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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Over the past three years, Ed Farm has opened K-12 learning spaces to train students in STEM, created specialized training to empower STEM teachers and provided virtual resources and tech internships at the university level.
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State officials marked International Transgender Day of Visibility last week with the launch of the first version of its new centralized information hub to support transgender and non-binary constituents.
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Zero-emission waste collection could improve local air quality, but new California rules governing big rigs could keep trash trucks from going all-electric until 2042.
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Following a period of little to no expansion, Google says it’s been extending its local network at a considerable pace, doing so most recently to new communities in North Carolina’s Triangle area.
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The Maine State Library has launched a pilot telehealth program with 10 libraries across the state in communities with high instances of health issues or a lack of ready access to health care or technology at home.
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In Upstate New York, leaders from both parties have taken up the work of getting people connected to high-speed Internet, doing so with the help of allocated funds from the federal and state government.
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Although apps allowing wireless transmission and capture of digital driver’s license data have been available since November 2021, few police agencies or businesses in Florida have adopted the technology.
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Cameras that photograph license plates and automatically alert law enforcement whenever one potentially tied to a crime is spotted have been in Costa Mesa since February and have already found several stolen vehicles.
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Flock Safety, the company behind Houston’s array of automated license plate readers, says its technology is helping police curb crime, but privacy and civil rights advocates say the tech raises other concerns.
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New York City’s new MyCity portal offers residents a single digital space to check eligibility for and gain access to city services and benefits across city agencies, starting with child care.
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Not since the adoption of the steel frame has there been a development with as much potential to transform the way buildings are conceived and constructed.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said expanded telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic effectively reached people struggling with opioid use and contributed to lowering fatal drug overdoses.
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To locate stolen or missing bicycles and return them to their rightful owners, the Costa Mesa Police Department has partnered with Project 529 — an online registry already used in multiple Orange County jurisdictions.
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Dallas County residents can now monitor data on pediatric asthma through an interactive dashboard, tracking how vulnerable specific ZIP codes and U.S. Census tracts are to risk factors for the chronic disease.
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Plus, the White House announces $25.7 million in new Internet grants for tribal communities in two states, Delaware names an executive director for its newly created broadband office and more.
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