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Getting the Most Out of Foursquare
Minneapolis officials want to align users’ check-in locations with the delivery of e-government information.
Vermont's Digital Development Starts on the Front Porch
“When I go to town meeting it makes me more tolerant of different viewpoints and more appreciative of how difficult it is to govern. It makes us better ‘small d’ democrats.
Can Permitting Software Create Jobs?
West Valley City, Utah, hopes that making permitting faster will help attract higher-paying industries.
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Getting the Most Out of Foursquare
Minneapolis officials want to align users’ check-in locations with the delivery of e-government information. |
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Vermont's Digital Development Starts on the Front Porch
“When I go to town meeting it makes me more tolerant of different viewpoints and more appreciative of how difficult it is to govern. It makes us better ‘small d’ democrats. |
Jan 23, 2012 Tweet |
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Can Permitting Software Create Jobs?
West Valley City, Utah, hopes that making permitting faster will help attract higher-paying industries. |
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The Cloud Builders: City and County of El Paso, Texas
The city and county of El Paso transitions to a shared cloud with the help of some new approaches to IT. |
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Madison County, Texas, to Put Digital Eye to the Sky
Officials plan to install a weather tracking system to provide real-time updates to the county’s Emergency Operations Center and the public. Neighboring community North Zulch is already a step ahead. |
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Virginia Cities Again Garner Top Digital Awards
"Great strides in consolidating and enabling shared services, government transparency and communications interoperability." |
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Roseville, Calif., Receives 2011 Digital Cities Award
Roseville acknowledged for its governance model, an 88 percent customer service satisfaction rating, savings through consolidation, a social media program, smart transportation, public safety interoperability and more. |
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Nevada County, Calif., Receives Digital Counties Award
"Counties across the country are using innovative technologies to reduce county operations costs and enhance service delivery.” |
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- Using Wireless Technology to Manage and Optimize Government Fleets: Saving Money, Generating Revenues, and Increasing Safety. The paper discusses the challenges federal, state and local government agencies currently face with their government fleets; how mobile technology can help; considerations when selecting a mobile solutions partner; and the benefits of choosing Sprint. Specifically, Frost & Sullivan highlights Sprint’s fleet expertise, its powerful networks, and advanced partnerships that work in concert to provide government fleets with the ability to: Save money, Generate new revenues, Enhance safety, Help the environment, Increase the availability and transparency of information to the public
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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.
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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- Quest Software Public Sector Announces Availability of IT Management Solutions Under California Department of General Services’ Software Licensing Program
- Study Reveals Only 6.9 Percent of Federal IT Officials Agree With a Public Cloud Model; More Than 68 Percent Support Private or Hybrid Models
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