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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.
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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. |
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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. |
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San Francisco Embraces Social Media During Earthquake Drill
Facebook, Twitter and a preparedness website helps the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management reach citizens during an earthquake preparedness exercise. |
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Smarter Cities' Advice to Transform Fresno, Calif.
With the first phase of the IBM Smarter Cities Challenge complete in the city of Fresno, Calif., a team of researchers shared recommendations to transform the agricultural hub into a technology leader. |
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Chula Vista Receives 2012 Digital Cities Award
Annual progress, a return on IT investment, and demonstrated innovation and creative practices. |
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Glynn County, Ga., Receives Best of the Web Award
In recognition of outstanding government portals and websites based on innovation, functionality and efficiency. |
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2012 Digital Cities Survey Winners Announced
Four cities take top rankings in the 12th annual Digital Cities Survey. |
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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. View All
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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.
Industry Member News
- 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
- Quest Launches vFoglight Storage for Optimal Virtual Performance
- Business Wire Picks Foglight to Improve Customer Quality of Experience
- Quest Software Releases New Version of Foglight for Application Performance Monitoring
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Government-to-Government IT Services: What Works and What's Left to Work OutThis 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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