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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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Uber plans to conduct autonomous vehicle tests in San Francisco, the headquarters city for the 11-year-old company that sparked a transportation revolution with the introduction of app-based ride hailing.
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The cybersecurity firm found that many counties in a group of electoral battleground states haven't taken measures — encrypting their websites and moving to .gov domains — that protect their credibility.
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A ransomware attack has forced ITI Technical College back to paper processes a week before students were set to take their final exams. The college is just one of several institutions hit by cybercriminals in recent months.
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Some states don’t collaborate with cities and counties to improve cybersecurity.
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Officials should ban the city’s use of facial recognition technology of the kind the Chicago Police Department utilizes on the grounds that it’s racially biased and an invasion of residents’ privacy, critics say.
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A bill that would leave it to local governments to regulate electric scooters cleared the Georgia Senate this week, addressing a set of vehicles that have overtaken Atlanta and other cities across the state.
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The Ignite Action Fund, spearheaded by Smart Columbus, has helped to transition commuters to other forms of shared transit by partnering with workplaces to offer the initiative as an employee benefit.
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California’s Department of Justice has been working to fix CalGang for two years to prevent questionable gang identifications. But some are worried that the overdue overhaul is now in jeopardy.
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The debate whether local police radio transmissions should be encrypted in Pennsylvania is strong on both sides. Officials are looking to residents to weigh in with their opinions and concerns.
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Gloria Lopez Carter, who has been a public servant in the city for more than 30 years, will be the city's interim CIO until a permanent replacement is found. The city's last CIO, Hugh Miller, left the position in January.
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The Springfield City Council has long debated police use of facial recognition, but it was unable to reach a consensus on a proposal to block the department from incorporating such technology into its duties.
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The City of Racine is still recovering from a ransomware attack; it’s computer systems will remain frozen for the remainder of the week. The city’s Mayor has authorized a cybersecurity team to audit the systems.
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Following the delayed results in Iowa, Connecticut Secretary of the State Denise Merrill promised Tuesday morning that “voters can have confidence" in that state, noting it does not use apps to tally votes.
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The newly announced feature allows residents to interact with their Amazon personal assistant devices to find information about county government, including what to do in the event of a hurricane.
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The organization, dedicated to advancing alternative modes of transportation in the Ohio region, has rolled out more than 800 charging ports across a seven-county area. More are slated to come online in 2020.
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