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 planned power shutdown affecting up to 2 million Northern and Central California residents disrupted telecommunications service for some of the nation's largest providers and top U.S. wireless carriers.
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Norman, Okla., was the first smart-city and first to deploy smart-meters in the state. The technology has allowed them to install infrastructure into the company's system, to improve reliability and resiliency.
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Ten days after a ransomware attack forced DCH Health Systems offline, officials announced that their hospitals are resuming normal operations. An undisclosed amount was paid to obtain a decryption key.
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The Chicago suburb’s ban on electronic message board signs will not apply to certain signs installed at bus and train stops if aldermen formally approve a change they tentatively supported on Oct. 7.
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A grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission will expand Erie's Secure Smart City Pilot — a project launched last year to help use data collection to better manage resources, fight crime and improve efficiency.
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Encouraging girls' interest in STEM fields at such a young age will, the Girl Scouts organization hopes, also later encourage those girls to pursue a career in the STEM field when they grow up.
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The Pittsburgh-area county has allocated the money in hopes that the state will follow through on a promise to help pay for new voting machines. Westmoreland's current machines do not leave a paper trail.
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The city has joined the national Startup in Residence program to partner with tech startups and find new solutions to problems like missed trash collections and communicating the dangers of possible flooding.
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Plus, Washington, D.C., preps for digital inclusion week; Florida relaunches and expands its commercial property search tool; and the National Digital Inclusion Alliances unveils two new tools for local government.
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The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is giving the police department funding to use new software for investigating child pornography, as well as other types of criminal activity online.
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot wants to merge the departments of Innovation and Technology, and Fleet and Facility Management in 2020 to save the city $1 million and help drive down an $838 million budget shortfall.
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Cupertino, Calif., is one of the latest communities to launch an on-demand transit program, where a shuttle will take you wherever you want to go for $5 a ride. The program could cut the need for a costly fixed bus route.
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Taxpayers Protection Alliance, which is a national taxpayer watchdog organization that is based in Washington, D.C., is now joining a debate over a possible city-owned broadband utility in Iowa.
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Police officers in Winter Park will be joining a growing number of Central Florida law-enforcement agencies that have made the recent decision to use the recording devices while in the field.
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The network would provide fast and secure Internet for city hall, the police, fire and public works departments, while also offering the capability to eventually feed fiber optic cable into other parts of the city.
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