Customer experience is at the top of the agenda for public-sector agencies. The opportunity for radical improvement extends to almost every service that governments deliver. We identify three issues that public-sector transformation efforts can address to keep citizens and their voices at the heart of digital experience.
There is opportunity for radical change in almost every service that governments deliver.
Read more: US: Three Imperatives to Put Citizens at the Heart of Digitizing the Public Sector
Through two requests for proposals, the City will evaluate the market for businesses to partner to bolster the number of public, kerbside charging stations
The City of Boston has announced two opportunities to help increase the availability of publicly accessible electric vehicle (EV) charging stations.
Through the release of two requests for proposals (RFP), the City is seeking to evaluate the market for businesses to partner with Boston to bolster the number of public, kerbside charging stations equitably distributed citywide for individuals without driveways.
Read more: US: Massachusetts: Boston plans to expand electric vehicle charging stations
A new report ranks states for their transition to electric vehicles. California leads the list, followed by New York, largely because of the Empire State’s robust plans to transition all of its school buses to zero-emission vehicles.
The state of New York is set to lead the nation on a goal to transition school buses to zero-emission vehicles (ZEV), helping to position the state as the second-highest ranked region for EV adoption.
Read more: US: Where Are States in the Shift Toward Electric Vehicles?
Roadmap provides a vision for the use of technology to improve public services and quality of life, and position the Texan city to compete for federal funding.
San Antonio has launched a smart cities roadmap that seeks to inform a community-driven vision for San Antonio’s future as a leader in digital innovation.
Read more: US: Texas: San Antonio launches community-driven smart city roadmap
The next step to connect Waterloo residents to the city’s new fiber optic network is underway after a bid was awarded. The City Council held a special session on Thursday to award a bid of $77.86 million to ITG Communications, LLC, of Tullahoma, Tennessee, for the fiber-to-the-premise and backbone network project. Councilmembers Dave Boesen, Ray Feuss, Jonathan Grieder and Rob Nichols were present and all voted for the bid.
Read more: US: Iowa: Fiber optic network build-out to get underway in Waterloo after bid awarded