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 upgrades will bring in new fiber cabling, replace an outdated server, move old computers to the latest Windows operating system and install ransomware prevention software following an incident earlier this year.
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After electronic voting at a recent Norwell meeting proved ineffective, the advisory board opted not to amend town bylaws to allow for its use in the future. Meanwhile, Norwell approved a study of smart streetlights.
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The council is interested in imposing labor standards on subcontractors that would install the equipment necessary to make Syracuse one of the first cities in the country to have 5G wireless connectivity. But can it?
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“The plan is going to help us define the goals and the outcomes,” said Mike Hess, who was hired in February to oversee Orlando’s Smart City plan. “We want a road map with actionable projects.”
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After receiving good news from a feasibility study related to creating a city-wide network, Portland moved forward with surveying residents in an attempt to validate some of those earlier figures.
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The city controller believes the selection committee rushed the process and wound up choosing a more costly and less secure solution, while the mayor is standing by the process and decision.
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Washington, D.C.’s Chief Technology Officer Lindsey Parker says running an effective IT shop relies on good people, strong cyberdefenses and an eye toward bolstering the workforce for the future.
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The nationwide public safety broadband network reports more than 600,000 device connections, more than 7,250 user agencies, and performance numbers that are 25 percent faster than commercial networks.
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As Northampton County, Pa., leadership weigh security concerns related to new voting machines, a nationally-recognized expert in the technology says this particular system is not a cause for worry.
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There is no 5G in the area just yet, but with telecommunications companies laying groundwork for it, the city is working on restrictive ordinances, in as much as they are allowed by the FCC.
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Solar jobs are on the rise in Pennsylvania as the governor looks to hand out grants for developing the fledgling field. Meanwhile, the technology is helping organizations like local government power their operations.
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A change in Georgia law this year was supposed to bring county 911 centers more money. But a couple of months in, counties in the northwest corner of the state are receiving significantly less than they used to.
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The tech vendor has offered to replace more than 1,600 radios and accessories with the latest model for free for both Erie County and the local first responders that had also bought the older version, the VP600.
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The upgrade for the city on the Ohio-Kentucky border will allow for better security, call queuing and mobile workforce capabilities along with better functionality for managing Internet use.
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The New York City-adjacent county now has a number of initiatives and other new systems in place aimed at bolstering transparency and accountability following years of questions related to integrity.
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