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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Lackawanna County, Pa., is sitting on more than 300 tablets for prison inmates, but is working on security interests and writing out use policies before handing them over for day-to-day use.
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Like many local police departments, the cops in Greeley, Colo., have been steadily expanding their network of license plate-scanning cameras for years. And like everywhere else, the technology comes with controversy.
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A $362,087 federal grant from the United States Department of Agriculture will be used to implement telehealth and remote patient technology throughout a six-county health coverage area in rural Tennessee.
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Demand for electric vehicles is projected to ramp up sharply over the next decade, with nearly 19 million of them on U.S. roads by 2030, up from about 1.5 million today, according to the Edison Electric Institute.
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Operators of scooters and other rent-to-ride mobility devices are likely to have more substantive conversations with cities around issues like infrastructure, data analysis, sustainability and safety.
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Shreveport, La., and Boulder, Colo., are using tools like open source development, flatter organizational structures and performance dashboards to inspire continuous improvements in each city’s use of technology.
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A consultant was hired by county officials last August on the heels of an April 2019 ransomware attack that triggered a series of vast system outages. That plan is expected during the first quarter.
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Residents of Jacksonville, Illinois are demanding improved Internet connection in their homes. A committee meeting discussed the options for fiber-optics and expressed support for the city getting high-speed Internet.
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While the attack against Tillamook County has not officially been dubbed ransomware and local leaders haven't commented on a posted ransom, the incident has all the trappings of that style of attack.
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The $1.2 billion budget the Fulton County Board of Commissioners approved has the county ready to spend $17 million to beef up IT infrastructure and cybersecurity, a major issue for metro Atlanta governments.
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The city of Venice, Fla., is now opening its Geographic Information System data hub, which is still in the process of being built, up to the public, making it accessible through links on the city website.
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The Federal Aviation Administration has given a small company in New York the green light to begin spraying crops with drones, and the company plans to begin offering a crop-spraying service in that state this spring.
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Plus, San Jose, Calif., reports strong results from text messaging app aimed at finding nontraditional housing residents for Census; Tennessee grant seeks to reward local gov Census projects; and more.
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After a data breach last week, Detroit is offering free credit monitoring to a handful of city workers and fewer than 300 utility customers. The city's CIO said there's no evidence attackers accessed personal data.
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Volusia County library is under investigation after an attempted cyberattack that affected 600 computers at the beginning of Jan. Coordinated recovery efforts have brought 50 computers back online thus far.
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