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 city known for streetscapes that cater to automobiles over all other forms of transportation, establishing appropriate guidelines for scooters is a task that continues to vex public officials.
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Sixty percent of the city’s crashes in the past five years occurred at intersections. Twenty-seven severe and fatal collisions involved a vehicle turning — often left. Officials hope updated tech will see some reductions.
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Phil Bertolini, the longtime deputy county executive and CIO of Oakland County, announced his departure from local government service Friday after a 31-year career bolstering collaboration and innovation.
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Attacks this year have ranged from cities to rural counties. A community college was hit as well as a sheriff's office and an emergency medical service, which led to patient records being compromised.
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Police officials say body cams are just another tool police can use when compiling evidence and reviewing best practices, especially with claims nationwide of police misconduct resulting in multimillion-dollar lawsuits.
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The Pullman Police Department has added a pair of new e-bikes in recent weeks for use by officers, who after a short period of using them have already described the vehicles as a “game changer.”
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The Fort Smith TSA Director Tonya Wilhelms has told the commissioners that the Fort Smith security agents offer 10 minutes of expedited processing for TSA PreCheck flyers before each flight.
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A visual, data-driven look at nearly 60 counties across five population categories doing impactful work with technology to move government forward, including Internet of Things, cybersecurity, emerging tech and more.
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He also said more carriers have switched to more reliable fiber-optic networks, as opposed to digital subscriber line, or DSL, Internet, which uses easily damaged copper wiring.
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Leaders in the town are considering a ban on the technology within government. The proposal makes it the third municipality in the state to consider limits to the rapidly advancing technology.
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Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., has a new data center that was originally meant to provide redundancy. But now, it's become a path toward the cloud, remote workforce, improved backups and more for the city.
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Plus, a Los Angeles official calls for a data-driven approach to homeless outreach; NASCIO announces the finalists for its 2019 State IT Recognition Awards; and Louisville, Ky., repairs roads after Google Fiber’s exit.
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For 12 weeks, under a program called Innovate Durham, startups will work directly with city and county staff as well as public data and facilities, with the hopes that they might make local gov more efficient.
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Radiance, a Huntsville, Ala., based defense contractor, is moving 22 jobs to Baton Rouge from the Louisiana Emerging Technology Center at LSU, and it will also hire at least 10 new employees.
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According to a 2019 report from the International City Management Association, approximately one in three local governments do not know how frequently their information system is subject to attacks.
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