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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Lexington, Ky., and the nonprofit Preventum Initiative are teaming up to launch a new smartphone application for opioid education and prevention aimed at 75,000 Fayette County youth under the age of 18.
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Portland’s City Council voted unanimously to postpone voting on a proposal prohibiting the city from using facial recognition tech, which critics say infringes on civil liberties and often misidentifies people of color.
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The Department of Transportation has announced that the configuration error in the credit card payment software of New York City’s parking meters is not expected to be fully resolved until later this week.
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For many years, the Atlanta school board’s meetings have only been accessible to people willing to attend in person, but officials are now starting to stream the entirety of the meetings online.
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The Maine Legislature has named broadband access as one of its top priorities for the coming year. The state is interested in improving high-speed Internet access for residents located in rural communities.
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Officials in Portland, Maine, are discussing the benefits of facial recognition technology ahead of a proposal to ban the use of the technology. These benefits include solving crimes and improving customs processing.
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Wallace State Community College has delayed the start of its spring semester classes after a cyberattack suffered this week. Fortunately, no personal data was breached, and classes will be back on January 8.
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The partnership between Fort Walton Beach Police Department and smart home company Ring Inc. may become the norm for law enforcement, acting as a digital neighborhood watch to promote vigilance for suspicious activity.
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Columbia County, Wis., aims to solve a statewide shortage of court reporters with new audio and video recording equipment. The main goal is to prevent situations in which court could not be held due to missing personnel.
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Duncannon Borough City Council is equipping its staff with tablets to streamline operations, save money, and decrease paper usage. The move will also help coordinate email correspondence and improve recordkeeping.
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Google bringing ultra-high-speed Internet to Austin led to more — and better — options for Austin consumers, spurring existing providers to raise their game and resulting in better service at lower rates.
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Gail Roper, who has served as director of National Initiatives for Smart Cities at the Knight Foundation in Miami, will return to the public sector.
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Monroe High School is beginning an expansive career technical education (CTE) drone program by using electric lenses to teach drone piloting as a response to their commitment to prepare students for in-demand jobs.
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Full high-speed Internet coverage in rural Colorado is still an aspiration rather than a reality, but the push for accessible broadband continues with stakeholders working toward serving more households.
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The Ray, an 18-mile stretch of Interstate 85 in southern Georgia, functions as a test bed for next-generation transportation technologies, including striping to enable autonomous vehicle use.
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