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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The film, which is titled Code & Response, is part of a larger effort by IBM to help foster and support projects aimed at helping communities prepare for and recover from a global spike in natural disasters.
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An online survey conducted by Ames, Iowa, found that 70 percent of participants graded their Internet service as "fair" or "poor," with comments detailing wide-scale dissatisfaction with lack of speed and unreliability.
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New technologies such as electronic warrants and remote first court appearances for holidays and weekends have eliminated a sizable chunk of paperwork for the judges in St. Johns County, Fla.
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Telecommunications and technology company Nex-Tech is in the midst of a major upgrade to its infrastructure in Great Bend, a project that has garnered a lot of interest and curiosity from consumers.
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Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative has a $2.5 million fiber project grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization Initiative.
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The proliferation of facial recognition technology is raising concerns among civil rights advocates and others who fear the technology will be used to conduct mass surveillance of innocent civilians.
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A second, large school system in Butler County, Ohio, now has plans to offer thousands of laptops to high school students over the course of the next school year, facilitating increased access to tech in the region.
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Ten days after Election Day, Spokane County staff are still painstakingly counting and re-creating by hand thousands of ballots that had stray pen marks, changes of mind, and other irregularities and damage.
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Election officials in a few states have used the mobile app Voatz to improve voting options for overseas citizens. Critics, however, continue to urge caution and skepticism about the blockchain voting method.
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Hacking is not the only problem. Misinformation campaigns and the refusal of politicians to admit defeat all serve to undermine voter confidence. Now, states also need to anticipate new threats.
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Rapid growth of unmanned technology in law enforcement has prompted concerns from privacy and civil liberties advocates, who worry police will shift to more intrusive uses as they expand their drone programs.
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Port Neches-Groves ISD lost access to files on all computer systems this week after being attacked by ransomware, a type of cyberattack that renders files unusable and then demands money for restoring access.
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Boulder County Commissioners voted 2-1 to support a recommendation from Boulder County Parks and Open Space that would allow certain e-bikes on plains trails where regular bikes are permitted.
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A new ordinance would create location standards and design guidelines for installing small wireless facilities on public rights-of-way. Also called small cells, these facilities are the implementation tool for 5G.
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Government computer systems in Union County and Dover, Morris County, suffered cyberattacks this past week. Officials say that no personal information was compromised and essential services continue to operate.
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