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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Under a collaboration scheme, Dallas County, Texas, has effectively lost all control over a court-case tracking software project that has already cost taxpayers $30 million with nothing to show for it, commissioners say.
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The sergeant was sentenced to psychiatric therapy and house arrest because of his heroic actions in Foxy Lady shooting, despite having used police tools to stalk his ex-wife and destroy her property.
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“There are actual job opportunities ... and without (high-speed) internet, they don’t have that capability,” said Joseph Feehrer, one candidate running for a seat on the Snyder County, Pa., Commission.
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Gov. Jim Justice announced that the state has secured federal grant funding that will be used to improve broadband and high-speed Internet connectivity in Mason, Pocahontas and Wayne counties.
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The unmanned aircraft program plans to begin remotely operating cargo operations by 2020, with fully autonomous aircraft coming to the region by 2025, with help from federal grants and local matching.
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According to documents from a city employee and his lawyer, he told supervisors last spring that San Diego was not adequately protecting its confidential data and had no way to track or disable a lost device.
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Geographic Information Officer Henry Garie is also taking on the city’s chief data officer position in an expanded role that includes managing open data, analytics, data infrastructure, GIS and more.
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The council is set to consider an ordinance that would pave the way for shared electric scooters, but bike share operator Spin said it is pulling out of the city after a pilot begun last year.
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The $54 million B Line would operate on what is now the Route 21 local bus corridor, which mostly travels along Lake Street in Minneapolis and Marshall Avenue in St. Paul to the city’s Midway area.
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A rise in traffic-related deaths prompted the New York City Council to push the Vision Zero Street Design Standard Bill and re-envision New York City's streets, despite opposition from the mayor.
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Alex Braszko will take the place of Bob Bennett as chief innovation officer in Kansas City, Mo. Just like Bennett, Braszko brings a military background to the role in Missouri's largest city.
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The V.I. Bureau of Corrections is adopting video chatting visitations as an alternative to in-person visiting to make the process more cost effective and easier to access, as well as preventing contraband.
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In order to prevent potential mass surveillance and civil rights abuses, the two California cities are both considering ordinances to stop police and other agencies from using facial recognition technology.
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Officials have shut down a majority of the city's servers as a precaution, according to a spokesperson for the mayor's office. Meanwhile, core services like fire, police and emergency medical services remain operational.
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A new law in Seattle will require new home construction with off-street parking to be wired for electric vehicle charging units, part of a push by the city and the state of Washington toward EVs.
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