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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New legislation would establish a grant program to help address cybersecurity vulnerabilities within government networks, with the goal of protecting cities from ransomware attacks like the one that crippled Baltimore.
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The future of AI is here: self-driving cars, grocery-delivering drones and voice assistants like Alexa that control more and more of our lives, from the locks on our front doors to the temperatures of our homes.
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Facial recognition technology is already used by several agencies in California, and the Chino Police Department is considering using the technology in the future, pending a forum to collect public feedback.
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At the inaugural Fremont Mobility Summit last week in Silicon Valley, officials presented the city's newly released Mobility Action Plan. The plan centers on rethinking transportation and infrastructure in the region.
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In the Seattle area, more than a million registered voters can use a smartphone or computer to cast a ballot in a relatively obscure election for an open spot on the King County Conservation District board.
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Even with increased 1:1 laptop initiatives, schools’ purchase and use of ebooks has leveled. A big reason for this is the draconian restrictions book publishers have imposed on ebook lending.
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Conversations about the need to improve rural broadband in the United States have been happening for many years, and as they do, towns in Kansas continue to struggle with speeds that make business and life difficult.
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Shawnee County, Kan., is working to digitize most of the mail that jail inmates in the jurisdiction receive as part of an effort to keep them from getting paper letters infused with illegal drugs.
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INIT Innovations in Transportation, which has developed software for use with buses, light rail and trains since 1999, designed ASSISTIVEtravel, a passenger information and journey planning app.
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After the app troubles in the Iowa caucus, many are concerned about tech potentially delaying future election results, but it’s a trend toward absentee and mail-in ballots that actually has the potential to do so.
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Benton County was the target of a $740,000 scam in which thieves pretended to be a building contractor working with that government. The cybercriminals were based in India, officials reported.
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The new CDO has been with the San Francisco city and county government for the better part of a decade, and has been in charge of data operations since his predecessor stepped down over a year ago.
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To cultivate a technology workforce that can lead an organization into the future, state and local government must emphasize its mission-driven work, invest in training and take a cue from industry on work environment.
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At a public hearing last week, residents of Keene, N.H., and surrounding communities aired their concerns to the City Council about the potential health implications of installing new wireless technology.
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Maryland elections officials will no longer require the state’s largest jurisdictions to use a wireless network to transmit voter information to the state during its upcoming primary and general elections.
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