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 shutdown had a greater impact on civil cases than criminal ones. Online criminal dockets, which are on a statewide portal system, are still accessible, but some civil services have yet to be restored.
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The April ransomware attack targeted the police department’s servers that house internal affairs records and citizen complaints, leaving many files corrupted. Experts with the FBI are working to unencrypt these files.
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Plus, a look at state support for net neutrality; Boston overhauls its My Neighborhood Resources tool; Deloitte releases its Government Trends 2020 report; 18F publishes inclusive language guidelines; and more.
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Gartner Consulting recently conducted a thorough audit detailing the contributing factors and timeline of events leading up to the Y2K-like outage of New York City's wireless network in April.
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The $194 million plan to upgrade the Bay Area commuter card system is being delayed, and officials are tight-lipped as to why. Some portions of the mobile application will be available in 2020.
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After a year of reviewing potential private-sector partners, Kansas City opted to move forward with its smart city efforts without selecting a "program manager," and will work to develop a "smart city action plan."
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The City Council first passed a resolution Monday establishing the city’s right to charge for fiber Internet service just as it charges for water, sewer, other utilities, and impact and development fees.
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The new website's design adapts better to any size of screen, no matter if the visitor is using a smartphone or tablet computer. The city paid $36,000 for the creation of a new website and another yet to come.
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Embracing hyper-fast 5G Internet connectivity will allow for the integration of more autonomous vehicles, as well as economic and health care opportunities for the city, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer said.
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The city’s budget office has estimated the cost of responding to the hack at $18 million. In addition to the $10 million for staff, consultants and gear, that total includes $8 million in lost or deferred revenue.
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The malware cyberattack hit the city on June 10. IT officials disconnected systems within 10 minutes, but were still unable to recover the email system. A bitcoin ransom demand came days later.
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The District's Department of Transportation will conduct a three-month study with the startup curbFlow to explore how to better manage urban freight traffic around overly congested street curbs.
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Thirty-one community libraries across the state will be temporary homes for public makerspaces, where residents can use tools like laser cutters, 3-D printers, vinyl cutters, heat presses and more.
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Sheriff Martin Cuellar, of Webb County, Texas, and his staff visited Sheriff Daniel Bueno of Jim Wells County, Texas, and his jail on Friday to understand how the City Tele Coin technology used by inmates works.
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“Our goal is patient safety,” said Dr. Meghan Brett, a specialist at UNMH. “If we can do a better job of tracking hand hygiene then I think we can do a better job of keeping our patients safe.”
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