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The audit report details security risks, outdated equipment and software and a lack of a strategic plan for the county’s IT department, which also manages the city’s computer and technology systems.
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The department has submitted 10 sets of data, which will be updated and published every three months on the city’s website and on the federal police data website.
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In working to become a truly "smart city," San José is tackling issues that confront communities everywhere.
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How to address the shortfalls in human-centered design has elicited innovative solutions to the all-too-common problems of public service.
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Controversial changes to Philadelphia’s technology offices raise questions about what it means to be a CIO, and what kind of organizational structure best enables innovation.
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The city’s supervisor wants to know where its 7,800 government vehicles are and what they’re doing at any given time.
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More than half of the cases still under investigation by the city's police oversight agency included dashcam videos, surveillance footage and audio.
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City leaders also have a responsibility to make sure that this new segment of our economy is safe for its citizens and guests, is respectful of neighborhood integrity, and pays for its fair share of the public services that it relies on.
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As urban centers expand their reliance on automated sensors and algorithms, they increase risks of data security breaches, vulnerabilities to invasions of privacy and concerns about software reliability.
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The letters urge California Gov. Jerry Brown to support funding for new surveillance cameras on freeways with recording capabilities and to upgrade Caltrans' existing camera network.
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Mayor Kevin Johnson announced new initiatives from Sacramento's city government to support business creation, job growth and innovation as dozens of local coders gathered Saturday at The Hacker Lab co-working space in Midtown to participate in the National Day of Civic Hacking.
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The Santa Clara, Calif., Board of Supervisors is reviewing a proposal to make all law enforcement agencies inform the supervisors of surveillance equipment purchased and a written policy of how it will be used.
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The key to successful 911 call location for local agencies is the incorporation of several new technologies including phones with better GPS locating capabilities and the 911 center's adoption of CAD systems synced with Google Maps.
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An analysis of mortality data showed that babies born in Oktibbeha County, Miss., are expected to live an average of seven years longer than babies born in Sunflower County, Miss.
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Planners, engineers and other experts have access to a great variety of software and tools on urban water management, developed either by government agencies or the industry.
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