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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Unmanned aircraft industry leaders say they are ready to set up a network of sensors that would enable drones to deliver emergency medical supplies, create detailed maps and assist emergency planning across Cambria County.
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A grant from the Massachusetts Broadband Institute will allow the city of Springfield and the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission to study and develop a blueprint to ensure everyone has access to high-speed Internet.
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The Buchanan County Sheriff's Office and Drug Strike Force are pursuing grant money for automated license plate readers. Officials say the technology helps to bridge resource gaps.
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The rapid expansion of food delivery services — coupled with e-bikes — is forcing cities to adopt new ideas and policies to get more couriers out of their gas vehicles and onto bikes.
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The city of Seattle has announced the release of its Generative Artificial Intelligence Policy, which aims to align with the executive order on AI that was signed last week by President Joe Biden.
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Clean hydrogen and carbon capture have for years been the next big thing, on the verge of revolutionizing the energy sector and providing a lifeline for fossil fuel producing economies like Texas.
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A program to grant Baltimore residents city identification cards may move forward seven years after it was greenlighted by legislation that went through the Baltimore City Council.
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A $14.5 million project to develop a hybrid middle mile/last mile project to Idaho County and the city of Nezperce will bring a long overdue upgrade to Internet services in the north central part of the state.
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The Transit Joint Powers Authority of Merced County unveiled this week that five zero-emission buses have been integrated into the local transit fleet. The new buses have a range of about 250 miles between charges.
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The city is inviting the public — especially developers and security researchers — to use a new platform to securely report potential vulnerabilities that they discover in city-owned websites and systems.
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The city has been collaborating with the nonprofit The Recycling Partnership since Oct. 23 to study the way people recycle and throw away their trash via a look at 160 randomly selected households.
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St. Charles County is set to spend $12 million on upgrades to the technology at its 911 center, including both hardware and software changes set to be completed by mid-2025, officials said.
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On Thursday, the airport hosted Florida’s first test flight of an electric vertical takeoff and landing plane, more commonly known as eVTOLs or electric air taxis, also marking the first at a major U.S. airport.
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Plus, advocates applaud federal efforts to extend the Affordable Connectivity Program, Empire State Development announces the members of its Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee, and more.
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The state Attorney General's Office released legal guidance on the way data should be shared, noting that law enforcement should only share information with other California agencies.
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