DID News
Bridging Local Government and Academia: DID Partners with Western Michigan University
We are excited to announce a new strategic partnership between the Digital Innovation Collaborative Exchange (DICE) and Western Michigan University (WMU) for the Spring 2026 semester. This collaboration brings a
Welcome Madison Bishop, Our New Digital Communications Coordinator
Van Buren County is excited to announce that Madison Bishop has officially joined the Digital Information Department as our new Digital Communications Coordinator. Madison stepped into the role last week,
Digital Innovation Task Force Meeting: January 22, 2026
It’s not every Thursday morning that a conversation about zebra ownership leads to a breakthrough in government AI strategy, but that’s exactly what happened when Jerry demonstrated a zoning chatbot
Joint Digital Innovation Task Force Meeting Summary
Van Buren County & St. Joseph CountyDecember 18, 2025 Purpose and Framing This meeting marked an intentional shift from parallel, county-specific AI discussions toward a shared, collaborative model between Van
It’s Not the AI, It’s the Data: December 4th DITF Insights
It’s not every day that a government meeting involves someone demonstrating the AI tool that literally just created the agenda for that very meeting. But here we are in 2025,
