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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Over half of respondents to a recent survey felt residents, government and private industry of the state need to act quickly to implement high-speed Internet infrastructure in rural areas.
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U.S. ransomware attacks reported to the FBI in 2017 resulted in $2.3 million in losses, and cybersecurity experts don’t see that trend slowing. In Alamance County, N.C., IT experts are doing everything they can to defend the network.
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The yearlong study is designed to first introduce drivers to automated vehicle technologies and then record their levels of acceptance for use on roadways.
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Companies are increasingly looking to place small cell antennas throughout cities large and small, but each locality varies when it comes to their level of enthusiasm about the technology.
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With the goal of making the voting process familiar and simple, Butler County is moving toward machines officials describe as being like “huge iPads.” The move is also expected to save $700,000.
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The Johns Hopkins University-based organization that works to help cities better use data in governance has taken its teachings on the road, holding one- or two-day workshops in a number of locales.
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Over the next year, a small electric autonomous shuttle will be deployed to showcase the potential for rapidly evolving transportation technology across the state.
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According to Mohawk Networks, the project cost has “nearly doubled” because of the increasing costs of steel, the cost and time challenges of acquiring tower sites and site “topography.”
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But state and local elections officials on Thursday repeated what they’ve said before: They have no evidence that Florida elections systems were infiltrated by the Russians, and the presidential election wasn’t compromised.
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Plus, Chi Hack Night introduces its first ever board of directors; Chicago also releases a wide swath of transportation data; start learning GIS right now with 17 free online lessons; and more.
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The Federal Aviation Administration granted a certificate of authorization to the Chula Vista Police Department to operate drones beyond the "visual line of sight."
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Sutter-Yuba Behavioral Health is seeking feedback on a proposed innovation project involving a mobile, field-based engagement team – the team would go to individuals in need of behavioral health care instead of them having to go to the agency.
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As one of five national winners, the city will have access to a suite of tools meant to help address pressing issues within the community. The city lists bridging the digital divide, better transit and smart intersections as top priorities.
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The issue of pre-emption is behind the opposition of two state proposals that would limit cities’ ability to ban plastic shopping bags and control over where 5G antennas could be placed in public spaces.
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Special sensors are making their way into Westbrook-Walnut Grove schools to help eliminate the use of the popular nicotine products among students as well as identify elevated noise levels that may suggest violence or bullying.
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