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PTI Technology Matters is a free E-mail summary of technology news from around the Web, focused on PTI members’ key interest areas.

Read more    06-30-2010

Public Technology Institute (PTI) is a national, not-for-profit member-supported organization based in Washington, D.C.

As the only technology organization created by and for cities and counties, PTI works with a core network of leading local government officials—the PTI membership—to identify opportunities for technology research, to share solutions and recognize member achievements, and develop best practices that address the technology management, governance and policy issues that impact local government.

Officials from PTI member governments participate in Councils and Forums that address specific technology areas. Through partnerships with industry, federal agencies and other governmental organizations, PTI shares the results of its activities and the expertise of its members with the broader audience of the more than 30,000 U.S. cities and counties.

History

Established in 1971 by the major national associations representing state and local governments, PTI is the advocate and resource for early adopters and thought leaders who have a passion for the furtherance and wise deployment of technology in governance.

Today, PTI continues to enjoy a close relationship with the National League of Cities, National Association of Counties and International City/County Management Association.

The PTI Board of Directors is comprised of representatives from the three national associations, the PTI membership and private industry.

06-23-2010     Send a link     Topics:  About PTI     Print version

These leading organizations are Nonprofit Partners of Public Technology Institute:

05-26-2010     Send a link     Topics:  Nonprofit & Federal Partners     Print version

PTI member governments are invited to apply for recognition as an Innovation Lab, a mark of excellence for the proven, successful deployment of a technology program, practice or strategy.

The Innovation Lab program is different from the annual Solutions Awards because the Lab designation recognizes programs that are broad and comprehensive in scope and requires the applicant to submit a publication-quality case study. Read on for application information.

Read more    05-05-2010

For the Local Government Technology Professional

PTI’s CIO Leadership Books are designed to help local elected leaders, city and county managers and chief information officers (CIOs) navigate the technology, management and policy issues they face in a constantly changing environment.

PTI also hosts frequent webinars featuring book authors sharing their insight and expertise on local government technology topics.

04-28-2010     Send a link     Topics:  CIO Leadership Books     Print version

Questions about membership? Please contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), Assistant Executive Director for Research & Government Services, 937-667-4142.

03-26-2010     Send a link     Topics:  Cities & Counties  Nonprofit & Federal Partners     Print version

Alexandria, VA
Altamonte Springs, FL
Ankeny, IA
Arlington County, VA
Austin, TX

Read more    03-03-2010

The Public Safety Technology Council addresses the challenges facing cities and counties as they seek to improve service delivery through the deployment of new public safety technologies.

Chair
Kent Koehler
Senior Project Manager, Division of Information and Operations
Sedgwick County, KS

Vice Chair
Wesley Reid, Director
Guilford Metro 9-1-1
1201 Coliseum Blvd.
Greensboro, NC 27403
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336-373-2122 Office, 336-373-4753 Fax

PTI Staff Member
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03-03-2010     Send a link     Topics:  Council Leadership  Public Safety Technology     Print version

The National League of Cities is the nation’s oldest and largest organization devoted to strengthening and promoting cities as centers of opportunity, leadership and governance.

NLC is a resource and advocate for more than 1,600 member cities and the 49 state municipal leagues, representing 19,000 cities and towns and more than 218 million Americans.

01-13-2010     Send a link     Topics:  Sponsoring Organizations     Print version

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Alan R. Shark is the Executive Director and CEO of the Public Technology Institute (PTI) headquartered in Washington, DC.

Created by and for city and county governments, PTI is a national, non-profit organization that focuses on technology issues that impact local government and technology thought-leaders in the public sector.

Dr. Shark’s career has spanned over 25 years as a highly recognized leader in both the nonprofit management and technology fields, with an emphasis on technology applications for business and government.

He is an author and Executive Editor of the recently (2009) published book CIO Leadership for Cities and Counties: Emerging Trends and Practices as well as Beyond e-Government & e-Democracy: A Global Perspective published in 2007.

As part of a special strategic partnership between PTI and Rutgers University Dr. Shark is an assistant professor in the School of Public Affairs and Administration where he teaches a masters level course on technology and public administration.

Before coming to PTI, he was president and CEO of the American Mobile Telecommunications Association. At the Water Environment Federation, he was the associate executive director and publisher.

Dr. Shark was elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration, as well as a Fellow of the American Society of Association Executives and a Fellow of the Radio Club of America.

He received a doctorate in public administration from the University of Southern California and the MPA degree from Baruch College in New York.

12-24-2009     Send a link     Topics:  Officers & Directors     Print version

12-18-2009     Send a link     Topics:  Council Leadership  Web Management & E-Government     Print version

PTI Staff Contact: Dale Bowen, 202-626-2456.

City and county travel and training budgets are being cut, and in many cases eliminated. During today’s climate of “do more with less,” local government executives and technology practitioners, perhaps now more than ever, need access to educational programming via their desktop.

GoGovTV meets that need! GoGovTV is the online technology education and training series for local governments.

Read more    08-14-2009

Chair
Gail M. Roper, CIO
Raleigh, NC

Member, PTI Board of Directors

PTI Staff Member
Dale Bowen, Assistant Executive Director for Program Development, 202-626-2456

08-07-2009     Send a link     Topics:  Council Leadership  Chief Information Officers (CIOs)     Print version

Instant Access Networks

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Public Technology Institute
1301 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W., Suite 830
Washington, D.C. 20004

Tel 202-626-2400     Toll-Free 866-664-6368
Fax 202-626-2498     info@pti.org

Building Location

1301 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. is next to Freedom Plaza and near the White House. See our exact location on this Google Map.

The nearest Metro subway stations are Metro Center and Federal Triangle.

03-07-2009     Send a link     Topics:  Contact Us     Print version

Most of the items in the PTI Store are PDF files for you to use with the Adobe Reader or compatible viewer software such as Foxit Reader or Apple Preview.

Read more    03-02-2009

Chair
Brian Boerner
Director, Environmental Management
City of Fort Worth, TX

Co-Vice Chairs
James Gorby
Director of Vehicle Services
Fairfax County, VA

John Stufflebean
Director, Environmental Services
San Jose, California

PTI Staff Member
Ronda Mosley, Senior Director for Research & Government Services
937-667-4142

11-10-2008     Send a link     Topics:  Council Leadership  Sustainability     Print version

Costis Toregas served as PTI’s CEO for 18 years, 32 in all with PTI. He is a Fellow and the chair of the National Academy of Public Administration’s standing panel on Social Equity in Governance.

He is an adjunct faculty member in the school of Public Policy and Public Administration at George Washington University (GW), a Lead Research Scientist in the GW Department of Computer Science, and a founder and principal of the Global Consortium for Sustainable Solutions.

Dr. Toregas holds Ph.D and M.S. degrees in Environmental Systems Engineering and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University.

In Search of the Big Idea is a reflection on Dr. Toregas’ career, as published in Government Technology magazine.

10-02-2008     Send a link     Topics:  Strategic Advisors     Print version

PTI’s Citizen-Engaged Communities is a special designation program that will provide multi-channel government contact centers with:

• A Roadmap for Success     • Process and Technology Support
• National Recognition

Local governments are challenged today to provide centralized citizen contact centers that effectively utilize new technology for fast, friendly and responsive service.

This seamless service must engage citizens through multi-channels, empower citizens by enabling direct interaction, and then demonstrate accountability through performance reporting, not just for calls but also for service delivery.

Citizens do not differentiate contact with an elected official, a call center representative, or staff in an operational department. They are all perceived as the city response and the city service.

Read more    07-31-2008

PTI Staff Contact: Bennett Kobb, 202-626-2443.

Public Technology Institute presents PublicTechJobs.com, a jobs board that enables local government agencies to reach job seekers looking for technology related positions.

PTI members receive a discount rate on postings or other services they purchase from the site.

How do I get a password on PublicTechJobs.com?

Register at Create Employer Account or Create Job Seeker Account.

How do I know if my job was posted?

Just click on View Jobs.

05-30-2008     Send a link     Topics:       Print version

All municipal and county governments are welcome to become PTI members.

When a jurisdiction joins PTI, all officials and staff have access to the benefits of membership listed on this page.

Download the Jurisdiction Membership Application [PDF].

PTI's annual Technology Support Services are based on U.S. Census City and County estimates of jurisdiction population.

Read more    03-12-2008

PTI is engaged with multiple federal agencies to conduct pilot projects and in-depth research regarding issues of critical importance to our local government members, and for the benefit of the broader local government audience.

Should you have questions about PTI’s Federal Partners Program please contact Senior Director for Research Programs Ronda Mosley.

PTI wishes to thank our federal agency partners for their support and innovative spirit.

01-01-2007     Send a link     Topics:  Nonprofit & Federal Partners     Print version

Chair
Patti Boekamp, Director of Engineering and Capital Projects
San Diego, California

PTI Staff Member
Dale Bowen, Assistant Executive Director for Program Development
202-626-2456

11-06-2006     Send a link     Topics:  Council Leadership  Transportation     Print version

The CIO Council is composed of leading-edge Chief Information Officers and telecommunications directors from across the nation.

The council identifies and responds to emerging technology issues sometimes before the marketplace recognizes the opportunity or challenge. For example, the first two local governments to establish a web site in 1994 are longstanding members of this innovative consortium.

Read more    11-02-2006

The International City/County Management Association is the premier local government leadership and management organization.

Founded in 1914, ICMA’s mission is to create excellence in local governance by advocating and developing the professional management of local government worldwide.

In addition to support for its 8,200 members, ICMA provides publications, data, information, technical assistance, and training and professional development to thousands of city, town and county experts and other individuals throughout the world.

09-13-2006     Send a link     Topics:  Sponsoring Organizations     Print version

The National Association of Counties (NACo) is the only national organization that represents county governments in the United States. Founded in 1935, NACo provides essential services to the nation’s 3,066 counties.

NACo advances issues with a unified voice before the federal government, improves the public’s understanding of county government, assists counties in finding and sharing innovative solutions through education and research and provides value-added services to save counties and taxpayers money.

09-11-2006     Send a link     Topics:  Sponsoring Organizations     Print version

Facilitator
Alan Leidner, Senior Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton
PTI Strategic Advisor

PTI Staff Member
Dale Bowen, Director of Professional Development, 202-626-2456

08-01-2006     Send a link     Topics:  Council Leadership  Geospatial Information Systems (GIS)     Print version

The Sustainability Council offers a combination of experience, skills, and expertise to help local governments:

Read more    06-01-2006

Dr. .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) most recently was Deputy Manager of the Department of Environmental Health for the City and County of Denver. He now consults for a number of entities including PTI, the City and County of Denver and others.

Steve continues to be an outstanding leader of PTI’s Sustainability Council as an advocate for environmental and energy issues at the local level.

In 2006, the Council nominated him as its national spokesperson in energy assurance and critical infrastructure protection funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. Steve also assisted with the production of the Energy Assurance Guidelines for Local Governments with PTI’s Ronda Mosley.

Mr. Foute has won several awards including the U.S. Department of Energy’s Innovation Award, Colorado Governor’s Energy Conservation Award and the Society of Real Estate Appraisers Author’s Award. He is a Master Gardener in Pueblo County, Colorado.

He received his doctorate in Environmental Science from the University of Texas at Dallas and has served as adjunct professor at the University of Colorado’s School of Architecture and Planning.

09-01-2010     Send a link     Topics:  Strategic Advisors     Print version

To recognize innovative efforts in digital governance, the School of Public Affairs and Administration at Rutgers University-Newark held an online “virtual” awards ceremony on Tuesday, August 24, 2010.

The 2010 E-Government Web Portal Excellence Award is based upon the Rutgers E-Government Performance Index. A research study utilizing that index was conducted jointly by the E-Governance Institute at the School of Public Affairs and Administration at Rutgers University-Newark and the Global e-Policy e-Government Institute at Sungkyunkwan University in South Korea.

Co-sponsored by PTI, the study listed these cities among the top five in digital governance: Seoul, Prague, Hong Kong, New York and Singapore.

You can read a summary of the findings at this link and view the ceremony at this link.

08-26-2010     Send a link     Topics:  Web Management & E-Government  Municipal E-Government     Print version

This presentation outlines the national certification program for local government CIOs that PTI is presenting in partnership with Rutgers University's School of Public Affairs and Administration.

This 12-month certification program is designed to help executives develop the necessary skills to be a successful local government CIO, share knowledge and experience with peers and raise their professionalism as technology practitioners.

08-25-2010     Send a link     Topics:  CIO Education & Certification Programs  Chief Information Officers (CIOs)     Print version

Join the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for these no-cost ENERGY STAR® online training sessions and learn how to improve the energy efficiency of commercial and industrial buildings by 10 percent or more.

Benchmarking in Portfolio Manager for Local and State Governments
Thursday, September 9, 2010, 2:00–3:00 PM ET

Read more    08-25-2010

Here are some recent topics you’ll find in PTI’s CIO Council, Web-eGovernment and other discussion lists. PTI jurisdiction members can participate in and view archives of these discussions.

• City regulations on use of cellular phones and approval of phone requests
• Use of iPads by elected leaders and staff
• Civic/Social Media Specialist certification
• Upgrades to 911/311 services to accept photos and video

Read more    08-19-2010

PTI presented this webinar on August 18, 2010.

PTI thanks Microsoft, the IBM Institute for Electronic Government and Red Hat for their support of the Virtual Summit on Apps for Local Government.

This webinar looked at the opportunities that apps (for mobile as well as non-mobile devices) can provide to open up new channels of communication and dialog with the public. New York City and Lenexa, KS highlighted the apps and tools they have in place to improve citizen engagement.

Download PDF presentations:

New York City Open Data, Online & Apps     Apps in Local Government: Lenexa, KS

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Contact: Anne Gregory, Programs Director
Intel Americas: SLED (State Local Government and Education)
408-765-9724
E-mail: Anne.gregory@intel.com
Premierit.intel.com/slgov

Profile:

Intel, the world leader in silicon innovation, develops technologies, products and initiatives to continually advance how people work and live. Intel innovation is legendary, starting with our invention of the microprocessor in 1971 and continuing today. In fact, the latest Intel processors require 1/7000th of the power needed by the first Intel chips. If automobile fuel efficiency had improved at the same rate, today’s cars would get 100,000 miles per gallon.

Intel innovation adds intelligence to IT products and operations. Who else but Intel could put smart security, easier manageability and faster, more intelligent performance on a processor chip? The all new 2010 Intel® Core™ vPro™ processor family delivers cost-cutting efficiency and maximum productivity with the intelligence of hardware-assisted security and manageability features on notebooks and desktop PCs.

Intel® Xeon® processor-based servers provide industry-leading multi-core performance without increasing footprint and power demands. Ideal for intensive workloads, Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series helps lower IT costs by automatically allocating power according to your requirements and conserving energy during low-use periods.

Keep up-to-date with Intel innovation for IT. Intel Premier IT Professionals offers free local events, an eNewsletter, roadmaps, and best practices for North American IT.

Sign up now at State and Local Government and follow Intel on Twitter.

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The Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) interposes a central FEMA facility between emergency alert originators such as local governments, and wireless providers (CMSPs) who forward the messages to citizens’ mobile devices.

Key materials concerning CMAS and the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) are on the FCC website at this link.

Text of FCC Report and Order Establishing CMAS [PDF]
This document prescribes the coverage area and specifications of CMAS alerts, and addresses commenters who filed questions and objections to the CMAS proposal.

FEMA Letter to FCC [PDF]
This February 2008 letter from FEMA to the FCC explains that FEMA does not have statutory authority “during non-emergency periods to develop, implement, operate or maintain elements of the CMAS that regard alerts, warnings or notifications originated by State and Local authorities.” The agency asked the FCC to delay CMAS until such legal issues are resolved.

FEMA Takes Aggregator/Gateway Role for Nationwide Alert System
After declining to become the central gatekeeper for emergency alerts to wireless customers, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has reversed position and will accept this role.

IPAWS Page of the FEMA National Continuity Program Directorate

CMAS Forum

08-11-2010     Send a link     Topics:  Web Management & E-Government  Public Safety Technology     Print version

PTI members can access recent back issues of PTI Technology Matters at the link below.

Members: Read more    08-11-2010

by PTI Executive Director Alan Shark

Business intelligence from Web 2.0 applications can deliver strategic information, but are local governments using the information they collect effectively?

As more city and county governments experiment with better engaging residents and driving them to their central websites, many are asking how well the technology is delivering on its promise.

Read more at American City & County

08-06-2010     Send a link     Topics:  Chief Information Officers (CIOs)  Web Management & E-Government     Print version

The PTI Board of Directors is composed of nine seats. Each of PTI’s sponsoring organizations holds one seat on the Board of Directors.

Five seats are held by representatives of the PTI local government membership and one seat by an industry representative.

PTI Board Chair
Brian O´Neill, Philadelphia City Council

Brian J. O’Neill is now serving his eighth term on the Philadelphia City Council. He also serves as the Chair of the City Council’s Technology Committee.

The son of a Philadelphia police officer, Councilman O’Neill is a graduate of Saint Joseph’s University (1971) and Widener University Law School (1975). Prior to his election in 1979, he worked as a juvenile probation officer, a law clerk in the Court of Common Pleas and an attorney in private practice.

PTI Treasurer
Robert L. Layton, City Manager, Wichita, KS
Representing International City/County Management Association (ICMA)

Robert Layton was appointed city manager of Wichita in January 2009. Prior to that, Layton served as city manager of Urbandale, IA since 1984 following several years as assistant city manager for the city of Des Moines. Robert was named the 2005-06 Dwight Ink Resident Practitioner in Iowa State University’s Public Policy and Administration Program (PPAP). Previously he was named the PPAP’s recipient of the Dwight Ink Public Service Award.

Mr. Layton is a past president of the Iowa City/County Managers Association, has served multiple terms as Government Co-Chair for the Greater Des Moines United Way Campaign (1985, 1991, 2003) and has made many other contributions to public service.

Mark A. Johnson, CAE
Executive Director, North Dakota Association of Counties (NDACo)
Representing the National Association of Counties (NACo)

Mark Johnson has been the executive director of the NDACo since 1983. He received the North Dakota Leadership Award in 1992. He has served on the National Association of Counties (NACo) Board of Directors, and currently serves on the Finance Committee and Information Technology Committee.

Mr. Johnson is also the president of NDACo Resources Group, a for profit subsidiary of the NDACo delivering technology to public and private clients in North Dakota.

Mr. Johnson is a Certified Association Executive (CAE) and an active member of the American Society of Association Executives. He received the Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers Award from Government Technology Magazine in 2004.

Michael Armstrong
Chief Information Officer, Municipal Information Systems
Corpus Christi, TX

Michael Armstrong has served on several national boards, including serving as the immediate past Chair of the PTI Telecommunication and Information Technology Council, Executive CIO Council for the Center for Digital Government, Advisory Board member on the Iowa State University E-Government Program and the 2005 Secretary of the Iowa CIO Council.

Mr. Armstrong has published several articles in the field of technology. He is a graduate of the University of Kentucky.

Gail Roper
Chief Information Officer, Raleigh, NC

Gail Roper is the CIO for the City of Raleigh, North Carolina. Previously, she was CIO of Austin, Texas and Kansas City, Missouri.

Ms. Roper has a bachelor’s degree in information systems from Albany Business College in Albany, N.Y. She is the chair of PTI’s CIO Council.

PTI Board Secretary
Brian Moura
Assistant City Manager, San Carlos, CA

Mr. Moura joined the City of San Carlos in 1986 following seven years with the City of Hayward and earlier positions with Contra Costa County, the San Mateo County Office of Education and the City and County of San Francisco.

In addition to serving as Assistant City Manager in San Carlos, he has also simultaneously served as the City’s Finance Director & Human Resources Director, Finance Director, Parks & Recreation Director and as Interim City Manager in 2005.

Mr. Moura has a B.A. degree from the University of California at Berkeley and a Masters Degree in Public Administration from California State University, Hayward.

Don DeLoach
Chief Information Systems Officer, Tallahassee, FL
Representing the National League of Cities

A native of Tallahassee, Mr. DeLoach obtained his undergraduate degree from Florida State University in 1981. He received his Masters in Public Administration from Florida State in 1994.

His professional experience includes 25 years in the technology industry, of which the last 15 have been in management. Mr. DeLoach has worked on numerous projects involving systems application design, system selection, implementation and contract management.

Currently, Mr. DeLoach is the Chief Information Systems Officer for the City of Tallahassee responsible for all of the technology needs of the city including the management of its 800 MHz communication system. His staff of 75 employees maintains a state-of-the-art Oracle/PeopleSoft ERP and numerous mission-critical applications necessary for the city to operate.

Mr. DeLoach is a former President of the Florida Local Government Information Systems Association.

07-30-2010     Send a link     Topics:  Officers & Directors     Print version

PTI presented this webinar on July 28, 2010.

PTI thanks Microsoft, the IBM Institute for Electronic Government and Red Hat for supporting the Virtual Summit on Apps for Local Government.

This webinar reviewed the opportunities that mobile apps can provide, and explored the policy and management implications of creating and implementing these apps.

Download PDF Presentations:

Read more    07-28-2010

PTI and American City & County presented this webinar on July 27, 2010.

This webinar explored the immediate need for local government officials to better understand how to lessen the risk of their IT/communications infrastructure becoming inoperable. The speakers reviewed the current status of several operations including public safety.

Read more    07-27-2010

	Dr. Alan R. Shark Executive Director Phone: 202-626-2445 E-mail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)    Dr. Shark's biography
	Clifford Clarke Chief Information Officer Phone: 202-626-2442 E-mail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
	Dale Bowen Assistant Executive Director for Program Development Phone: 202-626-2456 E-mail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
	Ronda Mosley Assistant Executive Director for Research & Government Services Phone: 937-667-4142 E-mail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
	Leonard Scott Director of Public Safety Technology Programs E-mail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
	Bennett Kobb Director of Online Services Phone: 202-626-2443 E-mail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
	Bettsie Boyd Controller (contract basis) Phone: 202-626-2461 E-mail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
	Sue Curtis Office Support Manager Phone: 202-626-2432 E-mail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
	Susan Cable Program Manager, Citizen-Engaged Communities Phone: 281-277-3238 E-mail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

07-22-2010     Send a link     Topics:  Contact Us  Staff     Print version

PTI and APCO International presented this webinar July 20, 2010.

NG9-1-1 has the potential to transform the public safety landscape. It requires GIS as a core database, increasing the need for data accuracy and reliability.

This webinar focused on many of the pitfalls, challenges and opportunities with NG911/GIS and the cost sharing and partnership opportunities with entities beyond 911 using the same GIS data.

With: Wesley Reid, Vice Chair, PTI Public Safety Council and Director, Guilford County, NC Metro 9-1-1, Rachel Bello, Network Administrator, GM911; Vice-Chair, NENA Next Generation Integration Committee; APCO Emerging Technologies Committee and Marc Berryman, 911 Services Director, DDTI; Chair, NENA Next Generation Integration Committee; Co-Chair, NENA Next Generation Data Development Committee.

View this webinar

07-20-2010     Send a link     Topics:  Past Webinars & Events     Print version

Rutgers Global E-Governance Survey Ranks Seoul #1

View the online awards ceremony at this link.

A global survey of city websites has identified Seoul, South Korea, as the top-ranked city in the performance of municipal e-government. The survey evaluated sites of municipalities worldwide in terms of privacy, usability, content, service and citizen participation and ranked the cities on a global scale.

Read more    07-14-2010

This U.S. Department of Energy Solar Program Newsletter highlights the key activities, events, funding opportunities, and publications that the Solar Program has funded during the past quarter.

It includes city and state solar efforts, research news, industry updates and more.

Find the Solar Program Newsletter at this link.

07-14-2010     Send a link     Topics:  Sustainability     Print version

Information on the annual PTI Technology Solutions Awards for 2009 and later is available at this link.

07-09-2010     Send a link     Topics:  Technology Solutions     Print version

PTI presented this webinar on July 6, 2010.

ARRA Section 1512 reports are due once again. What’s looming over the horizon?  An audit of your ARRA grants. Federal agencies are increasingly scrutinizing ARRA reports, and the ARRA audit is new for many.

This webinar covered how to avoid having your reports flagged by agency reviewers, what auditors look for during the ARRA audit, and what documentation you’ll need to demonstrate that you’re on top of the reporting process.

With: Ronda Mosley, PTI Assistant Executive Director for Research and Government Services; and John Cimral, Fedarra CEO & Founder

View this webinar   Slides available on request.

07-08-2010     Send a link     Topics:  Past Webinars & Events     Print version

PTI is embarking on a year-long research project to develop best practices in the field of Web 2.0 and civic/social networking and citizen engagement in local and state government.

The project will culminate in a Web 2.0 State & Local Government Awards & Recognition Program that will include a virtual “Gallery of Excellence” in citizen engagement.

Read more    07-01-2010

In June 2010 PTI conducted an online survey of city and county officials to determine if local governments are using web 2.0 metrics and business intelligence practices using the data generated through their web portal and residents’ smartphone devices.

That data produces potentially useful key performance indicators (KPIs) and more.

Members: Read more    06-29-2010

PTI presented this webinar on July 7, 2010.

The U.S. EPA’s ENERGY STAR® program has many cost-free resources available to help you promote energy efficient practices and accomplishments in your community.

This webinar presented real-life examples of communities around the country who have taken the lead in promoting energy efficiency.

View this webinar

06-25-2010     Send a link     Topics:  Past Webinars & Events  Sustainability     Print version

PTI and the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) presented this webinar June 16, 2010.

Four-day work schedules have become one cost-effective tool that serves employees during these challenging times and helps cities and maintain or improve access to services.

Officials from the State of Utah, the first state to implement a four-day work week, highlighted what they have learned since their program started in 2008. The City of Mesa pilot-tested a four-day work week in 2009 and implemented its program in 2010.

Read more    06-15-2010

Washington, DC, June 1, 2010 – Public Technology Institute (PTI) has designated nine local governments from across the U.S. as “Citizen-Engaged Communities” for their efforts to provide the public with multi-channel (web, civic media, Interactive Voice Response, 311/call agents) access to government services and information.

PTI’s Citizen-Engaged Communities Designation Program challenges local government to achieve high standards in citizen participation, seamless service delivery and democratic accountability.

Read more    06-01-2010

PTI presented this webinar on June 10, 2010

This webinar focused on community-scale wind projects.

Alyssa Rosen and Charles McClelland, The Cadmus Group
Ronda Mosley, Asst. Exec. Director for Research and Government Services

View this webinar

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PTI presented this webinar on May 18, 2010.

This webinar presented the long-term benefits and near-term realities of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies.

Ronda Mosley, Assistant Executive Director for Government Services, PTI
Jim Zoellick, Senior Research Engineer, Schatz Energy Research Center, Arcata CA
Peter Lehman, Director, Schatz Energy Research Center, Arcata, CA

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Table of Contents     Author Biographies

To help local governments navigate the path through eGovernment implementation towards enhanced citizen engagement, Public Technology Institute (PTI) and ITEMS International introduce Beyond eGovernment – Measuring Performance: A Global Perspective.

The book’s 40 contributors from 17 nations demonstrate how eGovernment initiatives – to include Web 2.0 and social media tools and multi-channel public contact services – can benefit from performance measurement.

“Today’s social media and IT tools have many built-in metrics that if properly applied can help governments truly measure the effectiveness of the services they provide,” said Alan Shark, Executive Director of PTI and the book’s co-executive editor. “With this book we provide officials with examples of how these tools are being adopted in government agencies across the globe.”

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1. Social Media/Web 3.0 in the Public Sector: How to Measure Performance and Gather Business Intelligence
Alan R. Shark

2. Measuring National Portals: A Way to Measure e-Government?
Sylviane Toporkoff, Hervé Rannou, and Sébastien Lévy

3. Beyond E-Governance
Marc Holzer, Aroon Manoharan, and Marc Fudge

Read more    05-14-2010

Executive Editors and Contributing Authors

Dr. Alan R. Shark is the Executive Director/CEO of Public Technology Institute. He is an Assistant Professor at Rutgers University’s School of Public Affairs and Administration.

As an author, lecturer and speaker on technology and applications for most of his distinguished career, Dr. Shark’s experience both balances and embraces the business, government, education and technology sectors.

His previous book Beyond e-Government & e-Democracy: A Global Perspective is available from Amazon.com.

He has been elected as a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA), as well as Fellow of the Radio Club of America (RCA), and Fellow of the American Society for Association Executives (ASAE).

Dr. Shark holds a doctorate in Public Administration from the University of Southern California’s Washington Public Policy Center.

Dr. Sylviane Toporkoff is partner and founder of ITEMS International, a company specialized on strategic ICT consulting, and full Professor at the University of Paris 8, Institute of European Studies, in France. She obtained her doctorate in Economics from the University of Paris I Pantheon Sorbonne.

Dr. Toporkoff is specialized on international (Europe, USA and worldwide) research and consulting in the area of the Information Society; public policy; economic and strategic international partnerships for industrialists, operators and local authorities; marketing on issues related to e-Business; e-Gov; e-health; local, regional and international development through the use of ICT; e-Democracy; and telecommunications industry regulation.

Dr. Toporkoff is President and founder of the Global Forum/Shaping the Future, a think tank on ICT, which annually assembles international top-level managers of leading companies and organizations, cities and regions since 1992.

Read more    05-14-2010

PTI presented this webinar on May 13, 2010.

This webinar explored the elements that local governments need to focus on as they begin the energy assurance planning process.

It was sponsored by the the U.S Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE).

For the templates used in this webinar, and a link to the webinar recording, please visit the LEAP website www.energyassurance.us.

05-14-2010     Send a link     Topics:  Past Webinars & Events  Sustainability  Stimulus Programs     Print version

By Clifford Clarke, CISM, PMP, CGEIT

Many local governments are leveraging the power of Web 2.0 and civic media, but they are still concerned about the resource impacts and policy implications of these tools. This PTI TechBrief outlines six steps that can help ensure smooth navigation of Web 2.0 for your organization.

It contains a list of recorded webinars that PTI presented with the International Municipal Lawyers Association; and includes links to the written social media policies of several jurisdictions.

Members: Read more    05-14-2010

PTI presented this webinar on May 6, 2010.

This webinar focused on how to better manage and execute the implementation of technology projects in local government agencies.

It was sponsored by PTI’s Public Safety Technology Council.

Leonard Scott, Director of Public Safety Technology Programs, PTI
Kent Koehler, MBA, PMP, Sr. Project Manager, Division of Information & Operations, Sedgwick County KS

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PTI presented this webinar on May 4, 2010.

Transparency promotes accountability and provides information for citizens about what is happening inside their local government. A major initiative of the federal government, the push to promote transparency in city government is gathering steam.

This webinar by the National League of Cities and PTI examined the technology tools and practices city governments are using to provide real-time information to citizens.

Kevin Kramer, Councilmember, City of Louisville, KY and Chair, NLC Information Technology and Communications Policy Committee
Brian Moura, Assistant City Manager, City of San Carlos, CA
Bill Schrier, CTO, City of Seattle, WA

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PTI Staff Contact: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), Executive Director, 202-626-2445.

"With this important new book, PTI brings much needed advice, support and companionship to the lonely government CIO!"
Bill Schrier, CTO, City of Seattle

CIO Leadership for Cities & Counties: Emerging Trends & Practices contains 30 chapters by 36 authors that address the transformation of the CIO role; CIO as innovator; IT governance; managing expectations; “green IT”, policy, security, legal issues and more.

The authors are leading local government CIOs, former CIOs and experts from the technology sector and academia. Each chapter concludes with talking points or questions to help the reader retain key material.

Read more    04-30-2010

PTI hosted this webinar on April 28, 2010.

Forty-five percent of responding local governments are currently using cloud computing (hosted services across the Internet) to maintain applications or provide services, according to a PTI survey. Nineteen percent plan to use cloud computing services within the next 12 months, while 35% have no plans to move to “the cloud.”

Read more    04-28-2010

Part One: CIO Leadership & IT Governance

1. CIO Leadership for Cities and Counties:  An Evolving Role
Dr. Alan R. Shark

2. The New Frontier of Technology Leadership
Dr. Dena Hurst and Roderic R. Dugger III

3. Chief Information Officers: Leading Through Challenges and Change
Dr. Bruce W. Dearstyne

Read more    04-25-2010

PTI’s LEAP website supports the 43 cities selected by the U.S Department of Energy to participate in the Local Government Energy Assurance Planning (LEAP) program funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

These jurisdictions will receive grant funding to develop or expand plans that will improve electricity reliability and energy security. The site will also support all local governments across the nation that want to learn more about creating energy assurance plans for their communities.

Once created, these plans will help ensure that local governments can provide life-saving services during an energy emergency.

Through a grant from DOE, PTI will offer technical assistance to local governments to help them develop or refine existing energy assurance plans. Visit LEAP at this link.

04-20-2010     Send a link     Topics:  Sustainability  Stimulus Programs     Print version

“Security is still a concern.”

“Our only consideration for cloud computing at this time would be for email.”

“Issues to be resolved include: Where does data reside (in US)? Who, in the Cloud, has privileged access to our data - Cloud providers are not giving sufficient answers to this question.”

Members: Read more    04-20-2010

An Evolving Role

Alan R. Shark

A brief history of the rise of the CIO

Today, no private sector company would consider operating without a Chief Information Officer (CIO) or Chief Technology Officer (CTO) – yet many cities and counties continue to struggle to define what type of technology position best fits their needs and budget, as well as what type of governance structure works best. Local governments only recently began to consider such titles as CIO or CTO.

Read more    04-16-2010

A key element in mounting effective responses to biological attacks is effective and efficient information sharing. While this is especially true in the initial hours after detection, oftentimes uncertainty about the detection and jurisdictional responsibilities complicate the process.

Read more    04-06-2010

Promotes collaboration on technology, information sharing initiatives

Ashburn, VA, Apr. 6, 2010: The IJIS Institute, a nonprofit organization that focuses on mission-critical information sharing for justice, public safety and homeland security, welcomes Public Technology Institute (PTI) as its newest Alliance Partner.

Read more    04-06-2010

Executive Editor and Contributing Author

Dr. Alan R. Shark is the Executive Director/CEO of Public Technology Institute. He is an Assistant Professor at Rutgers University’s School of Public Affairs and Administration.

As an author, lecturer and speaker on technology and applications for most of his distinguished career, Dr. Shark’s experience both balances and embraces the business, government, education and technology sectors.

Read more    04-05-2010

These presentations from PTI’s 2010 Technology Solutions & Innovations Conference are available for download.

Fairfax County’s Approach to Social Media by Gregory Scott, Director, E-Government & Technology Architecture, Fairfax County VA

Washtenaw County Web 2.0 Tools by Andy Brush, Webmaster, Washtenaw County MI

Enterprise Cyber Security: Threats, Concerns & CNCI by Eric J. Eifert, VP Cyber Defense Division, ManTech Mission, Cyber & Technology Solutions

Cyber Security, Securing the Enterprise by Keith Young, Security Officer, Montgomery County MD

Members: Read more    03-31-2010

Staff Contact: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), 202-626-2456.

An independent panel of judges has identified the winners of PTI’s 2009-2010 Technology Solutions Awards.

New: Image gallery added!

"The entries show that PTI member governments continue to be at the forefront when it comes to deploying technology at the local level," said PTI Executive Director Alan R. Shark. "As government services come under increasing scrutiny during these difficult budget times, cities and counties must continue to invest in sound technology tools and practices. In the entries that PTI received I think you will see where those investments definitely paid off."

Read more    03-29-2010

PTI displays the logos of Corporate and Non-Profit Partners, Sponsors and Exhibitors on event signage and in printed materials and web pages.

Help PTI preserve your professional image by providing your logo to us in a high quality format.

Read more    03-26-2010

Do you have questions about the Corporate Partner Program? Please contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), PTI Executive Director, 202-626-2445.

03-26-2010     Send a link     Topics:  Corporate Partners     Print version

Now Available at Amazon.com

By Alan R. Shark, D.P.A. and Sylviane Toporkoff, Ph.D.

Advances in electronic health systems provide great hope in providing citizens with access to health information as never before. To highlight how these systems can reduce costs, minimize mistakes and streamline health care, Public Technology Institute and ITEMS International have released the book eHealth – A Global Perspective.

Its 16 chapters offer insight into electronic health systems and how governments, institutions and businesses use eHealth solutions to improve local health care delivery.

Read more    03-26-2010

Each year PTI recognizes members of the PTI corporate partner program for outstanding contributions to improving government operations and services, and enhancing the quality of life in our communities.

For 2009-2010, PTI was pleased to recognize Motorola and Microsoft at the PTI Technology Solutions and Innovations Conference, March 25, 2010 in Washington DC.

Read on for the winning entries.

Read more    03-23-2010

By PTI CIO Clifford Clarke

As PTI’s current CIO and as a former jurisdictional Chief Information Officer (CIO) I am quite familiar with the “go slow” approach local governments take with rapidly changing technologies.

There are numerous reasons for this chosen pace. CIOs do not want to be seen as chasing the next hyped technology and therefore become out of alignment with the business unit. CIOs prefer to have others dull the bleeding edge of new technology adoption, preferring to wait and see that bugs are remediated and the hardware or software are more aggressively and broadly tested and deployed.

Read more    03-17-2010

PTI Staff Contact: Bennett Kobb, 202-626-2443.

PTI hosts member discussions via discussions.pti.org, a Listserv system that manages these mailing lists:

Read more    03-08-2010

Lessons Learned from the Implementation of ERP
Debra Bond, Director, OneSD, City of San Diego and Naresh Lachmandas, CIO, City of San Diego

The Process of Conducting an ROI Assessment
Spencer Stern, Government Finance Officers Association

State & Local Fiscal Outlook – Turning the Corner in 2010
Chris Dixon, Manager, State & Local Industry Analysis, INPUT

Federal Broadband Programs: How are Local Governments Doing and What More Needs to be Done and Federal Broadband Programs: BTOP NOFA 2
Nicholas P. Miller, Miller & Van Eaton PLLC, Washington, D.C.

Members: Read more    03-08-2010

PTI Staff Contact: Ronda Mosley, 937-667-4142.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today the 43 cities and towns across the country that will receive grant funding to develop or expand local energy assurance plans that will improve electricity reliability and energy security in these communities.

These emergency preparedness plans, funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in a competitive process that total over $8 million in grants, will help ensure local governments can recover and restore power quickly following any energy supply disruptions.

Read more    02-19-2010

PTI’s Public Safety Technology Council focuses on developing and applying practical approaches to the utilization of technology in the public safety arena.

It includes leadership teams associated with police, fire protection, emergency response, corrections and other public safety officials in localities across the nation.

Read more    02-18-2010

This Fairfax County, Virginia Procedural Memorandum establishes the policies and procedures governing content on the county’s public website, including all servers that serve content to the public on behalf of Fairfax County, and delineates procedures and responsibilities for approving content.

The memorandum includes the policies governing use of social media in the county.

Members: Read more    02-03-2010

PTI and the International Municipal Lawyers Association (IMLA) presented this webinar on February 3, 2010.

In 2010 IMLA and PTI offer four web seminars on the policy implications of the use of Web 2.0 and social media tools by city and county governments.

This first session in the series served as a primer on social networking.

With: Dr. Alan Shark, Executive Director, PTI; Chuck Thompson, Executive Director, IMLA; Dave Molchany, Deputy County Executive, Fairfax County, VA

View this webinar   See also: Fairfax County, VA Web & Social Media Policy.

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PTI Staff Contact: Dale Bowen, 202-626-2456.

Using technology tools that promote transparency in municipal government is the leading technology topic of interest to local officials, according to a brief survey of National League of Cities (NLC) and Public Technology Institute (PTI) members.

Read more    02-01-2010

PTI presented this webinar on January 21, 2010.

In this webinar the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) and Public Technology Institute (PTI) shared what the state and local government technology landscape will look like for 2010.

What State and Local Governments Can Expect in 2010 with Technology by Dr. Alan Shark, PTI Executive Director [PDF]

State IT Trends and CIO Priorities in Tough Times by Stephen Fletcher, Utah CIO / NASCIO President [PDF]

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PTI Staff Contact: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), Executive Director, 202-626-2445.

Public Technology Institute (PTI) in cooperation with the National Association for State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) will publish the book CIO Leadership for States: Emerging Trends and Practices that will showcase the contemporary aspects of state CIO leadership.

This book is based on the highly successful CIO Leadership for Cities and Counties – Emerging Trends & Practices, currently available from Amazon.com. Several universities are using it as a textbook.

Dr. Alan R. Shark, PTI Executive Director and Assistant Professor for Public Affairs & Administration at Rutgers University, will serve as executive editor.

Read more    01-12-2010

Contact: Nicholas Miller, Managing Director
Phone: 202-785-0600
E-mail: nmiller@millervaneaton.com
Address: 1155 Connecticut Ave N.W. #1000, Washington, D.C. 20036
Miller & Van Eaton

Profile:

Miller & Van Eaton, a limited liability law firm, offers services to local governments in communications law. Clients rely on Miller & Van Eaton for counsel and legal representation on a wide range of business and regulatory matters that relate to every communications industry: cable television, broadcasting, telephony, wireless communications.

The firm is strategically located in Washington, D.C. with an additional office in San Francisco, California. It is active on behalf of local governments in legislative, regulatory, and judicial matters. The firm traces its roots back to 1985 and the formation of Miller & Holbrooke. Miller & Van Eaton’s record of results for its government clients makes it a dominant and influential telecommunications law firm.

Miller & Van Eaton provides a strong, visible presence in the nation’s capital and an effective voice in shaping telecommunications policy. In addition, the firm’s attorneys are experienced in the changing nature of telecommunications. This breadth of policy and developmental policy gives the firm a global perspective - a critical advantage in an economic sector that transcends geographical boundaries and national economies.

The firm is widely recognized for its past and present efforts on behalf of local governments. Its attorneys are regarded as experts at the Federal Communications Commission. The firm competently represents clients in telecommunications matters in any legal or public forum, including the United States Congress, the Executive Branch, the Federal Communications Commission, the state and local regulatory agencies, and the federal and state courts.

As a result of this experience, Miller & Van Eaton is well known locally and nationally for its expertise in telecommunications.

Products and Services Offered to State and Local Government:

Telecommunications law firm advising local governments on voice, video and data applications, technology and services, including wireless, fiber optics, cable television and broadcast technologies and applications.

Assistance in local franchising, procurement and RFP design, contract negotiation, right-of-way licensing and access, zoning and planning for telecommunications facilities, inter-local agreements for multi-jurisdiction networks.

Legal advocacy in federal court, state and federal legislatures, and state and federal regulatory agencies.

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PTI Staff Contact: Dale Bowen, 202-626-2456.

January 5, 2010, Washington, DC—Public Technology Institute (PTI) has identified its list of technology trends and predictions that will impact the local government marketplace in 2010.

“Based on interviews that PTI has conducted with IT executives representing local governments across the U.S., many of these trends have already begun and will grow stronger over the next twelve to eighteen months while some of the predictions have just begun to take hold,” said Alan Shark, Executive Director of PTI.

Read more    01-05-2010

Produced by PTI for the Public Safety Foundation of America, this paper serves as a resource on critical application needs for public safety pertaining to the D-block of the 700 MHz spectrum.

When and how the 700 MHz D Block is ultimately allocated is critical to the deployment of advanced public-safety applications.

This spectrum band is exceptionally well suited for the new and demanding requirements of a new generation of video/data/voice devices.

Download this white paper

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PTI Staff Contact: Dale Bowen, 202-626-2456.

In August and September 2009, PTI and INPUT conducted a national survey of local government chief information officers (CIOs) and information technology (IT) directors.

This slide deck, from our November 19, 2009 webinar, contains survey data along with analysis/insight from PTI and INPUT staff based on the survey itself and additional research. Also available at the link below is the survey summary.

Members: Read more    12-18-2009

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Title: Industry Solutions Manager
Phone: 301-317-6285
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Address: 10420 Stansfield Rd., Laurel MD 20723
ESRI
General Phone: 909-793-2853

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ESRI leads the GIS industry in worldwide GIS software revenue. For more than 38 years, ESRI has supported organizations in the design, development, and implementation of geographic-based information management systems. More than 300,000 organizations have come to benefit from a strong relationship with ESRI for ongoing GIS-related products and services, including two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, countless government agencies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities.

ESRI offers a complete range of GIS products and services including software, database design and development, customized applications programming, training, and installation. ESRI GIS software packages—ArcGIS Desktop (ArcInfo, ArcEditor, ArcView), ArcIMS, and ArcGIS Server—are the most widely used in the world.

We are the only GIS vendor that offers a complete geospatial solution. ArcGIS Desktop provides GIS capability for desktop users, while ArcIMS and ArcGIS Server provide server solutions for distributing geospatial data over the Internet and throughout the enterprise. ArcSDE technology spatially enables all commercial database management systems (DBMSs), allowing GIS information to be used in virtually any organization. We also offer solution-specific products, including ArcGIS Engine for embedded GIS and a wide variety of software extensions to address specific business needs.

For more than 25 years, we have built open and interoperable software products. We advocate open access to geographic data and software functionality through widely adopted, practical standards. Because we believe that the relationship between GIS technology and the rest of the IT infrastructure is crucial, our software tools support and integrate with virtually all commonly accepted standards.

For you, this means compatibility and interoperability support with major enterprise systems such as enterprise resource planning, customer resource management, enterprise application integration, work management systems, and others.

We also offer support, educational, and professional services to help you maximize your investment in our GIS software through personalized care. We provide training solutions for all budgets and schedules, and our technical support staff is available to answer any questions you have while using ESRI software. Our professional services team can also guide you through the entire GIS implementation process.

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PTI Staff Contact: Ronda Mosley, 937-667-4142

PTI Surveys Member Governments on Tools to Manage Sustainability Efforts

Energy efficiency remains the primary driver for local government sustainability efforts. While many tools are available to local governments and there is much progress to report, local government officials believe that more can be done in this area. This is one finding from the Public Technology Institute (PTI) member survey Sustainability-Related Tools and Practices.

The survey provides a high-level view of the ways local governments are managing their sustainability programs.

Read more    12-03-2009

On November 18, 2009, the Federal Communications Commission issued a landmark Declaratory Ruling on the authority of local governments to regulate the siting and permitting of wireless antenna facilities. The ruling is effective immediately. Local governments should be aware of the key timelines established by the ruling.

PTI offers members a 17-page analysis of this important FCC decision.

Members: Read more    11-24-2009

Public Technology Institute (PTI) has announced the appointment of Clifford Clarke as Chief Information Officer.

Mr. Clarke is the former CIO with the City of Fort Wayne, Indiana and has a strong background in information technology in both the public and private sectors.

Read more    10-28-2009