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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Plus, 12 cities join Chicago's effort to preserve deleted federal climate change research data, Seattle's open data portal gets a new look, and the FCC weighs whether to strip local governments of siting authority as 5G tech becomes more common.
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Google's plans to reshape a wide swath of downtown San Jose could get even bigger than previously indicated, potentially reaching 8 million square feet, according to a new staff memo prepared for a key City Council meeting next week.
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Before her official appointment, Schneider had served as the interim CIO following Toni Cramer’s retirement in 2016.
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Officers have taken to using hashtags like #ThrowemUnderthebusThursday and #SnitchonhimSaturday to gain public's help in solving crime.
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Themes of this year's competition included accomplishing goals with tight budgets, making city governments more accessible to ordinary people and turning blight into improvised gathering spots.
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The city is finalizing a contract to build a Web application through which residents will find explanations of what each department and division budget does, and be able to leave notes and comments.
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Los Angeles County’s Human Resources Department serves 108,000 employees.
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Transparency advocates hope tech-based collaborations will become a permanent part of the lawmaking process.
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The increase in funds could help the state address one of its major economic development stumbling blocks. Proponents pitched it as a lifeline to rural towns suffering from population losses that would enable telecommuting across the state.
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The Knight Foundation plans to continue investing in infrastructure projects and organizations that help support and accelerate the growth of the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
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Resilience planning means a lot of things to different communities. In San Francisco, a panel of infrastructure and design experts shared their thoughts on how to combat increased flooding due to a rise in sea level.
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Verizon has pledged to provide free Wi-Fi via digital kiosks in 27 Sacramento parks.
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The chief digital officer in Gilbert, Ariz., is using digital media savvy to communicate with citizens and show the world what the community has to offer.
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In a strategy known as broadband aggregation, municipalities, public-safety organizations and a university joined private businesses in an RFP seeking better broadband.
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“There’s thousands of them every day,” said Clay County Elections Supervisor Chris Chambless.
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