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 city’s mayor and transportation commissioner say the rideshare company is behind a proposed bill to “eliminate local consumer, safety and disability-access protections” for riders.
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Electric scooters seem to have outpaced one of the U.S.’s earliest municipal bike-share programs, leaving questions about whether such options can coexist with commercial ventures.
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St. Johns County property appraisers have turned to unmanned aerial vehicles to streamline the assessment and permitting process in one of the nation’s fastest developing areas.
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With the goal of locating missing people and stolen vehicles, the Flagler County Sheriff's Office is turning to the plate scanners at undisclosed locations. The data can also be shared with local state and federal law enforcement agencies.
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A new program in the Virginia Beach, Va., jail is making it easier for inmates to communicate with their families through voice, text and video — but those connections come at a cost.
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Moving into a shelter is often the first step in getting off the streets permanently, and access to Wi-Fi can be the lure that attracts homeless teens.
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A network of cameras that feed directly into the police department’s Strategic Technology and Resource center is offering new perspective on incidents as they happen. Officials say the program takes the place of 50 officers.
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The grant, from the New York Power Authority, will allow the city to begin work on replacing all streetlights with energy-efficient, connected models. The change is expected to save $3 million annually.
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With the mentality of “if you can predict it, you can prevent it,” police in the district will leverage a new Strategic Decision Support Center to fight crime. The hub will be home to new software and technology to support data-driven enforcement.
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The Ohio city was targeted by a cyberattack Jan. 22 that forced IT personnel to take some services offline. More than a week later, public-facing services are back online and infected systems are being nursed back to full health.
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Ohio set aside $114 million to be used to upgrade voting machines throughout the state. In Clark County, the voting infrastructure has not seen an update in about 13 years and several machines failed during the last election.
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Within this year’s Startup in Residence cohort, Civis Analytics is teaming up with the city to help residents there get a better understanding of what could happen to their homes during a major flood.
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A task force reviewing the response to the Feb. 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High shooting found deficiencies in radio communication bandwidth and a lack of control of the system during the incident.
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The Shawnee County Commission approved the creation of a business technology coordinator. The office has struggled at times with technology issues since the retirement of its former IT specialist.
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The Greensboro Transit Authority put its first zero-pollution electric bus into service Thursday. The new $800,000 rechargeable transit vehicle is the first of 10 planned for the fleet.
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