Eighteen of New York’s top technology innovators from state and local governments were recently selected by the Center for Digital Government, a division of e.Republic, to be the recipients of its esteemed Best of New York awards.
e.Republic announces the best and brightest public-sector technology leaders
There may be no single, simple answer to the complex issue of climate change. Yet there are simple steps that the public sector IT community can take in responding to renewed concerns about environmental sustainability while institutionalizing greater efficiencies into its operations.
Adel Ebeid was appointed as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for the State of New Jersey by Govenor Corzine when he signed Executive Order #42 on November 2006. In his capacity as CTO, Mr. Ebeid oversees all technology operations throughout the executive branch and the day-to-day functions of the Office of Information Technology.
Jon Fullinwider was appointed as the first chief information officer with Los Angeles County in January 1997. With an annual county budget of $16 billion and a technology and telecommunications budget of more than $750 million, Mr. Fullinwider is responsible for the vision, direction, strategy and cost-effective application of all information in telecommunications-based technologies throughout the county.
J. Stephen Fletcher was appointed by Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., in April 2005 to serve as the state’s chief information officer and executive director of the Department of Technology Services. Under his service, the state has consolidated all IT services into one new department to reduce costs, increase services to taxpayers, and more closely align IT with the business needs of the State of Utah.
Center for Digital Government to honor public agencies and leaders for their outstanding technological innovations
Gregg Rippy is a fourth generation Coloradoan and a graduate of Colorado State University. He is the executive director of the Statewide Internet Portal Authority, president and co-owner of Grand River Construction and also a managing partner of Rocky Mountain Redi-Mix.
This podcast examines how to overcome organizational and technical challenges in order to receive the very real benefits of moving an organization toward a unified, cheaper and more robust network infrastructure.
Collaboration across the criminal justice and public safety networks is essential given the heightened state of security worldwide. Agencies need to share criminal histories and other vital personal and background information across departments, as well as streamline the court’s management processes across secure networks.
