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Mar. 23, 2012

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'IT is going through a revolution,' keynote speaker says

Editorial Director Bill Wolpin speaks with Jeff James, former editor for Windows IT Pro magazine and an industry news analyst, who will deliver the keynote for American City & County’s second annual virtual conference on cloud computing, April 26, 2012....More
Mar. 21, 2012

Article

American City and County

Multi-channel communication strategy in disasters

Tsunami tests Hawaiian county's technology, communication plan...More
Mar. 20, 2012

News

Right speech, wrong crowd

GOP candidate mistakenly makes his pitch at the other guy's convention...More
Mar. 19, 2012

Commentary

Viewpoint: May the best candidate (really) win

By Herbert Sweren and Barry Silverman — With technology tools, political campaigns can be a more fair fight...More
Mar. 19, 2012

News

American City and County

States risk corruption because of weak laws

Study finds that many states lack transparency, accountability...More
Mar. 15, 2012

News

American City and County

Communities promote diversity

Local programs encourage residents to reach across cultural lines...More
Feb. 17, 2012

News

American City and County

Books on the go

Mobile apps give patrons greater access to county libraries...More
Feb. 14, 2012

Article

American City and County

Generating citizen engagement with multi-channel communication

Today, people use the Internet and smartphone apps to conduct business. They want the same choices when they engage with government....More
Feb. 14, 2012

Commentary

Editor's Viewpoint: What's your two cents worth?

What do you think your two cents is worth today? Surprisingly enough, thanks to the Internet, it's worth more than you think....More
Oct. 18, 2011

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American City and County

Cities face challenge of integrating immigrants

Communities far from the southern border are taking extra steps to integrate new Hispanic residents....More
Oct. 12, 2011

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American City and County

Citizen engagement with mobile technologies

Smart devices and social networking have transformed how residents interact with government....More
Sep. 1, 2011

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American City and County

Tree mapping

Web application invites residents to participate in Philadelphia's efforts to expand and track its urban canopy....More
Aug. 29, 2011

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American City and County

PTI seeks citizen-engaged communities

The Public Technology Institute is accepting applications for its Citizen-Engaged Communities designation....More
Jul. 1, 2011

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American City and County

Governments engage residents with games

Entertaining activities help address serious issues....More
Jun. 20, 2011

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American City and County

2011 All-America City award winners announced

Ten cities have received the "All-America City" designation in recognition of their civic accomplishments from the National Civic League....More
Feb. 1, 2011

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American City and County

Unlocking 311

Public-private collaboration creates Open311 standard to expand the potential of communities' CRM systems....More
Dec. 1, 2010

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American City and County

Boston connects residents with mobile app

Boston Mayor Thomas Menino institutionalized the city's commitment to innovation by creating its first cabinet-level Chief Information Officer and by hiring a new chief of staff, who has made innovation his top priority....More
Dec. 1, 2010

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American City and County

The new public square

New York, Boston and Miami-Dade County describe how they are engaging residents through e-government, mobile applications, and social media....More
Aug. 16, 2010

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St. Paul's public works director improves communication

Rich Lallier, director of the St. Paul, Minn., Public Works Department, shares the steps he has taken to restore the public's faith in the department after the previous director resigned following a local TV news report that showed department workers taking excessive breaks....More
Aug. 5, 2010

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American City and County

New NLC guide helps cities promote youth civic engagement

The National League of Cities' Institute for Youth, Education, and Families, with support from the Surdna Foundation, has created a guide to help city officials promote youth civic engagement in municipal government....More
Sep. 24, 2009

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American City and County

Local governments like to Tweet, survey shows

RSS feeds, Twitter and Facebook are the most common Web 2.0 applications used by local governments, according to a recent PTI survey....More
Jul. 7, 2008

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American City and County

PTI promotes community engagement

The Washington-based Public Technology Institute (PTI) has launched an initiative to promote city and county governments' use of multi-channel citizen contact and service delivery systems...More
Jun. 1, 2007

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American City and County

NGA Center initiative addresses civic engagement of retirees

The Washington-based National Governors Association (NGA) Center for Best Practices is hosting a policy academy on ways states can encourage retirees to engage in employment, education and volunteer activities....More
May 23, 2007

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Santa Monica, Calif., Internet systems coordinator describes city's wireless network

Keith Kurtz, Internet systems coordinator for Santa Monica, Calif., talks with American City & County's Lindsay Isaacs at PTI's 2007 Technology Leadership Conference about the city's wireless network and its efforts to improve public outreach....More

'IT is going through a revolution,' keynote speaker says

Multi-channel communication strategy in disasters

Right speech, wrong crowd

Viewpoint: May the best candidate (really) win

States risk corruption because of weak laws

Communities promote diversity

Books on the go

Generating citizen engagement with multi-channel communication

Editor's Viewpoint: What's your two cents worth?

Cities face challenge of integrating immigrants

Citizen engagement with mobile technologies

Tree mapping

PTI seeks citizen-engaged communities

Governments engage residents with games

2011 All-America City award winners announced

Unlocking 311

Boston connects residents with mobile app

The new public square

St. Paul's public works director improves communication

New NLC guide helps cities promote youth civic engagement

Local governments like to Tweet, survey shows

PTI promotes community engagement

NGA Center initiative addresses civic engagement of retirees

Santa Monica, Calif., Internet systems coordinator describes city's wireless network

Survey: Most people like local government, but don't like the feds 1

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