Schaumburg ranked 3rd nationally in technology use

The village of Schaumburg has placed third in the 2020 Digital Cities Survey, which recognized cities using technology to tackle social challenges, enhance cybersecurity, improve transparency and more.

Schaumburg is the only Illinois community ranked in the top 10 of its population category of cities with a population below 75,000.

The village completed several technology initiatives in 2020 to increase efficiency and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said. A planned upgrade to the village's firewall hardware was accelerated and its virtual desktop infrastructure was expanded beyond its planned capacity to allow additional remote workers.

Zoom video conferencing was expanded across the village, including adoption for use in public committees, commissions and board meetings.

Credit card processing equipment was updated and reconfigured to allow for touchless transactions.