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Data Makes Dubuque, Iowa Smart and Sustainable

The city of Dubuque, Iowa, partnered with IBM Research to create Smarter Sustainable Dubuque, which has led to several green projects that save the city and its citizens money.

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How Tech Helped Manassas, Va., Conquer Long-Held Distrust
The city and school board in Manassas, Va., overcame past rivalries to develop a first-ever joint capital improvement plan, engaging citizens in the process.

May 20, 2013
 
Colorado Experiments with Telemedicine for Inmates
The Colorado Department of Corrections has partnered with the Denver Health Medical Center to conduct inmate medical consultations using video conferencing.

May 17, 2013
 
SF Considers State Data Center for Disaster Recovery
To help restore information and technology systems in the event of a city emergency, the city is considering switching from a private data center located 3,000 miles away to a state-run facility 100 miles away.

May 17, 2013
 
The Role of 311 and Social Media During Disasters
Through additional tools and technologies, cities can refine their disaster response and information-collecting mechanisms by improving the way citizens funnel their communications through 911 and 311.

May 17, 2013
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Sacramento Receives Top 10 Digital Cities Award
Sacramento took mobile 311 a step further.

Jan 30, 2013
Chesterfield County, Va., Tops in Digital Survey
County website one of the best in the nation.

Jan 2, 2013
Chula Vista Receives 2012 Digital Cities Award
Annual progress, a return on IT investment, and demonstrated innovation and creative practices.

Dec 14, 2012
Glynn County, Ga., Receives Best of the Web Award
In recognition of outstanding government portals and websites based on innovation, functionality and efficiency.

Dec 11, 2012
2012 Digital Cities Survey Winners Announced
Four cities take top rankings in the 12th annual Digital Cities Survey.

Nov 14, 2012
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Are You Sure You Are Maximizing the Value of Your Microsoft SharePoint Investment?
The Microsoft SharePoint platform provides a wealth of opportunities for any organization to streamline business processes and expand knowledge sharing; however most government organizations struggle to take advantage of these opportunities.
Hurricane Preparedness
Make sure you are prepared for hurricane season before it is here. Join in this Digital Communities teleconference and gain insight on how to prepare from experts who have been on the ground during major hurricanes.
Government-to-Government IT Services: What Works and What's Left to Work Out
This paper offers some best practices for shared government-to-government services, but also points out challenges that government and industry still must overcome before this model gains widespread adoption.
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Surveys & Awards Programs

Digital Cities Survey

The Center for Digital Government's Digital Cities Survey is conducted annually in the summer: July - August. All United States cities, towns, villages and consolidated city/county governments with populations of 30,000 or greater are invited to participate in this survey. The awards are presented concurrently with the NLC conference held each November.

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Digital Counties Survey

The Center for Digital Government's Digital Counties Survey is conducted in partnership with the National Association of Counties (NACo) annually in the spring: March - April. All U.S. counties are invited to participate (consolidated county-city jurisdictions are invited to participate in the Digital Cities Survey in the summer). The awards are presented during NACO's annual conference each July.

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Featured White Papers & Reports

Government-to-Government IT Services: What Works and What's Left to Work Out

This Digital Communities white paper highlights discussions with IT officials in four counties that have adopted shared services models. Our aim was to learn about the obstacles these governments have faced when it comes to shared services and what it takes to overcome those roadblocks. We also spoke with several members of the IT industry who have thought long and hard about these issues. The paper offers some best practices for shared government-to-government services, but also points out challenges that government and industry still must overcome before this model gains widespread adoption.


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