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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California’s outdated power poles and lines need upgrading, critics say.
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Despite stops and starts, a cooperative is trying to bring broadband service to five counties in North Carolina and one in Tennessee.
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In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, city officials are considering how to upgrade emergency communications channels.
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The $800,000 grant will help the city to implement a wireless in-street sensor network among other things.
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The unmanned aerial vehicles – working in tandem with delivery trucks – could be ready for real world use as early as December.
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NYCx, a reorganizing of New York City's technology programs, is designed to bring technologists and residents together to solve tech problems with answers that could be adaptable worldwide.
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Equity indicators are allowing policymakers to better visualize disparities in urban areas, and more effectively target the root causes.
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Marion County commissioners have joined four other counties for a competitive federal planning grant.
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Plus, Chicago launches redesigned website aimed at being more accessible, NYC Launches New Muni Tech Program and Facebook hackathon uses Seattle’s vast open data for civic tech projects.
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A university study illustrated a 6 percent decrease in Chicago’s public transit ridership due to ride-sharing.
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City council members considered the merits of separating automated vehicles on elevated roadways, as well as dedicating a lane of traffic.
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The move is part of a larger effort to shape the city’s narrative.
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Despite finding a place in the county's 2018 budget, one commissioner cited concern that the technology is too new and controversial.
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Residents of Haywood County have struggled to connect to the Internet for years, but the problem is also forcing businesses and jobs to go elsewhere.
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Chicago plans to hire nearly 1,000 more police officers, double their number of police body cameras, and add six Strategic Decision Support Centers at area police stations, Mayor Rahm Emanuel said during his annual budget address.
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