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Seattle Earns National Recognition in Annual Digital Cities Awards 

The Center for Digital Government (CDG) awarded the City of Seattle 4th-place honors in the 25th Annual Digital Cities Survey today. Seattle follows the cities of (#1) San Jose, CA; (#2) Los Angeles, CA; and (#3) San Diego, CA, and tying with Charlotte, NC, in the largest cities category of… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle’s One-Stop-Shop Benefits Portal Named One of Time Magazine’s Best Inventions of 2025 

CiviForm has received over 50,000 applications for City benefit and discount programs to connect families with everything from fresh food and childcare to transit passes and home repairs Seattle – This fall, the City of Seattle’s CiviForm platform was named one of Time Magazine’s Best Inventions of 2025 and also reached the major… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Receives WEB Government Experience Awards

City is recognized for efforts to make information more accessible, transparent, and engaging for Seattle residents, and for its innovative Winter Weather Response Map The City of Seattle received two Center for Digital Government (CDG) awards for delivering accessible, transparent, and engaging digital services for residents. Seattle was recognized for… [ Keep reading ]

Mayor Harrell Launches New Responsible AI Plan and Community Innovation Hackathon Series

New plan creates trainings, resources, and rules for City employees to leverage advanced technology to better serve residents and businesses Seattle – Today, Mayor Bruce Harrell announced the City of Seattle’s ambitious 2025-2026 AI Plan, positioning Seattle as a national leader in responsible artificial intelligence implementation to better serve residents… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Channel wins Overall Excellence at the Northwest Emmy Awards

Seattle Channel recognized for overall excellence and a human-interest feature. SEATTLE – (June 9, 2024) Seattle Channel received the Overall Excellence Emmy Award at the 62nd annual Northwest Regional Emmy Awards Saturday, June 7. This is the first time the channel has earned the prestigious honor, which recognizes the quality,… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Channel nominated for 11 NW Regional Emmy Awards

SEATTLE – Seattle Channel is honored to receive 11 Northwest Regional Emmy Award nominations from the Northwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). These nominations, announced via social media on Friday, underscore the quality and breadth of programming the Seattle Channel produced in 2024. The… [ Keep reading ]

City of Seattle Recognized as a 2024 National Digital Inclusion Trailblazer

Seattle named a national leader in closing the digital divide for 7th time The National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) named the City of Seattle a 2024 Digital Inclusion Visionary Trailblazer. Visionary Trailblazers are communities that have deeply integrated digital inclusion throughout their government and are leading the way in digital… [ Keep reading ]

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Seattle recognized as national leader in 2024 Digital Cities Survey  

The City of Seattle was awarded a third-place finish for a city with a population over 500,000 in the 24th Digital Cities Survey. The Digital Cities Awards are the premier achievement in local government. They involve a formidable, fact-based application process and have been awarded to cities in five population categories… [ Keep reading ]