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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Collectively, the doorbells foster a virtual neighborhood watch in which neighbors share videos and photos with each other and police — an enmeshment of policing and tech that raises concerns about privacy and overreach.
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The township kicked off the livestream at its planning board scheduled for Thursday night. Officials then plans to livestream and record the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Zoning Board on Monday.
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A new study by researchers at North Carolina State University concluded that e-scooters have a larger environmental footprint than other forms of micro-mobility. They're greener than cars, but still have room to improve.
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Magnify Your Voice is a platform and mobile app that facilitates micro-volunteering in communities, allowing residents or nonprofit organizations to find volunteers for everything from in-person work to email campaigns.
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Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, announced Thursday that it would share proprietary data with researchers at Oklahoma State University to further the work of the new National Center for Wellness and Recovery.
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With GrayKey software, detectives would be able to get beyond a password to access information on the phone such as text messages, social media activity, voice mail and times of calls made and received.
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Local governments might come under fire from cyberattackers targeting “bigger fish,” such as important figures who live there or larger agencies. Iowans, in particular, could be perceived as easy marks.
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Seven of the 31 Pennsylvania counties that recently purchased new voting machines opted for a system that cost nearly twice as much as another that was ranked more secure, according to a new report.
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Nassau County officials this week debuted an app containing a directory of substance abuse prevention, treatment and recovery services to help residents find the resources they need more quickly.
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Brockton Mayor Moises Rodrigues announced the launch of a new city website on Thursday, which he called a vast improvement from its retrograde predecessor, "that thing that was done back in the 1920s."
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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker Thursday launched a $420 million statewide broadband expansion project and appointed 25 public- and private-sector individuals to the broadband advisory council.
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The first of about 1,000 cameras – phase one of the project – have been installed in Cleveland’s Ward 1 in the Lee-Harvard neighborhood and Ward 13 in Old Brooklyn, and they are yielding results.
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The city council could vote next week to accept a grant for the program from the Cleveland Police Foundation, which would provide $250,000 in the first year and another $125,000 in the second year.
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Plus, a Brookings Institution report finds more than 19 million American households lack broadband; NYC picks cybersecurity finalists; Washington, D.C., announces three finalists for DCx contest; and more.
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The Indiana Data Partnership features visualizations meant to connect nonprofits, government agencies and private-sector organizations in their work to solve societal issues, like the ongoing opioid epidemic.
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