Awards

The Center for Digital Government (CDG) has named the City of Wichita a 2019 Digital Cities Survey winner. The survey recognizes cities using technology to tackle social challenges, enhance services, strengthen cybersecurity and more. The survey honors cities in five population classifications: 500,000 or more, 250,000 to 499,999; 125,000 to 249,999; 75,000 to 124,999 and fewer than 75,000. Wichita placed 4th in the 250,000 to 499,999 category.

City of Wichita was recognized for innovative work in the following areas among others:

• Gun Shot Detection program
• Copper theft prevention
• Public-private partnerships for future smart city implementations including a partnership with Evergy
• Hot spots to provide connectivity to residents through neighborhood resource centers
• Partnerships with Friends University on cyber-security
• Wichita State University partnership on data and analytics
• T-Mobile partnership on fleet monitoring
• Kansas Department of Transportation partnership on fiber sharing
  

Here is a list of winners below in the 250,000 to 499,999 category:

1. City of Miami, FL
2. City of Durham, NC
3. City of Virginia Beach, VA
4. City of Wichita, KS
5. City of Kansas City, MO and City of Plano, TX (tie)
6. City of Madison, WI
7. City of Long Beach, CA
8. City of Henderson, NV
9. City of Chandler, AZ
10. City of Greensboro, NC and City of Riverside, CA (tie)

Route 50 Navigator Awards Finalist (top 10)

The fourth annual Navigator Awards honors 50 individuals and teams either working in or with state, county and municipal governments in the United States who demonstrated their ability to implement a great idea that improves public sector services and the communities they serve.

The City of Wichita's IT Department was nominated for the Tech Innovator award for its work with LoRaWAN Technology, our Copper Theft Detection System, Gunshot Detection System.