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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In order to jump-start a key waterfront project, two public agencies in the city are reaching out to the private sector, hoping to soon move forward with plans to create the Western Crossing Innovation Park.
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The Sioux City-based data and broadband provider FiberComm formally announced completion of a $6 million project turning a century-old, vacant downtown building into a 21st-century data center.
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A newly minted Oregon nonprofit is partnering with a California-based education and research network to better connect universities. The new deal will also help deliver public services, officials say.
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E-scooter operator Spin is leading a project, in partnership with data firms StreetLight Data and Populus, to make troves of micro-mobility data available to nonprofits advocating for safer streets.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that 19 rural broadband projects in 14 states would see part of the $152 million. The investments come just months after the FCC approved $69 million for the state.
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Springfield, Mass., Mayor Domenic J. Sarno has been a vocal supporter of the emerging technology for law enforcement purposes, even threatening to squash an ordinance aimed at restricting its use.
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School districts have seen a stark rise in cyberattacks in just the last several years, according to the newly released report. Part of the problem could be traced back to digitally savvy students.
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The new communications center will help emergency dispatchers handle calls more efficiently. Prior to the new facility, all 911 calls went to the police department and a dispatcher would then reroute the caller as needed.
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In the increasingly digital workplace, people and data are fluid. Job tenure is declining. There's more work from remote locations, and employers empower employees and spur productivity with data-sharing platforms.
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More than 800 people in tech, policy, media and business came together for the 2019 GeekWire Summit. The annual tech conference highlighted investment trends and explored concerns around surveillance and regulation.
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The website can be used to identify trip options — from public transportation to paratransit to taxi services — and facilitate access to transportation services for all Livingston County residents.
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Police in Decatur, Ill., are urging private citizens and local businesses to register security cameras, because if a crime is committed in view of a camera, police will be able to quickly request footage.
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By moving from a few expensive, sophisticated water quality sensors to a lot of cheaper, less sophisticated ones and using AI on the resulting data, this young startup thinks it can change things for utilities.
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The Minnesota city has launched a pilot to develop four “mobility hubs” in three regions. Officials hope the effort will put everything urban travelers need — be it information or alternative transportation — within reach.
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Every day, about 92 people in Dayton try out the e-scooters for the very first time, a Spin spokesperson said, and locally, the average trip is nearly two miles and takes about 9 minutes.
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