clearview AI, a facial recognition company that scrapes images from social media, has sold access to this information to companies and branches of law enforcement. That client list numbering over 2,900 was just hacked.
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Public servants who work with data in cities, counties and states have shared obstacles, including talent recruitment, converting complex ideas into simple language, synchronizing pilots with advance budgeting, and more.
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Cities in Massachusetts can decide to install automated traffic camera systems under a proposed bill. Vehicle owners would be fined up to $25 if caught violating a traffic law on these cameras.
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Governor Gavin Newsom promises that the state government will create a unified homelessness data system that will hold accurate information. The database may be in place by the end of the year.
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The Owensboro, Ky., Police Department has already put its drone — armed with a digital camera, thermal imaging and a speaker — to work assessing a vehicle crash. They think it could also help with finding missing people.
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When — or if — to release video footage from police body-worn cameras is an issue facing local governments across the country. In York, Pa., the policy is to never show it. Now, that might be changing.
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The Washington-Idaho border-straddling region is likely to see fifth-generation wireless technology deployed soon, as federal regulators have limited the blocks local government can place on its deployment.
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Plus, Pew publishes its report on the status of broadband work within state government, IBM announces the theme for the 2020 Call for Code Global Challenge, and a new report outlines civic engagement strategies.
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With a tap on a smartphone, more apartment renters are getting a taste of some of the conveniences once reserved for luxury homeowners thanks to smart home technology for everything from temperature control to lighting.
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