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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Much like Facebook updates and changes every few weeks, it's expected that the new Boston website will do the same rather than be static for 10 years.
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After four years of drought, the city's Bureau of Street Services is working to get a fix on the condition of its urban forest.
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The $19,000-a-year system provides more transparency, if not always a timely response.
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A D.C.-based civic startup had taken notice of Chicago's food inspections algorithm project and reached out to Montgomery County, Md., with the hopes of replicating it.
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The Rochester City Council and Rochester Public Utility Board have each heard conceptual presentations from private companies about the possibility of adding broadband service as a utility.
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About 40,000 people are in Philadelphia for the convention, and Airbnb says 7,000 of them are using its home rental services, staying in spaces rented out by 3,000 hosts.
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Ride-hailing, while it comes in handy in certain instances, is far too expensive to be the sort of transportation game changer that its more vigorous supporters portray.
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Yellcast focuses on local merchants and products in a specific community, making it different than Google or Yelp or national search engines where large companies with the most hits often monopolize the internet pages.
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An Illinois-based nonprofit uses sonar and GPS to locate missing bodies and firearms in bodies of water.
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The sharing economy platform is forming an advisory committee of former local government leaders to help it navigate challenges at the city level.
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During the past year, Pitt partnered with Keiretsu Forum, an angel investment group with chapters nationwide, and Osage University Partners, a venture capital outfit that invests in university startups.
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Two projects have been proposed to ease congestion in downtown Houston: Distributing real-time information about available parking spaces and encouraging car-sharing.
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At least two people said they were blocked after asking about the policy for blocking users on the police Twitter account.
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A group of programmers called BetaCityYEG has been invigorating Edmonton with inexpensive tech projects aimed toward improving city life in unusual ways.
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Insights into this year’s Digital Counties Survey highlight how IT is used to support and provide public service.
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