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 company beat out about 200 other startups to win the prize.
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The topic of how to plan for autonomous vehicle deployment and use is beginning to come to the forefront for city planners in jurisdictions of all sizes.
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Officials are discussing how to go about aligning the largely disconnected web of city software for better service delivery and transparency.
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The website, called MyVoiceLA, went live in the beta phase Monday and streamlines the process for city employees and business partners to report sexual harassment and discrimination.
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State elections officials announced a directive in April requiring counties to adopt voting machines that create a paper record. Now, counties risk decertification if new machines are not in place in 2019.
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A proposal to run high-speed, fiber-optic broadband cable along the right-of-way could cost as much as $300 million, but officials believe selling access to ISPs will make it all worth it.
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The 27-year-old hacker accessed the personal information of more than 1,600 former and current employees and changed the release date for a county jail inmate. In all, the cyberattack cost the county more than $235,000.
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The Union Square Business Improvement District started its small six-camera program in 2012 but have since expanded to more than 350 with the help of grant funding.
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A kiosk that allowed Sarasota, Fla., residents to view city emails was removed in February 2017 and not replaced. Some see the move as an end run around transparency and accountability.
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The $47,000 move will make the department the first in Franklin County to deploy the cameras.
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The new biometric program uses facial recognition to identify all inbound and outbound passengers, making the airport the first in the country to fully deploy the technology.
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A fix for the aging transportation infrastructure could cost the city at least $30 million.
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Towns across the New York island are going as far as mandating the residential installation of advanced nitrogen-reducing septic systems to improve the pollution that leads to algal blooms and other environmental impacts.
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From locating health and human services to finding a job, assistance organizations in one Ohio community are trying to streamline access for those in need.
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Cities and towns are becoming more technologically sophisticated – but remain vulnerable to attack.
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