B&G REPORT.

We’re big fans of progress. In fact, many years ago, we were the first people in our circle to have home computers. (They were IBMs with big floppy disks and no hard drives and we absolutely loved them). That said, we’ve become increasingly aware of instances in which current technologies, designed to create efficiency, can have deficits over the previous ways of doing things in state and local government. Take, for example, the telephone. A number of surveys have shown that

It won’t come as a surprise to anyone who works in state or local government to hear that many of our interviewees suggest – notwithstanding what ails their employer – that they’re going to solve many issues with new and improved technology. And to be sure, technology is increasingly an important part of any formula for success, and cities, counties and states that aren’t involved in improving their high-tech profile will be left behind. Still, as a state CIO characterized

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