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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Open Checkbook, a financial portal that tracks expenditures in the last two years so far, launched Sept. 4.
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Two sessions at the North Carolina Digital Government Summit in Raleigh highlighted the long-term benefits of data sharing, but speakers emphasized getting results required significant work.
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City officials cite cost and low ridership as the impetus for its swift exit from a regional ride-share program.
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On-demand scooter and bike companies have earned a reputation as rebellious disrupters, but cities are increasingly drawing lines in the sand.
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Technical difficulties forced the department to return its existing body cameras while a search for a replacement was conducted.
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Fingerprint and license plate scanners are among the new tools coming to the department this fall.
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Uber and Lyft have both filed applications to operate in Eugene, following a lengthy service blackout.
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Krista Canellakis has words of wisdom for the newest cohorts in a collaborative program that has proven novel, effective and extremely popular.
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Data-driven algorithms quickly gained favor as a way for local government to work faster and smarter, but built-in biases need to be addressed for them to be equitable.
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Scoot Networks and Skip have been selected by the city to offer dockless rentals, while companies like Bird and Lime have been turned away.
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A $1 million infusion from the Federal Transit Administration is fueling the purchase of three full-size electric buses in the Florida city.
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Servers had been backed up the night before the attack, prompting officials not to pay the roughly $340,000 ransom.
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Officials in Dickinson County, Kan., are banking on new antivirus software and staff training to better defend against future online threats.
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An initial study into municipal Internet options didn’t answer all of the questions around what it would cost for the city to own and operate the network.
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U.S. Rep. John Faso, R-Kinderhook, said that if the region is to combat population decline and an economic downturn, it must address technological impediments.
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