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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As Uber gets ready to pilot commercial aerial vehicles in 2023 in Dallas and Los Angeles, municipal officials said significant challenges confront all cities around transportation equity and solving underlying issues.
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The technology that controls cameras, alarms and other facility operations hasn’t been upgraded since it was installed in 1994. The updates are expected to cost around $800,000.
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Last year, city officials signed a 30-year, no-cost contract with SiFi Networks to design, build and maintain a high-speed fiber-optic network within city limits.
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North Mankota’s move away from aging water meter infrastructure will happen over time, as the devices wear out. They will then be replaced with automated, city-owned units.
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Officials said residents can use the app to share crime and safety-related videos, photos and texts and receive safety alerts from the department.
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One city councilmember has repeatedly brought the software forward for consideration, but the other members and city employees have been skeptical. Now he intends to move forward with a trial run anyway.
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After failing to consolidate their 911 systems in 2017, the City of Fayetteville, N.C., and Cumberland County are opening communication to try the project again.
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A roughly 18-mile section of Interstate 25 is set to become a testbed for a connected vehicle and infrastructure program being funded by a $20 million federal grant.
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An officer recently killed an innocent man in a mall during an active shooter event in Alabama. Amid calls to release body camera footage from the incident, police are now facing down the details of their policies.
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Dayton Power & Light has proposed “advanced metering infrastructure” that it says will eliminate the need for company employees to read power meters. The company also wants to build some 50 electric vehicle charging stations across its service territory.
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The addition makes the Fire-Rescue Department’s bomb squad the second public safety agency in the region to lean on the aerial technology to do its job.
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The strategy, largely proposed by Deputy Chief Osborne Robinson III, aims to address a recent uptick in violent crime by analyzing the available data and deploying policing resources accordingly.
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A new program being offered by Mid Michigan College is giving students and hobbyists an up-close look at unmanned aerial systems and their application in the workforce.
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Adair County officials have yet to agree on the mechanism to increase funds to the E-911 center. Funding has continued to decline as residents move away from taxable landline phones.
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Though the original plan was to have the new public safety communication system ready by Dec. 31, officials are still working out bugs and finalizing contracts to use state infrastructure.
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