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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 cut fiber-optic cable in Washington state is being blamed for a series of outages Friday in at least a dozen regions across the United States. The outages included 911 services.
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The county has been a target of persistent cybersecurity threats, but finding the money to close gaps has been a problem. So far, none of the IT department’s requests for funding have been approved.
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McAllen, Texas, has unveiled a new app aimed at disseminating information to residents through smart speakers such as Alexa and Google. The app will draw from a database of 700 questions and answers.
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The police in Springfield, Mass., don’t use facial recognition software and city councilors want to keep the technology away until it gets better and someone does a better job of regulating its use.
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Lambert International Airport could soon begin offering CLEAR biometric screenings, which identify passengers based on their fingerprints and irises. The service is offered at 34 airports around the country.
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More than two dozen employees received an email in December containing malware, but county information technology staff detected and contained it before the exposure of any county resident data.
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Panelists during a recent Consumer Electronics Show discussion worked through the challenges that come with creating a truly inclusive design for smart cities, taking into account issues like poverty and inequality.
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At this year's Consumer Electronics Show, cybersecurity industry experts discussed how the private sector could prepare the public and governments for the brave new world of hacking and system intrusions.
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A new metro Atlanta transit agency is working to create an app that residents can use to plan and pay for public transit trips across the entire region, even if that involves using disparate transit agencies.
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Cyberattacks have recently targeted the computer system in Dunwoody, Ga., which makes that community the latest in a growing list of metro Atlanta communities that have weathered such assaults.
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There's been little material progress when it comes to improving broadband access in some areas of South Carolina, but one reason for hope is that the larger discussion has grown, State Sen. Shane Massey says.
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Chief Information Officer Hugh Miller's last day with the Information and Technology department will be Jan. 10. Officials say they plan to mount a national search for his replacement.
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Plus, San Francisco creates a master housing data set; Code for America’s marijuana conviction expungement work expands to a new county within California; and a new map visualizes Census hiring needs.
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Privacy concerns halted plans to install license plate readers back in Feb. 2018, but now, city officials are thinking about installing the devices at key intersections pending a report from staff.
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After the only bid to extend fiber-optic installations in three neighborhoods came in at more than double city estimates, officials opted not to proceed. Criteria for the project could be adjusted to attract more bids.
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