Plus, the GovTech Top 25 honorees cast wide nets for transformation and more...

Digital Communities
COMMUNITY & LOCAL GOV NEWS
APRIL 2, 2020

DIGITAL COUNTIES SURVEY 2020
Call for Entries Digital Counties Survey 2020

The Center for Digital Government and NACo invite all U.S. counties to participate in their Digital Counties Survey. Get recognized for your achievements!
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO AND THE SURVEY

TOP HEADLINES

Governments Get Creative to Adapt to Coronavirus Reality
Knoxville, Tenn., recently launched a chatbot to address U.S. Census questions, then came the novel coronavirus. The shift that followed helped the city meet constituents where they were — stuck at home. READ MORE

GovTech Top 25 Honorees Cast Wide Nets for Transformation
This year’s class of Government Technology’s Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers is an impressive group of IT leaders working in and alongside government to improve how the public sector works. READ MORE

How Can Government Become More Accessible? (Contributed)
In addition to avoiding the cost of settling or litigating lawsuits, providing accessible documents and websites is simply the right thing to do to establish trust and goodwill with the public. READ MORE

Boston Turns to Data Analytics to Track COVID-19 for Residents
The city has launched a number of data-enabled digital applications over the past few weeks as a way of keeping residents up to date about the public health crisis occurring throughout the state. READ MORE

Center for Digital Government Survey
During this time of travel restrictions and remote work, we at the Center for Digital Government are creating a Virtual Digital Communities Workgroup and a Virtual Digital States Workgroup. To help make sure we pick the right topics for these workgroups, we ask you to fill out a brief, 3 question survey. This should take you only a couple minutes and is mobile friendly.

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MORE HEADLINES

Alabama Governor Signs $9.5M in Rural Broadband Grants

California County’s Legal System Converts Functions Online

Massachusetts Schools Approve Video Chat for Teachers

Oklahoma Asks Unemployment Applicants to File Online

Michigan City Council Meeting Disrupted by ‘Zoom Bombs’

Some Silicon Valley Companies Are Booming as COVID-19 Rages

Canton, Ohio, City Council Approves EV Charging Stations

How to Protect Elections Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic

Parents, Teachers Make Education Work During Pandemic

Tennessee Executive Order Allows Virtual Meetings Amid Virus

Detroit Prosecutors Adapt Work Amid Pandemic Restriction

New Hampshire Mayor Presents Budget While Self-Isolating

EDITOR'S CHOICE

What’s New in Civic Tech: Developers Launch COVID19.NYC

8 Tips for Government on Working from Home and Staying Sane

California PBS 'At-Home Learning' Model Spreads Across U.S.

INDUSTRY RESOURCES

Beyond the Hype: A Guide for the Intelligent Use of AI

Redefining How CIOs and CISOs Should Approach Cybersecurity in the Future

Future of Work: Recruiting and Retaining Employees in the Government IT Workforce

MORE PAPERS

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