Roanoke Named Top Digital City

City of Roanoke Named Top Digital City

Roanoke, VA — Once again, the Center for Digital Government's Digital Cities Survey has named the City of Roanoke as a Top Digital City. Roanoke ranked third in the nation for 2009 among the cities in the 75,000 to 124,999 population category. The survey ranked Roanoke in first place in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, and 2006; fifth place in 2004; and second place in 2007.

The city’s Department of Technology and Office of Communications led the way to this recognition. This year’s ranking required cities to complete a survey focused upon how the city utilizes technology to offer e-government services offered via the Internet, use of wireless technology, IT strategic planning, and disaster recovery capability. Roanoke’s Geographic Information Systems (GIS), use of technology within public safety applications, and infrastructure capacity stood out among the competing municipalities.

Other award winners in our class are the City of Santa Monica, CA, the City of Arvada, CO, and the City of Richardson, TX. Winners were announced during a special ceremony in San Antonio, TX, on Nov. 12.