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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A Chicago officer who was suspended after shooting an African-American teenager in the back last week was wearing a body camera, but the device was not operating and did not record the fatal encounter.
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As a developer of products and services, Schrier will assist with ensuring the agency communicates with and offers the services desired by the nation's first responder agencies.
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The nearly 900-mile, $68.5 million fiber optic pipeline through nine northwest Illinois counties brought the promise of high speed connections to rural towns, but so far main users are 500 schools, governments, police and fire departments, and other community anchor institutions.
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The city manager will soon be conducting a national search for what is being called a “deputy city manager -- manager of innovation."
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On June 23, when flash floods swept through the first floor of Clendenin, W. Va.’s town hall, records for the town's two cemeteries were lost.
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Palo Alto’s city manager wants governments to rip up the IT rule book to make better investments.
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Solar sounds good, but what does it actually look like when a local government decides to set up some panels?
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The proposal championed by SF Supervisor Eric Mar would have imposed a 1.5 percent payroll tax on technology companies.
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The ability to text 911 could be valuable in emergencies where it is unsafe to make noise or verbally describe the danger at hand.
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Effective engagement can provide valuable information to improve the implementation of an IoT project, in addition to easing resident objections or concerns.
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The Building Intelligence System is a web app that integrates seven city data sources to provide a streamlined view of individual buildings in Boston, which helps improve firefighter safety.
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KC Ready can help clear the Metro 911 phone lines for those with emergencies by pushing notifications of accidents and other situations.
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Central Ohio Transit Authority recently began installing new wireless communication technology on its buses to replace outdated radios, and plans to add Wi-Fi capabilities for passengers by the end of 2017.
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The drones will do everything from instantly checking out collisions to quickly assessing whether a chemical spill is hazardous enough to warrant evacuation.
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The Waterloo Traffic Operations Department currently has 28 cameras at intersections, but the fiber optic lines and wireless system is in place to handle many more.
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