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 buildout of a network would cost Boulder, Colo., between $70 million and $140 million, but some argue it could be the answer to a free and open local Internet.
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The retirement of four buses is giving Walla Walla Valley Transit the opportunity to upgrade its service vehicles.
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The city’s chief innovation and analytics officer is optimistic that joining STiR’s inaugural national class will facilitate cooperation between local government and the thriving startup ecosystem in Colorado.
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ProjectNOLA is working to put surveillance cameras on more than 100 places of worship around the city to bolster the cameras network used by police.
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New parking meters, if approved by Fort Wayne City Council, will ease enforcement for city staff.
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The city will replace around 43,500 water meters with automated readers that include leak detection capabilities.
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The county plans to mount a new tower nearby by the I-95 interchange as part of its overhauled radio system.
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IT systems in North Carolina's largest county are being held hostage after a successful phishing attack. The county refused to pay the attackers off, prompting a second attempt from the hackers.
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This week, county commissioners approved a $68 million contract with the city and Motorola that will upgrade the outdated radios and provide maintenance for 15 years. The city council is set to decide on the project next week.
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Pennsylvania is no stranger to technology changing its industry. At a recent meeting, business leaders in Lehigh Valley discussed what the future might look like.
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City leaders in Lafayette, Colo., will pilot remote access to council meetings over the coming months.
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Plus, Philadelphia’s fire department looks to hire a senior lead GIS analyst to create an analytics team; Facebook civic hackathon participants share winning ideas with Seattle; Platteville, Colo., adopts use of nonprofit’s video archive software; and Minnesota IT launches new employee intranet.
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With new regulations imposing limits on the number of autonomous machines on city streets, some are concerned real-world research and testing could suffer.
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Workshop looks at how cities can use, share IT to better serve citizens.
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RS fiber was created by residents from 17 different townships to bring broadband to over 6,000 households.
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