The 2020 edition of the Digital Cities Survey by the Center for Digital Government recognized cities of all sizes for deploying digital technology to empower pandemic responses.
The Center for Digital Government (CDG) announced the winners of the 2020 Digital Cities Survey. This year, the 20th edition of 2020 Digital Cities Survey, the awards recognized the use of technology to respond to the coronavirus pandemic "while continuing strategic initiatives to enhance services," according to an article by Janet Grenslitt.
The winners are broken down by population size, with San José, California taking the award for cities with more than 500,000 people. The city of Virginia Beach won for the 250,000 to 499,999 category; the city of Bellevue, Washington for the 125,000 to 249,999 category, the city of Sugar Land, Texas for the 75,000 to 124,000 category, and the city of Danville for the below 75,000 category.
Details on the accomplishments of each the winners are included in the source article.
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