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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 county is collecting input from residents about two voting systems it's considering buying for use as soon as the 2019 primary elections: One from Unisyn Voting Solutions and one from Election Systems & Software.
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Cities of Service’s second annual Engaged Cities Award seeks local government leaders actively working to include their citizens in finding solutions to community problems.
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A third-party application is being considered as a way to confidentially report instances of sexual harassment and assault. A 2016 UW survey found that very few survivors ever reported incidents to the university.
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Visitors to the St. Augustine National Cemetery now have access to interactive information about the lives of the service members interred there thanks to an undertaking by the University of Central Florida, Orlando.
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City and industry officials gathered in Sacramento, Calif., for day two of the annual Meeting of the Minds Summit to discuss the problems and opportunities in the transportation sector.
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Plus, Code for America reaches 10,000 users for ClearMyRecord.org; Seattle takes a data-driven approach to firefighting with new FireSTAT platform; and an offshoot of What Works Cities seeks to address economic mobility.
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The city has been seeking a loan as a means of financing the $20.8 million advanced utility metering initiative. Some in the community say there are more pressing priorities.
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Unreliable Internet access started a local conversation and search for better service that could drive the city toward municipally owned network.
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City and industry officials are gathered in Sacramento, Calif., for the annual Meeting of the Minds Summit to discuss problems and technological solutions in areas like transportation, sustainability and equity.
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Some 150 smart signals will be deployed across so-called “smart spines,” which lead in and out of the downtown area. The project has $11.3 million earmarked for 2019, and $15.1 million for 2020.
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The rise of on-demand delivery services are putting additional stress on already busy city streets, according to a report by the NYU Rudin Center for Transportation Policy & Management and the research firm 6t.
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The expansion of outdoor Wi-Fi access points has been a frequent request from residents, but until now has been limited to city facilities.
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Companies peddling by-the-mile electric scooters have rapidly set up shop across the U.S., forcing cities to weigh the benefits with the problems they bring.
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The city wants the fastest Internet in Virginia. To get there, it's considering giving two companies exclusive rights to install fiber and small cell wireless devices in the public right-of-way.
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The software will let city-owned CPP monitor the grid in real time to better identify potential problems, such as transformers that have the potential to become overloaded as power demands increase.
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