2014 Weekly Snapshots: Summer
Every week, American City & County features unique projects from throughout U.S. communities.
- Written by Derek Prall
- 7th August 2014
Every week, American City & County features unique projects from throughout U.S. communities.
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2024 elections meet social media – How local governments can stay aheadSocial media is a critical aspect of the 2024 election in different ways from years prior. This is due to younger generation voters engaging on platforms like X, Instagram and TikTok, and with half of all U.S. adults saying they at least sometimes get news via social media, according to a 2023 Pew Research Center […]
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A trusted technology partner can help cities and counties achieve their digital visionIf a local government wants to re-do its IT setup, its leaders should collaborate with knowledgeable teammates, says Matt Sprague, industry strategy director, local government at Trimble, a U.S.-based software and hardware firm that provides services and a variety of technologies. “If a city or county is starting from scratch on their vision or plan […]
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Traverse City’s broadband project is a cautionary tale for other communitiesAs a former telecommunications executive who created business plans for fiber networks, I’ve watched Traverse City, Mich.’s efforts to build a fiber municipal broadband network with both interest and concern. The appeal of affordable, high-speed internet owned and operated by the city itself was understandable, particularly in a time when reliable internet access has become […]
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As cyber threats evolve, cities and counties need to safeguard staffers’ mobile devicesNo question, more local governments are facing cyber threats in 2024, says Tim LeMaster, vice president, worldwide systems engineering at Lookout. His firm is a data-centric cloud security company. It uses a defense-in-depth strategy to address the different stages of modern cybersecurity attacks, which now start with infiltrations of mobile devices. The following link includes […]