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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A simulator is helping school district resource officers prepare in how to respond in the event of an active school shooter. The simulator provides realistic preparation utilizes red lasers to practice firing.
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The Northern Indiana Public Service Company will deploy small unmanned aircraft systems to identify any repair or maintenance that's needed on its energy infrastructure throughout Northwest Indiana.
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The city website, its email system and online payment collection were all affected and were still down over the weekend. The tax collections system, 911 and other public safety systems were not impacted.
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Due to new technology’s inherent likelihood to leave segments of the population behind, experts and stakeholders say government must work to ensure small-cell network rollouts benefit the whole of communities.
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Thermal-imaging cameras are the latest tool in the kit of Glendale firefighters. The technology allows the first responders to see body heat through thick smoke that might otherwise conceal an incapacitated victim.
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Transit agencies in several cities have partnered with Via to provide curb-to-curb micro-transit. The idea behind these partnerships is to reduce barriers created by gaps in more traditional options.
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Alto, a small rideshare with roughly 10,000 active subscribers, is expanding in its home city and pushing into another Texas city and California. The company wants to operate in 15 large U.S. metro areas in 3 to 4 years.
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After several years of discussion, debate and review, the Springfield, Mass., Police Department is anticipating that a body camera system for officers will be in full swing by the end of the year.
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The Growing Rural Economies with Access to Technology (GREAT) Grant Program was funded as a $10 million state pilot program in 2019, with the North Carolina Broadband Office handling applications.
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The Howard County, Md., Police Department has purchased three drones costing $33,800, with the procurement made possible in part by a $20,000 contribution from the Howard County Police Foundation.
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The money comes as part of a broadband grant from the California Advanced Series Fund, a grant program started in 2008 to bridge the digital divide in unserved and underserved areas in that state.
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The committee unanimously rejected one policy for the use of data collected by high-tech streetlight cameras, choosing instead to continue work to address public concerns about surveillance technologies.
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Santa Clara County Chief Information Officer Ann Dunkin, formerly with the federal government, will leave public-sector service after three years with the county to join Dell in a role related to state and government.
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Plus, Philadelphia has launched an open data survey; Missouri has built a new website to centralize state government job postings; Pew creates an interactive state debt comparison tool; and more.
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The Allegheny County, Pa., Civil Courts public website has exposed documents related to federal tax liens filed between 1997 and 2010 that contain hundreds of unredacted social security numbers.
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