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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Civic User Testing Groups are taking off as as a novel way to evaluate new government websites and apps, and put them through their paces before launch.
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The system is powered by a lightning network that includes more than 1,200 lightning sensors across 40 countries.
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Advances in speech recognition, coupled with machine learning that ultimately enables computers to provide context, will transform how we compute.
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Members of the advisory council — which will help guide the organization and the partnerships it creates between universities and cities — represent industry, academia and local government.
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The biggest sticking point is whether the legislation should apply to buildings where the property owner has a contract giving an Internet provider exclusive access to the property.
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Over the course of text conversations, sometimes 45 to 60 minutes long, counselors assess the person’s risk for suicide; provide a space for venting and validation; and help craft a plan on how the person can stay safe that day.
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There are ways for jurisdictions without big city budgets to bring startup energy to the challenges they face.
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The Automation Proving Ground Pilot Program will help identify and designate specific facilities as qualified proving grounds that will safely test, demonstrate and deploy automated vehicle technology.
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Muni never communicated nor negotiated with the hacker; instead, Muni officials relied on advice from federal officials and a backup system to restore the network.
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Two key upgrades for this small Northern California city led them to unconventional vendor choices.
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Tompkins County and the town of Dover created shared services programs for electronic records management.
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One county clerk said there's no way hackers could have tampered with the election because all touch-screen machines have a paper backup and most voters used optical scanning machines, which are not hooked up to the internet.
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Sparked by the new data center, the county’s next-gen future also includes enhanced library services and a new security operations center.
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SF Muni was infected with ransomware, prompting the agency to turn off ticket machines and faregates to minimize any potential risk or inconvenience to Muni customers.
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The city is installing sensors that could reveal a lot about the best way for governments to use smart technology.
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