Winston-Salem and Greensboro are ‘citizen-engaged communities’

The cities of Winston-Salem and Greensboro have been recognized as “citizen-engaged communities” by the Washington-based Public Technology Institute. Funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Citizen-Engaged Communities designation is granted for two years based on a decision by a panel of local officials and technology sector representatives that the local governments have implemented best practices in citizen relationship/records management systems, 311/call center, web portal technology and other technological facets that facilitate citizen engagement in local government. Winston-Salem and Greensboro were two out of the nine local governments receiving the designation, the others being Buffalo, NY; Corpus Christi, Texas; Hampton, Va.; Miami-Dade County, Fla.; New York City; Philadelphia; and San Francisco.

NOTE: This post has been corrected after erroneously reporting that Winston-Salem and Greensboro were two out eight cities that received the designation.