Alexandria, VA
Ankeny, IA
Arlington County, VA
Austin, TX

Read more    02-04-2010

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

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

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

Read more    01-06-2010

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.

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

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12-16-2009     Send a link     Topics:  Cities & Counties  Corporate Partners  Nonprofit & Federal Partners     Print version

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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

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Gail M. Roper, CIO
Raleigh, NC

Member, PTI Board of Directors

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Assistant Executive Director for Program Development, 202-626-2456

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

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You need this software on your computer in order to use the files. Unless otherwise indicated, no physical items will be shipped.

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Members should login with their PTI username and password in order to download the free publication. A username and password are not required to purchase a publication.

Read more    03-02-2009

The Sustainability Council leadership consists of a chair, two vice chairs, and PTI’s sustainability staff member.

Read more    11-10-2008

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

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.

10-01-2008     Send a link     Topics:  About PTI     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.

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:  Online Services     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

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202-626-2456

03-02-2007     Send a link     Topics:  Health Care IT     Print version

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

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Patti Boekamp, Director of Engineering and Capital Projects
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11-06-2006     Send a link     Topics:  Transportation     Print version

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

Read more    09-30-2006

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

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Alan Leidner, Senior Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton
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08-01-2006     Send a link     Topics:  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

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PTI presented this webinar on February 4, 2010.

The Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and USDA’s Rural Utilities Service (RUS) have made available $4.8 billion in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grants and loans to expand broadband access and adoption in America. This is the second funding round for the agencies’ broadband programs.

This webinar was intended to help local governments interested in applying for Round Two funding.

It examined the differences between the Round One and Round Two application process and highlighted the types of projects that will be considered in Round Two.

Host: Alan Shark, PTI Executive Director     Presenter: Gerry Lederer, Miller & Van Eaton

View this webinar

02-03-2010     Send a link     Topics:  Past Webinars & Events  Web Management & E-Government  Chief Information Officers (CIOs)     Print version

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

Application Deadline: February 5, 2010

Does your city or county 311/Call Center stand out from others for its innovative use of technology; coordinated service, and citizen engagement?

PTI is excited to announce that, in 2010, the Citizen-Engaged Communities Designation Program will provide national recognition to local governments for best practices in the use of Citizen Relationship / Records Management (CRM) systems, coupled with 311 systems, web portal technology, telephony systems and mobile communications infrastructure.

Read more    02-03-2010

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. It covered questions such as:

• What are Web 2.0 and social networking?
• Why should local governments care about this technology?
• How is Web 2.0 applied to governmental operations?
• How have local governments responded?
• What legal issues, policies and procedures need to be addressed and why?
• What do you do when departments or agencies implement Web 2.0 without legal considerations or policy review?
• Why should you be concerned if your entity is not participating in this technology?

Presenters

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.

02-03-2010     Send a link     Topics:  Past Webinars & Events     Print version

PTI Staff Contact: Lisa C. Williams, 202-626-2467.

The 2010 PTI Technology Solutions & Innovations Conference at FOSE brings together local government officials and representatives from the private sector interested in learning about the technology issues, challenges and opportunities facing America’s cities and counties.

Read more    02-01-2010

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.

Members of NLC’s Community Development and Infrastructure network and PTI’s Chief Information Officer (CIO) Council were polled in the survey and asked to rank their level of interest in having NLC and PTI provide information and resources to their local elected officials.

Thirty-one members of the two groups participated in this electronic survey. The five topics of most interest to both sets of members and the topics they would like their elected officials to receive more information about are:

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]

01-22-2010     Send a link     Topics:  Past Webinars & Events     Print version

Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 1:00-2:15 PM ET

This is the second of four webinars in the International Municipal Lawyers Association (IMLA) / PTI series on the policy implications on the use of Web 2.0 and social media tools by city and county governments.

Both organizations thought it would be highly effective to develop a series of interactive sessions around Web 2.0 tools geared towards both the technology professional and the city/county attorney.

Session II will deal with employee/internal office issues and social networking. Issues to be discussed include:

Read more    01-21-2010

Friday, February 12, 2010, 3:00-4:15 PM ET

APCO International, Winbourne & Costas and PTI present this webinar on lessons learned from the creation and operation of multi-jurisdictional 3-1-1/9-1-1 call centers.

Read more    01-21-2010

Wednesday, April 7, 2010, 1:00-2:15 PM ET

This is the third of four webinars in the International Municipal Lawyers Association (IMLA) / PTI series on the policy implications on the use of Web 2.0 and social media tools by city and county governments.

This in-depth session will focus on the internal legal and policy issues between a public entity and its employees when dealing with social networking and other similar technologies.

Read more    01-20-2010

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

Join no-cost ENERGY STAR® online training sessions and learn how to improve the energy efficiency of the nation’s commercial and industrial buildings by ten percent or more. Register now at this link.

Computer Power Management with ENERGY STAR

Tuesday, February 16 | | Tuesday, March 16, 1:00–2:00 PM ET

Computer Power Management is helping organizations realize energy and financial savings that are available by managing computer and monitor power settings. Organizations using this software can save up to $50 per computer annually.

Read more    01-20-2010

Wednesday, May 5, 2010, 1:00-2:15 PM ET

This is the last of four webinars in the International Municipal Lawyers Association (IMLA) / PTI series on the policy implications on the use of Web 2.0 and social media tools by city and county governments.

This session will discuss the following litigation-related questions:

• Discovery issues with information hosted on third-party social networking site – You might be asked to produce this information at a later date.
• Using information from social networking sites as evidence
• Overview of decided and pending caselaw related to social networking
• Explore cities/counties that have faced legal impediments and outcome.

The PTI member cost for this webinar is $99.00; $199.00 for non-members.

Register for this May 5 webinar       About GoGovTV Webinars

01-19-2010     Send a link     Topics:  Coming Webinars & Events  Web Management & E-Government  Chief Information Officers (CIOs)     Print version

PTI Staff Contact: Alan Shark, 202-626-2445.

Call for Authors

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.

We are now seeking experts in the 13 fields we have identified. We define experts liberally, as those with a track record studying or engaged in all aspects of state CIO leadership.

Read more    01-12-2010

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

The 2010 CIO & Leadership Summit will be held on February 23-25, 2010, at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina in San Diego, California.

The CIO & Leadership Summit is an invitation-only event for a select group of the country’s brightest local government technology thought leaders.

Read more    01-07-2010

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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

01-01-2010     Send a link     Topics:  Public Safety Technology & Homeland Security  Public Safety Technology & Homeland Security     Print version

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To read newsfeeds, you need a newsreader—also called a feedreader or aggregator.

It collects feeds from the sites you have subscribed to and displays the news they contain.

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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

Contact: Richard Leadbeater
Title: Industry Solutions Manager
Phone: 301-317-6285
E-mail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Address: 10420 Stansfield Rd., Laurel MD 20723
ESRI
General Phone: 909-793-2853

Profile:

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.

12-17-2009     Send a link     Topics:  Site     Print version

PTI presented this webinar on December 8, 2009.

This webinar shared how the 311 Centers in San Francisco, CA and New York, NY are using Twitter and other Web 2.0 and social media tools to improve interaction with the public.

View this webinar

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PTI presented this webinar on December 4, 2009.

This webinar highlighted how the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management is using Web 2.0 tools like Twitter and Facebook to inform residents on the latest news and provide real-time resources relating to emergency situations and public preparedness.

View this webinar

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PTI presented this webinar on December 3, 2009.

This webinar highlighted the key aspects of community-scale wind turbine projects, and provided early-stage advice for communities interested in wind power investment.

Topics included the basics of modern wind power, site and resource assessment, economics and incentives, environmental permitting and zoning, and community engagement.

View this webinar

12-04-2009     Send a link     Topics:  Past Webinars & Events     Print version

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.

Read more    12-03-2009

Instant Access Networks

12-01-2009     Send a link     Topics:  Corporate Partners     Print version

PTI Staff Contact: Lisa C. Williams, 202-626-2467.

Hotels Near the Washington Convention Center

Embassy Suites Hotel, 900 10th St. NW, Washington DC 20001: 1.5 blocks from the Washington Convention Center. Rate: $292 / Government Rate: Prevailing Per Diem

Hampton Inn, 901 6th St. NW, Washington DC 20001: 2 blocks from Washington Convention Center. Rate: $259 /  Government Rate: Prevailing Per Diem

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Hamilton Crowne Plaza, 14th & K St. NW, Washington DC 20005: 7 blocks from Washington Convention Center. Rate: $285

Fairfax Embassy Row Hotel, 2100 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009: 12 blocks from Washington Convention Center. Rate: $209 / Government Rate: $209

Washington Hilton Hotel, 1919 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20005: 12 blocks from Washington Convention Center. Rate: $235

Doubletree Hotel, 1515 Rhode Island Avenue NW, Washington DC 20005: 12 blocks from Washington Convention Center. Rate: $209 / Government Rate: $209

Beacon Hotel, 1615 Rhode Island Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036: 14 blocks from Washington Convention Center. Rate: $249 / Government Rate: Prevailing

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11-30-2009     Send a link     Topics:       Print version

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

PTI presented this webinar on November 18, 2009.

IT governance is the key to integrating the people, processes, technology and information that are necessary to meet an organization’s goals.

Accelerated and pervasive technological change is likely to continue to be a dominant feature of the future environment for local governments. The ability of organizations to manage that change will be determined in part by their ability to manage their IT investments well and to integrate best practices in IT governance into their decisionmaking processes.

This webinar examined some of the driving forces for stronger IT governance.

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11-19-2009     Send a link     Topics:  Past Webinars & Events     Print version

PTI presented this webinar on November 17, 2009.

Windows 7 provides better ways to find and manage files, like Jump Lists and improved taskbar previews, that help you speed through everyday tasks.

Presenters: Richard McKinney and Scott Villinski, Microsoft State & Local Government Infrastructure Specialists

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11-18-2009     Send a link     Topics:  Past Webinars & Events     Print version

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

PTI’s online working groups use the OpenAtrium (OA) application for group blogging and document sharing.

It is a new capability separate from PTI’s council and forum mailing lists.

Read more    11-03-2009

PTI presented this webinar on October 28, 2009.

Leaders who make ethical decisions and take ethical actions serve as good personal examples for others. How does a local government IT executive set the right example for ethical workplace behavior and create a strong ethics program for the workplace?

This webinar provided examples of the skill sets and action steps IT executives can take to promote a strong ethical environment.

Presenter: Liza Lowery Massey, The CIO Collaborative

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PTI presented this webinar on October 27, 2009.

Driving Change, the world’s first vehicular greenhouse gas (GHG) management and reduction solution, was successfully piloted by the City and County of Denver in 2008. Participants in the program decreased engine idling and improved other driving behaviors that resulted in lower fuel consumption and reduced GHG emissions and fuel costs.

Presenter: Michele Hincks, Vice President, Enviance, Inc.

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10-28-2009     Send a link     Topics:  Past Webinars & Events  Driving Change  Sustainability  Transportation     Print version

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

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

PTI has joined forces with powerhouse Randall Funding and Development, Inc. to bring you grant writing and grant research services at amazing rates.

By joining this effort, your local government will obtain proven, state-of-the-art grant writing and research services that will push your programs into the next level.

In an era of shrinking revenue and slashed budgets, finding new sources of funding is more critical than ever. PTI is on the cutting edge of providing our local government audience with programs that save money and offer real-world solutions to current problems.

Read more    10-27-2009

The efforts of Santa Clara County, CA to charge high fees for public access to its GIS basemap culminated in a court-ordered, $500,000 payment to a citizens’ organization that sued the county.

A copy of a key 2009 court decision in this case is available at the link below.

Members: Read more    10-20-2009

PTI presented this webinar on Wednesday, October 14, 2009.

This webinar looked at how CIOs can become architects for what might be called “information proficient” government, strategically putting information to work for the good of the communities they serve.

Presenter: Dr. Bruce W. Dearstyne, Adjunct Professor, College of Information Studies, University of Maryland

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10-15-2009     Send a link     Topics:  Past Webinars & Events     Print version

Driving Change FAQ    Denver Case Study    PTI Staff Contact: Ronda Mosley, 937-667-4142.

WASHINGTON, D.C., and CARLSBAD, Calif. (October 13, 2009) — Public Technology Institute (PTI), a national, non-profit technology research organization, and Enviance, a proven provider of software solutions to help organizations manage and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) and other regulatory risks, today announced a strategic partnership through which PTI will promote the adoption of the Enviance Driving Change® vehicular greenhouse gas management system in cities and counties across the United States.

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PTI presented this webinar on October 8, 2009.

Software-plus-Services is the next logical step in the evolution of computing. By deeply and genuinely combining the best aspects of software with the best aspects of cloud-based services, you can deliver more compelling solutions and services to your citizens.

Presenter: Erika Cheley, Microsoft State and Local Government Online Services Specialist

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10-09-2009     Send a link     Topics:  Past Webinars & Events  Chief Information Officers (CIOs)     Print version

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

PTI Driving Change FAQ     Denver Case Study [PDF]

1) Why should I join this pilot? What are the benefits to my jurisdiction (reduced emissions, cost savings, meeting federal law reporting requirements)?

According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), about 20 percent of total U.S. emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) are from passenger vehicles (cars and light trucks).

Driving Change calculates a vehicle’s CO2 emissions and correlates those emissions to driving behaviors.

Aggressive driving, fast starts and hard stops, speeding and excessive idling all increase fuel burn. As fuel burn increases, so does your vehicle’s emission of CO2.

By measuring those driving behaviors, and putting in place strategies to improve those driving behaviors, your jurisdiction will reduce CO2 emissions, increase vehicle MPG, lower fuel costs, improve driver safety, and enhance public health—in addition to improving your city’s reputation as a good place to live and work.

Read more    10-09-2009

Contact: Adam Rujan, Partner
Phone: 248-223-3328     General Phone: 248-352-2500
E-mail: adam.rujan@plantemoran.com
Address: 27400 Northwestern Hwy, Southfield, MI 48037-0307
www.plantemoran.com

Profile:

Plante & Moran is one of the largest regional CPA and Management Consulting firms in the country.

Founded in 1924, Plante & Moran has been serving government clients for over 50 years and has been providing technology consulting services since 1978.

Plante & Moran specializes in providing independent technology consulting assistance to clients, including Strategic Technology Planning, IT Assessment and Organization, System Selection and Implementation, Security and Web Development.

The state and local government sector is one of our key focus industries with between 300 to 400 active clients. We are one of the last truly independent consultancies serving government.

In addition to offering technology planning, assessment and selection assistance nationally, the firm provides financial statement auditing, forensic accounting, operational studies, and a full range of accounting services in select geographic areas.

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Contact: Cathleen Crowley, Sales Manager
Phone: 408-595-6680    General Phone: 408-331-6800
E-mail: cathleen.crowley@tropos.com
Address: 555 Del Rey Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94085
www.tropos.com

Profile:

Tropos® Networks is the market leader in delivering metro-scale Wi-Fi mesh network systems. Our systems have been selected to unwire more major league cities than all competitors combined.

At Tropos, we develop technology based on what our customers want and need. Tropos MetroMesh solutions are in use in more than 500 deployments around the world. The patented Tropos® MetroMesh™ architecture delivers the maximum scalability, high capacity at low cost and great user experience demanded by carriers, municipalities and network users.

The MetroMesh architecture combines the industry’s most sophisticated metro-scale mesh routing intelligence with carrier-grade tools for centralized visibility, analysis and control and purpose-built hardware platforms with peerless Wi-Fi radio performance. MetroMesh enables carriers, municipalities and public safety agencies to deliver city-wide fixed and mobile multi-megabit connectivity for IP-based voice, video and data applications.

Products/Services offered to state and local government:

• Tropos MetroMesh routers combine the industry’s most sophisticated mesh networking intelligence with purpose-built hardware platforms. Each MetroMesh router is based on open-standard Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g) technology.
• The MetroMesh Operating System (OS), the industry’s most scalable mesh software, powers the Tropos 5210 outdoor MetroMesh router, Tropos 4210 mobile MetroMesh router and Tropos 3210 indoor MetroMesh router.
• Additionally, Tropos offers the 9000 family of 4.9 GHz-equipped MetroMesh routers for the public safety market. The new product family is the first to provide policy-based routing for multi-band metro-scale wireless mesh networks that employ the 4.9 GHz frequency band for public safety use.
• The Tropos MetroMesh analysis and control tools are designed to give network operators centralized visibility into all aspects of network performance…allowing analysis, optimization and control of highly dispersed, wide area mesh systems.

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Contact: Jake Finnell, Business Development
Phone: 619-584-4101    General Phone: 866-468-3315
E-mail: jfinnell@rpost.com
Address: 2635 Camino Del Rio South, San Diego, CA 92108
www.rpost.com/partners/pti

Profile:

RPost’s mission is to deliver innovative, cost-effective services that allow E-mail users to derive more value from their E-mail applications. RPost has strategic business relationships with leading technology and service providers to provide RPost services to their existing clients, including: Pitney Bowes, Postini, Symantec, AT&T, Sprint, Qwest, Orange (FranceTel) and BTInfonet (BritishTel) among others.

Available in seven languages, RPost’s Registered E-mail® services are used daily by U.S. Federal Governmental entities such as the GAO (Government Accountability Office, an arm of Congress) and the U.S. Department of Commerce Census Bureau, to cut delivery costs, reduce paper and printing costs, boost efficiency and increase accountability in important correspondence where proof of both delivery and content are critical. They have also been endorsed and marketed by many of the influential bar associations in the United States.

Products/Services offered to state and local government:

RPost’s Registered E-mail® service is a communications tool designed to drastically reduce your courier and mail expense while expediting delivery, saving administrative time and enhancing productivity.

RPost lets governments boost paperless initiatives by using E-mail in place of much of costly overnight delivery services for even the most official, sensitive or confidential documents.

With one click of a button, RPost’s Registered E-mail service provides the government sender with a legally verifiable record of precisely what E-mail content and attachments were sent and received, by whom and when. And while regular E-mail messages are at risk of being lost, ignored, or accidentally deleted in a crowded inbox, Registered E-mail messages stand out and demand attention.

RPost is a trusted courier service for electronic communications which complies with the E-Sign and UETA statutes and has been accredited and used daily by agencies within the U.S. Federal Government since 2003. It offers the same level of assurance, security, tracking and proof of delivery that are found with traditional physical vendors, but with several extra advantages that traditional vendors cannot compete with. Deliver your document in minutes instead of days with RPost, and cut your courier and certified mail costs by 60%... or more!

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Contact: Sean O’Brien, Manager
Phone: 720-289-3534    General Phone: 734-741-7770
E-mail: sean.obrien@pcubed.com
Address: 1340 Eisenhower Place, Ann Arbor, MI 48108
www.pcubed.com

Profile:

Pcubed is a leading management consulting firm specializing in delivering critical and complex programs and portfolios for governments, agencies and major institutions across all industry sectors.

Pcubed optimizes business performance by shaping, structuring and driving an organization’s most strategic initiatives. Pcubed’s program and portfolio management expertise and approach delivers a consulting partnership that improves the structure of organizational portfolios, shapes and drives key program initiatives, and develops underlying project management capability.

Products and services offered to state and local government:

Effective Program Leadership

Delivering the desired results on a specific program through providing a team of experienced project management professionals to manage complex programs and drive to successful completion.

Portfolio Management

Maximizing return on investment through realizing strategies, ensuring the projects deliver the intended benefits, and providing organizations with a strategic level process to coordinate successful delivery of programs and projects.

Disciplined Delivery Culture

Improving your own capability to deliver programs or projects successfully by implementing tool and process infrastructure, and guiding you through the learning curve to build in-house capability.

Earned Value Management System Solution

Award-winning solution that integrates the Microsoft EPM solution and the earned value management methodology into a single user-friendly solution. The system integrates third party financial software and earned value reporting software, such as wInsight, for a fully customizable and robust EVMS solution that government contractors can use to meet US Department of Defense’s (DoD) ANSI-748A requirements.

Pcubed DeliveryHub

Pcubed DeliveryHub integrates all of the vital information about your projects and programs from multiple sources into a single database and provides reporting from that consolidated data.

DeliveryHub allows you to produce reports that give appropriate detail to various levels of management and staff, all drawn from a single source so that there’s no disputing which data is correct.

• Project managers and the delivery team can view status reporting and project performance.
• Executives can see portfolio delivery trends and information on project performance and capability.
• Program and resource managers can view performance, resource planning, and capacity data.

With DeliveryHub, you can develop trends and forecasts, monitor compliance, and oversee project mileposts - all based on enterprise-wide data. Drill down into data groups and exceptions to see what’s behind the numbers, and set the system to automatically highlight the most important project trends to keep an eye on.

DeliveryHub can be configured for all levels of users, with built-in best practice templates that can be applied as-is or quickly adapted to your organization. Having a single, easy-to-use tool eases the training and support burden.

• Change management and lifecycle management processes and documentation are included for all levels of portfolio and project management.
• Built-in industry standard best practices help with compliance and governance throughout a project.
• Data “snapshots” maintained throughout the process allow historical review of any point in time.
• “What if” resource planning allows you to enter dates and resources ahead, and gauge the effect before acting.

Because it relies on standard Microsoft tools and technology, Pcubed DeliveryHub is cost effective and can be fully supported by your in-house IT team.

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March 23-24, 2010, Washington, D.C.

GovSec and U.S. Law is the only comprehensive event for government that provides the insights, tools and tactics to anticipate, prepare for, prevent, respond to and recover from terrorist attacks, accidents and natural disasters.

09-25-2009     Send a link     Topics:  Coming Webinars & Events     Print version

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

Web 2.0 technologies and social media tools are becoming more of an option for local governments to use as a platform for enhanced citizen engagement.

In August 2009, PTI conducted a survey of local governments about their use of and experiences with Web 2.0. The survey was sent to local government IT executives, e-government directors and web managers.

Three hundred fifty U.S. cities and counties were asked to participate in the survey, with 15 percent responding.

A report summarizing the survey findings is available to PTI members.

Members: Read more    09-21-2009

A Guide to Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources Protection at the State, Regional, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Level

This Department of Homeland Security publication helps interpret the requirements of the U.S. National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) at non-Federal levels and outlines the attributes, capabilities, needs, and processes that a state or other governmental entity should include in establishing its own Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources protection function so that it integrates with the NIPP.

Published September 2008. PTI makes this publication available at no charge on Scribd.

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08-24-2009     Send a link     Topics:  Public Safety Technology & Homeland Security     Print version

Contact: Brock Edmiston
Title: Program Marketing Manager
Phone: 919-754-3735
E-mail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Address: 900 Main Campus Dr, V3 Bldg, 5th Fl., Raleigh NC 27606
General Phone: 919-754-3700
Red Hat

Profile:

Red Hat is the premier Linux and open source provider, and the most recognized Linux brand in the world.

We serve government through technology and services made possible by the open source model.

Red Hat offers the Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating platforms and Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) solutions, including the JBoss Enterprise Middleware Suite. Red Hat also offers worldwide support, training and consulting services.

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PTI presented this webinar on August 12, 2009.

Many local governments are undertaking implementations of new software applications such as new financial, accounting, billing, and payroll systems hoping to reap cost savings and operational efficiencies. However, without careful planning, these benefits may not be realized.

This webinar reviewed examples of successful implementations and covered:

Read more    08-12-2009

PTI presented this webinar on August 11, 2009.

Funding of $10.5 million through the Department of Energy (DOE) has been made available for cities to prepare proposals for funding for energy assurance work.

This slide presentation describes how cities can access the newest ARRA funding available from the Department of Energy (DOE) regarding energy assurance planning.

Read more    08-11-2009

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 Board Vice Chair
Christine Hughes
Representing Industry

Christine Hughes has held executive level positions including Secure Computing, Novell and Xerox. Ms. Hughes also spent seven years as Gartner Group’s Vice President of the Office Systems and Corporate Publishing Advisory services. She was Chairman of Highway 1, a not for profit 501 that served as a non-partisan liaison between IT companies and Congress and Federal agencies.

Ms. Hughes is a member of the Board of Directors of Pacific Research Institute, a think tank in San Francisco; and a Founding Trustee of the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley. She also serves on the Board of the D.C. National Guard Youth Leaders Camp. Ms. Hughes holds a B.A. from San Francisco College for Women.

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.

08-07-2009     Send a link     Topics:  Directors     Print version

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

Visit the book's blog!

CIO Leadership for Cities & Counties: Emerging Trends & Practices is designed to help local elected leaders, city and county managers and chief information officers (CIOs) navigate the major technology, management and policy issues they face in a constantly changing environment.

Read more    07-20-2009

PTI presented this webinar on July 16, 2009.

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

Presenters: Jim Zoellick, Senior Research Engineer and Peter Lehman, Director, Schatz Energy Research Center, Arcata, CA

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07-16-2009     Send a link     Topics:  Past Webinars & Events  Sustainability     Print version

PTI presented this webinar on July 14, 2009.

There can be a silver lining in the dark cloud of the economic climate that technology executives are currently facing. Difficult decisions must be made regarding budgets, staffing and resource allocation.

However, with the difficult times also comes the opportunity for CIOs to develop new strategies for service delivery, to re-examine IT governance models and the role IT plays in the entire enterprise, and to re-tool the IT organization to make it more effective.

Read more    07-16-2009

A soft-cover full-color edition of the PTI publication Local Government Energy Assurance Guidelines is now available for $33.49 on Amazon.com at this link.

The publication helps city and county officials to address energy assurance and security concerns for mission-critical government facilities.

"Protecting and enhancing the resiliency of the energy sector from natural and human-caused disasters requires local governments to be vigilant and aware of the interdependencies of the system," said PTI executive director Alan Shark.

Read more    06-15-2009

To help local officials in California successfully develop and implement sustainability plans, Public Technology Institute (PTI) and the California Sustainability Alliance conducted a survey of California cities to determine their needs for sustainability benchmarking tools.

Read more    06-12-2009

Photo Gallery

View honoree portraits and other scenes from the conference at this link.

Solutions Awards

View the 2008-2009 Solutions Award winning entries at this link.

Sponsors, Partners & Exhibitors

PTI gratefully acknowledges the organizations whose support helped make this event possible: GOVERNING • American City & County • Rutgers School of Public Affairs & Administration • TechAmerica • Microsoft • Avaya • Plante & Moran • Oracle • EMA • GDI Infotech • RPost • Northrop Grumman • APCO • ENERGY STAR • WebQA • Instant Access Networks • INPUT

Conference Presentations

Click for links to presentations from the conference.

Members: Read more    06-11-2009

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

Best Practices in 311/CRM: What Recent Research Shows about Successful Implementation

PTI and other leading national organizations have created a list of twelve best practices for local governments to consider for the planning, development and implementation of 311/CRM systems.

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06-04-2009     Send a link     Topics:  Consulting & Advisory Services  Citizen-Engaged Communities  Chief Information Officers (CIOs)     Print version

Washington, D.C., April 6, 2009 - Public Technology Institute (PTI) announced today the launch of a new program that will recognize city and county governments that use Web 2.0/social networking-type technologies to reach out to citizens.

Local governments are expanding their use of Web 2.0/social networking-type technologies. The reason: to inform the public about issues impacting the community and the public’s quality of life and to encourage collaboration with and engage the public in government decisionmaking.

Read more    06-01-2009

Rutgers - SFSU Municipal E-Governance Survey Ranks Washington DC #1

A national survey of city websites has identified Washington, DC as the top-ranked city in the performance of municipal E-governance. The research study was conducted jointly by the E-Governance Institute, School of Public Affairs and Administration at Rutgers University-Newark, and the Department of Public Administration at San Francisco State University.

Read more    05-21-2009

The U.S. EPA has released the Rapid Deployment Energy Efficiency (RDEE) Toolkit Implementation Guide - Phase I.

The Implementation Guide provides states and local governments with the information that they need to prepare and implement RDEE programs, both individually and as part of a portfolio of programs. It is being released in two phases.

Read more    05-20-2009

PTI’s recognition program for Corporate Partners focuses attention on the outstanding contributions our corporate members are making in the local government technology arena. The winners of this inaugural program are:

Read more    05-18-2009

An independent panel of judges has identified the winners of PTI’s 2008-2009 Technology Solutions Awards.

“Our members continue to push the boundaries of innovation despite the economic environment,” said PTI Executive Director Alan Shark. He presented awards to the winners at the 2009 Technology Solutions & Innovations Conference & Exposition, May 12-14, 2009 in San Diego, California.

Read more    05-18-2009

On May 12, 2009, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE) and Public Technology Institute (PTI) co-hosted the Local Government Energy Assurance Workshop and Tabletop Exercise in San Diego, California.

Since local governments are on the front line of emergency response, understanding their roles and how they interact with state and federal government is paramount to effective energy emergency response and recovery.

Read more    05-13-2009

PTI Staff Contact: Alan Shark, 202-626-2445.

These services are priced on a project scope basis.

Broadband Strategic Assessment and Engineering Services

PTI can provide assistance to local governments that are exploring initiatives in the community broadband/wireless arena. PTI can help you:

• Define your broadband project vision as it relates to the needs specific to your community stakeholders
• Develop project costs, ROI models, and financing mechanisms
• Conduct competitive analysis and risk assessment
• Inventory current broadband availability
• Manage your project’s implementation.

Read more    05-08-2009

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    04-27-2009

The following is a successful application for Innovation Lab recognition.

Montgomery County, MD: Implementing Configuration Management Practices in GIS

Members: Read more    04-23-2009

April 23, 2009—Public Technology Institute (PTI) has named Montgomery County, Maryland an Innovation Lab for the county’s implementation of configuration management practices in a geographic information systems (GIS) environment.

PTI’s Innovation Lab program - a “mark of excellence” - recognizes a local government for the successful deployment of a technology solution or practice.

Read more    04-23-2009

Contact: Kristy Jeffries
Phone: 703-310-1200
E-mail: kjeffries@sarnoff.com
1100 Wilson Blvd
Suite 2800
Arlington, VA 22209
Sarnoff Corporation

Profile:

Sarnoff Corporation delivers vision, video and semiconductor technology innovations that empower government and commercial clients to see/sense, understand and control complex environments.

Founded in 1942 as RCA Laboratories, Sarnoff makes continuous breakthroughs in real-time video processing for defense, security and surveillance; ICs, lasers, imaging and sensing devices and end-to-end video solutions. Sarnoff is a subsidiary of SRI International.

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PTI Staff Contact: Alan Shark, 202-626-2445.

On April 22, 2009, the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International announced a partnership between its frequency coordination subsidiary, APCO-AFC, and PTI.

APCO-AFC will provide support to PTI’s local government entity and agency members. Specifically, APCO-AFC will provide frequency coordination, engineering and licensing services, and licensing management to PTI’s Private Land Mobile Radio (CFR47, Part 90) licensees.

Read more    04-23-2009