Applications of Business Analytics in Local Government

June 24, 2013, 2:00–3:00 PM ET

We all have been observing a large increase in the number of cities and counties that are interested in using data to drive better decisions.

A number of groups, practitioners and communities use differing descriptions of this idea, or similar ideas, including “smart cities”, business intelligence, performance measures, performance based budgeting, business analytics, predictive data modeling, etc.

Fundamentally, all these emerging areas are rooted in the same thing – technology is capturing lots of data now, and managers want to use it.

2013 Web 2.0 Competition

Application Deadline: Close of Business June 28, 2013

PTI’s Web 2.0 State & Local Government Awards & Recognition Program recognizes excellence in Web 2.0 and civic/social networking for effective communications, increased citizen participation and improved efficiencies in government service.

PTI CIO Summit EAST: June 27-28 in Alexandria, VA

This one and one-half day summit enables attendees to explore best practices and innovative solutions that have a positive impact on government performance.

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Inaugural PTI GIS Vision Award Goes to Five Officials for Their Efforts in Super Storm Sandy

May 10, 2013, Alexandria, VA – Five public-sector employees, representing five different agencies, who acted as a team and managed to successfully cross boundaries at all levels of government to better serve and protect the public during and after Super Storm Sandy have been named recipients of the inaugural PTI GIS Vision Award.

Super Storm Sandy brought out the very best of public officials trying to plan for, respond to, and recover from all aspects of the devastating storm. The use of geospatial systems across all levels of government in the New York and New Jersey area played a vital role in these response and recovery efforts.

Building Collaboration: CPO-CIO Relationship Survey

National survey results show that the relationship between local government chief procurement officers and chief information officers is strategic and effective, but more can be done to enhance and improve this vital relationship.

Approximately 53% of local government Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) and Chief Information Officers (CIOs) believe that the relationship between the CPO and the CIO is highly strategic, while 30% believe the relationship is somewhat strategic according to the results of a national survey conducted by the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing, Inc. (NIGP), the Public Procurement Research Center (PPRC) and Public Technology Institute.

2012-2013 Technology Solutions Awards

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An independent panel of judges has identified the winners of PTI's 2012–2013 Technology Solutions Awards.

Awards will be presented at the 2013 CIO Summit EAST in Alexandria, VA.

Thank You to all entrants! Read on for a list of winners and other recipients of recognition.

PTI Travels to South Carolina and Provides Energy Assurance Training

Public Technology Institute collaborated with the South Carolina Energy Office to develop a local government energy assurance-training module. The training module, developed by PTI’s selected and seasoned professionals, was presented twice across South Carolina — on May 14, 2013 in Columbia and in Charleston on May 15.

Procurement Intelligence: Presented by PTI, Powered by Deltek

Public Technology Institute and Deltek now offer an online procurement intelligence (PI) database as a benefit for PTI local government members.

It contains more than 800,000 local and state government purchasing opportunities, including RFPs, RFQs and supporting documentation; local and state budget and spending data, along with detailed contact and status information. It is continuously updated with information from Deltek’s GovWin IQ offering.