Government Technology

To properly predict what road maintenance lies ahead, the department will soon work with a contractor to "drive the city" using a truck with specialized equipment that will gather data on current pavement conditions. Once the data is collected, it will be integrated into the asset management system tool for analysis.

Major projects in state government can easily snowball in scope, schedule and budget.

"By placing analytics and business intelligence at the top of the list, government CIOs are addressing government’s need to proactively manage programs and services."

Looks like open data just got its big-city swagger.

"The new website
puts all state services
just a few
clicks away and makes sure the State of Montana is going to work for citizens."

Who Should Attend
Community leaders; state, local, and federal staff; academics; and others interested in performance indicators.

As an urban planner moonlighting in tech, I’ve been invited to hackathons and conferences, TEDx talks and prototyping festivals — all focused on critical urban issues ranging from homelessness to economic development, public art to public transportation. Through all of these events I’ve noticed one commonality: I’m the only urban planner there.

Many community-based and statewide partners are assisting local librarians and patrons with efficiently locating ever-growing online resources.

From the moment an IT project is launched, there’s political pressure from agencies to back off business changes that would deliver results.

Public-sector CIOs are rethinking the hiring process as they seek leaders to replace an aging IT workforce.