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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 county has received a $20 million federal grant to expand its autonomous shuttle system at Lake Nona as part of a combined $62 million in transportation awards to three Florida cities.
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Debate over body cams on school resource officers caused tension between the school district and police department in Portland, Maine, ending when the police chief and his officers walked out of a school board meeting.
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Eligible metro Atlanta high school students from seven school districts who don’t have reliable broadband Internet service at home can get assistance. This program is made possible by a collaboration with Sprint.
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A partnership lets police request video that community members have uploaded to Ring's Neighbors app and post crime and traffic updates through the Neighbors Portal, an extension of the app for law enforcement.
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The new center, which has plans to offer a new M.S. degree in the field for students, also is aimed at helping to fill a large expected shortfall in workers who are qualified to take on cybersecurity jobs.
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Advocates for the deaf and other New York residents unable to make emergency voice calls say the new text-to-911 service, which was supposed to be available in early 2018, can’t come soon enough.
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The disclosure of criticism for the previous administration came during testimony from the county’s acting director of information technology, Charles Henderson, in a budget hearing last week with the County Council.
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Uber's subsidiary, Jump, has filed a request for a hearing that will determine whether the company will be forced to remove its red scooters and electric bikes from L.A.'s streets and sidewalks.
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The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center is leading an autonomous vehicle pilot project at Fort Carson in Colorado as part of a partnership with the nonprofit group US Ignite.
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A coalition of seven counties and an Internet service provider are banding together to address connectivity gaps in the rural areas of the state. The model could be the basis for other regional partnerships.
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A newly completed drone testing corridor between Syracuse International Airport and Griffiss International Airport in Rome, N.Y., is seeing additional state investment in a facility that will allow for indoor testing.
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The facility designed and built to serve as a hub for cybersecurity industry, academia and government collaboration has continued to see success in bolstering the IT workforce and the state’s economy.
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Florida Power and Light is turning to unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly known as drones, to inspect high-voltage power lines. It’s dangerous work for a human, but drones offer new perspective and less risk.
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A newly completed drone testing corridor between Syracuse International Airport and Griffiss International Airport in Rome, N.Y., is seeing additional state investment in a facility that will allow for indoor testing.
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The winners of this year’s Digital Cities Survey from the Center for Digital Government are those making smart investments in technologies from infrastructure and citizen engagement to data storage and cybersecurity.
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