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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 is looking to implement a system that would allow callers to select the type of emergency they are reporting. Callers currently spend an average of one minute on hold when calling 911.
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Plus, one Florida city is launching a new digital navigators program; Nebraska names a new state broadband director; a Texas city is launching a digital inclusion art contest for students; and more.
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Opposition from state Rep. Steven Smith of Charlestown proved the key factor in the demise of a bill intended to make it easier for people to vote and more efficient for election workers to tally that vote.
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An official with the Niagara County Board of Elections attributed delays in the online posting of primary results to a hiccup involving technology designed to protect the integrity of the county's election system.
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The city has signed a 10-year, $39 million contract with Axon Enterprises for the latest models of body cameras, in-vehicle cameras and Tasers as they become available.
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The NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development is working with the city’s library systems to pilot solutions that will expand technology access and use for the constituents the agency serves.
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Residents and businesses often call 911 to report cyber crimes, yet officers in smaller jurisdictions aren’t always prepared to identify cyber incidents, collect digital evidence or identify the relevant laws involved.
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Audi will team up with Spoke Safety in Peachtree Corners, Ga., to further develop connected vehicle technologies to communicate information related to vulnerable road users like cyclists and pedestrians.
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Retail shops and restaurants in unincorporated King County, Wash., will be required to accept cash after a divided Metropolitan King County Council voted narrowly for the change Tuesday.
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California State Treasurer Fiona Ma urged the chief executive officers of the nation’s two largest public pension funds to hold special board meetings on a recent data breach that exposed sensitive info.
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Washington state will get more than $1.2 billion from the federal government to deliver high-speed Internet to communities with slow, unreliable or nonexistent service, the Biden administration announced Monday.
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The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation, which oversees more than 40 transit agencies in the state, has partnered with technology provider Via to give all agencies access to the Remix planning platform.
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Agency of Digital Services Deputy Secretary Denise Reilly-Hughes will become interim CIO in July. She’ll focus on keeping momentum toward current goals and fostering stability after several leadership changes.
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The organizers of a new program that keeps two St. Louis, Mo., recreation centers open late on weekend nights to keep kids off the streets say they plan to boost social media outreach after low turnout.
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A Commonwealth Health cardiology group compounded the potential injury its patients suffered after a data breach by waiting almost two months to notify affected individuals, a proposed class-action lawsuit alleges.
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