The City of Riverside, CA ranked in the top 10 of the ‘Top Digital Cities in US” as recognized by e.Republic’s Center for Digital Government and Digital Communities Program. The annual survey has acknowledged Riverside within the top 10 in the 250,000+ population category every year since 2006.
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The 10th Anniversary of the Digital Cities Survey listed Riverside as the 7th most digital city. According to e.Republic’s release, “The survey focused on results achieved by cities, via the use of technology, in operating efficiencies and realizing strategic objectives despite current fiscal constraints.”
“Cities that are investing in technology are capturing cost savings that are critical to continuity of operations and their ability to meet higher demand for services,” said Todd Sander, e.Republic’s director of Digital Communities.
“The highest-ranking cities in the survey showed great strides in consolidating and enabling shared services, government transparency and communications interoperability. We applaud these innovators as they work in the spirit of collaboration to provide extraordinary value to constituents despite budget setbacks.”
The top city listed in the survey was Honolulu, HI. The following was the complete list of cities ranked: 2nd City of Seattle, Wash. 3rd Metropolitan Gov’t of Nashville & Davidson County, Tenn. 4th City of Aurora, Colo. 4th City of Chicago, Ill. 5th City of Corpus Christi, Texas 6th El Paso City and County, Texas 7th City of Riverside, Calif. 8th City of Boston, Mass. 9th City of Baltimore, Md. 9th City of Long Beach, Calif. 9th City of Virginia Beach, Va. 10th City of Fort Worth, Texas 10th Louisville Metro Government, Ky. 10th City of San Antonio, Texas.
Riverside was ranked as 7th for the second year in a row. The city has been ranked as high as 4th since it first debuted in the survey in 2006 as it is recognized for its free wi-fi and commitment to technology growth. In addition, Riverside has some of the most robust tech infrastructure and growing tech support in Southern California.
