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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A new platform, which is now being beta-tested by users, is essentially a single place where citizens can find simple links to the online services offered by local governments.
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The city council unanimously approved revisions to the city code relating to telecommunications antennas. Companies can now install the devices without public comment, but must get permits for antennas in the right of way.
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The bills were presented after lawmakers could not come to a consensus on which was the best. Local governments are hoping to preserve control over siting decisions, while wireless carriers want speedy access.
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The police force is actively in the process of replacing defunct technology. When vehicles have poor GPS it can interfere with the ability of dispatch to find the closest squad car to a caller's location.
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The police department in Dickinson, N.D., has considered body cameras, but cost and the reliability concerns have deterred them. Rather, the police chief says, a training simulator addresses concerns of officer behavior.
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City officials are considering an ordinance that would create a broad regulatory framework for on-demand electric scooters, bikes and whatever else might come next for the mobility industry.
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The city wants to leverage data from the popular transportation planning platform to help set regulations that will impact how people move about the city, and the role providers will play in delivering mobility services.
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The Bounce Innovation Hub, housed in an old 300,000-square-foot B.F. Goodrich tire factory, is trying to draw in new ideas and give them a place to develop.
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The telecommunications giant announced it would be launching the faster service in Atlanta, Chicago and Kansas City in May, with several other cities to follow later in the year.
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Maine's largest city put out the signal for bike-share companies to sign up for a yearlong pilot test. But only one, the Uber subsidiary Jump, responded. The company wants to deploy 500 bikes.
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One California legislator has introduced legislation to stop the state and its local governments from using products from companies such as Microsoft and Salesforce, who have been in cooperation with ICE.
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Police and other local government officials say they don't want criminals to know what they're doing. But some citizens, as well as media, are concerned that law enforcement is pulling a veil over its activities.
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Interline and the Bay Area’s Metropolitan Transportation Commission are working to create a single platform where people can find all the information they need to travel seamlessly using multiple transit operators.
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“The ... Public Safety Network is operating on outdated and incompatible software and hardware that often fails,” said the Decatur County, Ind., sheriff. “That is disrupting emergency communications and operations."
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As jurisdictions across the nation continue to battle a worsening opioid crisis, data scientists in Tempe are working to give first responders more nuanced information to help them adjust their work.
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