Community Engagement
Community Engagement is essential for local and state government agencies aiming to build trust, encourage public participation, and ensure that policies reflect residents’ needs and concerns. Governments can foster stronger connections with their communities through outreach programs, public forums, and collaborative decision-making. This directory offers articles on community engagement and related topics like Community Development, which focuses on improving the overall well-being and sustainability of communities through targeted initiatives.
It’s the second time in a month that the city has been sued over how it’s asking voters if they want to replace the police department
What’s on your department’s Amazon wish list? 5 ways to leverage Prime Day for your department and community
In nine states, at least some jurisdictions have allowed certain voters to cast their ballots electronically via their home computers or through a mobile app
The fast-growing town of Gilbert, Arizona, uses SeeClickFix to streamline service requests, prioritize repair efforts and communicate with citizens
Ready New York’s Katelyn James created Ready Girl, a superhero that is super prepared and engaging youth on what they need to know in an emergency.
From managing requests to running rich reports and engaging citizens regularly and during disasters, 311 data systems are evolving government operations
A federal judge ruled a proposed citizenship status question on the 2020 Census is Constitutional, but Congress was not given required three years notice.
With federal funding won through an FCC auction, a regional electric cooperative will bring broadband to more than 16,000 customers in rural Pennsylvania.
Families need to know both when to set hurricane preparations in motion as well as when it’s too late to evacuate
Emoji Cities is a tool that tracks the negative and positive sentiments of 69 major cities throughout the world. U.S. cities routinely hold several places on the 10 most negative cities list.
Philadelphia public safety data showing most homicides in over a decade.
Learn about Latino community policing efforts by MPD and Dane County’s Amigos en Azul special police unit, and how the program has grown.
Citizens want access to government services anywhere, any time and on any device. That’s why governments must consider mobile website design in 2019.
IDEMIA was awarded $1.2 million through a competitive bidding process to develop Iowa’s digital licenses system for launch in late 2019 or early 2020.
Jack Foster details the worst data breaches -- in terms of volume -- that occurred in 2018.
A five county area of Texarkana now has text 911 service for most major mobile device carriers.
Local leaders can collaborate and get grant funding for broadband-based solutions that improve the strength of rural communities.
The physical driver’s license is here for the foreseeable future, but mDLs offer a number of benefits to public safety, citizens and issuing governments.
With a report traffic safety concerns form online, the city of Lawrence, Kansas, can gather data that helps reevaluate traffic-calming efforts.
