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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The city’s Office of Digital Inclusion aims to give all residents access to digital and communications technology, and make sure they understand technology and its relevancy to their daily lives.
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The crux of the city's new efforts is to assist other departments with forming strategies that align priorities and resources, while lowering barriers to the adoption of new processes.
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It's likely that other cities will gain a lot from the experiences of the winner of the Smart City Challenge.
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The virtual-reality project is aimed at helping people grow comfortable with the concept of bus stops in the middle of the roadway. The traditional setup is to have a curbside stop on each side of the road.
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An audit last summer highlighted areas for improvement, including the need for a full-time project manager to help guide the process.
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Work could begin later this summer on MERGE, a collaborative project between the Iowa City Area Development Group, the city of Iowa City and the University of Iowa.
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Oakland, Calif., Mayor Libby Schaaf uses the term “techquity” to represent the harmony the city seeks between business goals and resident interests.
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The nation's driest city wants to market its water-saving efforts to the rest of the world.
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Elections officials unveiled the prototype following the testing of dozens of options and feedback from 3,500 voters.
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The initiative intends to use its partners and proven strategies to reform criminal justice through improving communities, reforming sentencing and investing in the process of re-entry to society.
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Bryon Horn, a longtime employee of Fresno, Calif., who had been acting CIO after Carolyn Hogg left to work for Alameda, Calif., will now serve on a permanent basis.
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As a part of Hillary Clinton's tech policy, she points to Huntsville, Ala., and Westminster, Md., as positive examples of communities implementing broadband and attracting businesses.
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After testing out the technology in the West End, one official would like to see similar projects across the city.
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The transit agency’s newly-created Office of Extraordinary Innovation is tasked with finding the next big thing in transportation.
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A low-frequency siren will emit siren sounds at a lower register in tandem with a normal siren, which will help keep drivers safe when emergency vehicles go out on a call.
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