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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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Tax incentives aren't always the best way to lure businesses. Many are simply going where the talent is.
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Demands for a hearing come as the billionaire Texas philanthropists bankrolling the surveillance program revealed that they have given the initiative $360,000 through two charities.
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In a recent report by the The Kauffman Foundation, Austin was determined to have the most entrepreneurial activity in the country.
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Social media and word of mouth have increased demand for a tool that helps bring Internet connectivity to rural areas.
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Smart cities, where sensors help public workers, departments and building managers cut energy and water use, is expected to grow fast in the next decade.
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Parrable is one of several tech companies that have committed in recent months to locating in the Sacramento area versus the Bay Area, saying they were attracted in part by the region’s labor pool and lower overhead costs.
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Wi-Fi will be added to 50 more Metra cars after a positive customer response to the current program which deployed in only 12 cars.
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The ever-frustrating occurrence of dropped calls in tunnels will be remedied in Seattle. Cell phone coverage will be extended through downtown tunnels beginning this week.
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Ransomware attacks are not new, but they are among the fastest growing forms of malware, and they increasingly target government and hospital networks.
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Within the next four years, as many as 300 mayors and 400 top mayoral aides will participate in the Initiative’s executive training programs.
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A police spokesman said he took issue with characterization of the program as "secret surveillance," suggesting there was no need for the department to make it public.
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Replacements for Chief Innovation Officer Ted Smith and Theresa Reno-Weber, the city’s chief of performance and technology, have already been named.
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During a kickoff ceremony at the Google Fiber Space, company officials announced that a large portion of the city would have access to both residential and small commercial services effective 9 a.m., Aug. 24.
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Uber is one of several companies, including Google, General Motors, Audi and Apple, working to replace human drivers with robots.
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After laying 6.5 miles of fiber-optic cable, Santa Fe residents will have high-speed Internet at main and branch libraries and other government buildings, and will be able to conduct more city business online.
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