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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When most people say "smart city," they're talking about self-driving cars and sensors that detect crime. When Lima, Ohio, uses the term, they mean modernizing old systems that are holding them back.
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After poor contracts with Motorola, Butler County, Ohio, wants to make very sure that millions they spend on new election machines — be they paper-based or electronic — will last for a long time.
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When the price of Bitcoin skyrocketed, eager "miners" came to town and gobbled up cheap electricity to fuel their activities. Now the price is down and the mining has slowed. Here's what that looks like.
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As the first phase of a smart cities network, Middletown, Ohio’s city manager said the downtown public Wi-Fi could be available as soon as late spring and could potentially cost less than $30,000.
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Elected officials in the northeast Ohio county are directing the planning commission to pursue funding from the U.S. Economic Development Administration to study the feasibility of countywide broadband.
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Online financial transparency tools have become increasingly common for local governments. They make budgets and other data more accessible, but some are skeptical that making them easier to find makes them useful.
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Livestreaming city council meetings isn't all that rare. But giving citizens a way to participate, comment and provide testimony over the Internet is. Here's how one Florida town is trying the concept out.
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Innovators got the chance to pitch their tech ideas to mayors from across the country for a $10,000 prize on March 10 during the Civic I/O Mayors' Summit at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas.
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The collaborative environment offered at South by Southwest has made an impact on local government leaders. They share their thoughts and what they will be taking back to their respective communities.
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Philadelphia — like many cities, states and countries — has set up an outpost in Austin this weekend. Sponsored by tech companies and other local stakeholders, the idea is to promote the city as a tech hub.
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Over the past three years, the Durham Police Department has averaged 2,356 shots fired calls per year, according to the city. Now the City Council is considering gunfire detection sensors, but not all are convinced.
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Body cameras, surveillance, neural implants and more are beginning to pop up in cities. During a session at the Civic I/O Mayors’ Summit at South by Southwest, local leaders considered their roles in a changing world.
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Officials with Disability Rights Oregon say Portland is not ADA compliant, and that when e-scooter riders finish their trips, discarded scooters often block sidewalks and other public rights of way.
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Ordinance 03-2019 would establish a framework for aesthetic criteria that a small-cell provider would have to meet in order to erect such infrastructure, as well as certain procedures the company would need to follow.
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The city will use the Voatz app, which West Virginia also offered to military and overseas voters in the 2018 midterm elections. The concept of mobile phone-based voting is controversial, but gaining steam.
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