Annual Research Report Explores Critical Issues Facing Local Government Technology Officials in U.S.

New survey from PTI offers insights on IT training, network security and connectivity challenges for local governments brought about by COVID-19.

This week CompTIA’s newest podcast series will be launched Thursday May 7. It will be called Sharkbytes for good measure as I will be interviewing CIOs and other tech leaders throughout the local...

At this time every year PTI shares the list it has developed with regard to what What’s Out and What’s In for technology and local government for the coming year. The list for 2020 is based on...

In the fall of 2019 PTI collaborated with the National League of Cities (representing elected officials) to produce the guide Protecting Our Data: What Cities Should Know about Cyber Security. This...

Insight from a national survey on cyber security and local government: Part 3

Insight from a national survey on cyber security and local government: Part 2

Insight from a national survey on cyber security and local government: Part 1

Ransomware attacks are on the rise affecting both private and public entities and it appears to be reaching epidemic levels. The hackers are successful because they continue to exploit known and...

PTI is pleased to announce the winners and significant achievement award recipients of the 2019 Technology Solutions Awards.

PTI Executive Director, Alan Shark, appeared on Government Matters to discuss the President's Management Agenda.

PTI conducted the "2019 Trends in the Local Government IT Workforce: Professional Development, Skills and Hiring National Survey" in January/February 2019. The intent: To identify some of the issues...

Throughout the year PTI conducts surveys of local government officials on timely and important topics. The intent is to gain a better understanding of the technology trends, and management and...

Every year, PTI member local governments are invited to apply for designation as a PTI Tech Savvy local government. Jurisdictions that are designated as Tech Savvy have met or exceeded a set of nine...

Over the summer of 2018, the Public Technology Institute conducted the fourth annual Law Enforcement Technology Priorities national survey. The intent of the survey is to develop a better...

Over the summer of 2018, the Public Technology Institute conducted the fourth annual Law Enforcement Technology Priorities National Survey. The intent of the survey is to develop a better...

PTI recently conducted the State of City and County Information Technology (IT) national survey. One of the questions asked How do you service the analytics needs of your customer base?

With the rapid development of social and civic media tools, enhanced staff development and leadership, and the digitalization of just about everything, the PTI is issuing this Call for Authors for...

In July-August 2018 PTI conducted the State of City and County Information Technology (IT) national survey. One of the questions asked: Does your IT Department have a main role in developing or...

For many local governments, their approach to delivering digital services is ad-hoc and not defined. As the number and variety of digital communications tools increases and more customers utilize...

With government systems under constant attack, local governments are charged with creating strategies that secure their systems. What strategies do you have in place? How are you promoting awareness...

In July-August 2018 PTI conducted the 2018 State of City and County Information Technology (IT) national survey. The intent of the survey is to provide an insightful look at the technology issues and...

PTI is pleased to announce the winners and significant achievement award recipients of the 2018 Technology Solutions Awards.

Every year PTI compiles a list of What’s Out and What’s In when it comes to technology. The 2018 list is based on conversations with local government technology executives, PTI polls and surveys,...

In 2002, the City of Baltimore was the first city in the country to launch 311 as an intake center for all service request and requests for general information from citizens and visitors. Over the...

Held the 2017 CIO and Leadership Summit in Austin, Texas, and the 3rd annual Smarter Cities and Counties conference in Kansas City, Missouri.

The Public Technology Institute (PTI), the Police Foundation, Deltek, and the Industry Council for Emergency Response Technologies (iCERT), presents the results of the 2017 Law Enforcement Technology...

The Public Technology Institute (PTI), the Police Foundation, Deltek, and the Industry Council for Emergency Response Technologies (iCERT), presents the results of the 2017 Law Enforcement Technology...

October has been designated Cyber Security Awareness month and the US Department of Homeland Security has issued a series of 5 weekly topical themes. This week's theme is "Cyber Security in the...

As part of its outreach efforts during Cyber Security Awareness Month, PTI conducted a Quick Poll of local government IT officials on cyber and network security.

One goal of PTI is to advance the professional development opportunities for technology executives and practitioners in local government. To help identify the learning/development challenges and...

PTI is pleased to announce the winners and significant achievement award recipients of the 2017 Technology Solutions Awards. This annual program recognizes PTI member local governments for their use...

As of today, individuals, companies, counties and cities are breathing a sigh of relief that there was minimal impact from last week's WannaCry ransomware attack. One of the most wide-spread...

One goal of the Public Technology Institute is to advance the professional development opportunities for technology executives and practitioners in local government. To help identify the...

Washington, DC, April 17, 2017 -- The Public Technology Institute (PTI) announces the release of The Digital Journey in K-12 Education: Overcoming Roadblocks and Embracing Innovation. The book...

PTI’s March 2017 Quick Poll of local government IT officials looks at how GIS is viewed within the local government enterprise.

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) seeks proposals for research on drug intelligence and community surveillance to identify reliable data and provide recommendations on how data collection and...

NACo and PTI Technology Summit discusses pros and cons of new technologies (County News).

Learn how to apply Appreciative Inquiry (Ai) and the SOAR methodology (Strengths, Opportunities, Aspirations, and Results) for positive organizational change/innovation and strategic planning.

Every year PTI compiles a list of What’s Out and What’s In when it comes to technology. The 2017 list is based on conversations with local government technology executives, PTI polls and surveys,...

State of City and County IT 2017: Issues and Trends (Ins and Outs)

2017 Comparison of PTI's and NASCIO's Top 10:IT Strategies, Management Processes and SolutionsTechnologies, Applications and Tools

PTI’s most recent Quick Poll explores how local government agencies are using social media to disseminate information. This poll looked at the types of platforms being utilized, in addition to which...

The PTI December Quick Poll regarding the value of IT focused on local governments with a population under 50,000.

PTI is pleased to announce the local governments designated as 2016-2018 Citizen Engaged Communities.

In the Summer of 2016 local law enforcement agencies were surveyed to help PTI develop a better understanding of the law enforcement technology operational and management issues and priorities. More...

As part of PTI's efforts to engage and educate the public and private sectors and raise awareness of cyber security, this month PTI conducted a Quick Poll of local government IT officials regarding...

REVISED/SECOND EDITION! CIO Leadership for Cities and Counties: Emerging Trends and Practices

PTI conducted a Quick Poll of local government IT officials to get a better understanding of the willingness of public sector entities to adopt a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution which uses...

PTI and ACEEE wondered about how cities and counties feel about energy efficiency. So we asked them.

This year's Battle of the Buildings is a chance for organizations across the country to transform their buildings into lean, green, energy-saving machines in just 90 days—with the ENERGY STAR®...

The 2016 GCTC Expo at the Austin Convention Center is shaping up to be a fantastic event. We have over 1,300 people registered for the GCTC Expo and the co-located US Ignite Application Summit and...

Drawing upon the success of PTI's book The Digital Revolution in Higher Education we are looking for some great written contributions to our newest book The Digital Journey in K-12 – Overcoming...

This month's PTI Quick Poll continues our enlightening conversation on local government and innovation. This conversation started several months ago when PTI began framing the agenda for our recently...

PTI Staff Contact: Ronda Mosley, Deputy Executive Director for Research and Government Services, 937-667-4142.The Global City Teams Challenge (GCTC) is a collaborative platform enabling local...

What is ENERGY STAR?ENERGY STAR is a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency voluntary program that helps businesses and individuals save money and protect our climate through superior energy efficiency.

Denise Turner Roth, Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) was presented with the Public Technology Institute (PTI) 2016 Technology Leadership Appreciation Award for her...

PTI's most recent Quick Poll looks at the professional development issues and the skills and needs of technology officials across the local government enterprise.

The Public Technology Institute (PTI) Board of Directors recognizes Kevin Bell who has received the 2016 PTI GIS Vision Award. This prestigious annual award is presented to outstanding individuals...

An independent panel of judges has identified the recipients of PTI's 2016 Technology Solutions Awards. This year the competition featured a wide array of interesting and innovative entries and PTI...

This poll highlights community disaster preparedness efforts.

Security ranks as the number one technology management priority for local government technology executives in 2016, according to the results of a poll of city and county technology officials...

Public Technology Institute (PTI) is pleased to announce the city and county governments designated as Citizen-Engaged Communities for 2015–2017

This two question quick poll was intended to give a snap-shot glimpse of the top security concerns and highlight the barriers for local government cloud services adoption.

The lack of financial resources ranks as the number one concern or frustration for local government officials when it comes to developing an enterprise-wide cyber security plan. This was followed...

The intent of designating October as National Cyber Security Awareness month is to engage and educate the public and private sector with the goal of raising awareness of cyber security threats and...

PTI recently polled our members asking if they had already created or were considering creating the position of Chief Data Officer. Most job descriptions for this position states that a Chief Data...

Local Governments are Invited to Apply for Designation as a 2015-2017 Citizen-Engaged Community

PTI presents this executive summary that outlines the results of the State of City and County IT 2015: The IT Organization and Operations national survey.

PTI's 2015 Local Government Tech Savvy Designation Award Program selected three PTI member local governments that met a comprehensive list of nine criterions where technology is used to address...

Body-worn cameras ranked first among the technology priorities facing today's local government law enforcement officials, according to the results of a national survey conducted by the PTI and Deltek.

An independent panel of judges has identified the recipients of PTI's 2015 Technology Solutions Awards. This year the competition featured a wide array of interesting and innovative entries and PTI...

Funding/grant opportunities, aging infrastructure, water and disaster mitigation and preparedness are the top priorities for local energy/environmental/sustainability and technology government...

For the second year in a row, cybersecurity ranks as the top technology priority for local government technology executives, according to a recent survey conducted by Public Technology Institute...

At last, here is a textbook that covers the field of technology and public management in an informative and engaging style. Ever since the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and...

Today, the U.S. EPA announced the 2015 list of top cities with the most ENERGY STAR certified buildings.

Alexandria, VA, May 28, 2015 -- Higher education has come under increasing scrutiny as never before due to rising costs, changes in future job requirements, and new forms of learning opportunities...

The Certificate in Appreciative Inquiry from Rutgers SPAA provides students with the tools to lead positive organizational change and transformative community engagement.The Center for Applied...

The lack of funding ranked as the number one issue frustrating local government technology executives, according to the results of a national survey conducted by PTI and the Center for Technology...

PTI Staff Contact: Alan Shark, Executive Director, 202-626-2445.While CIOs are actively involved in technological issues, when it comes to the smart city movement, let me say that this is a...

PTI Staff Contact: Dale Bowen, Deputy Executive Director for Program Development, 202-626-2456.PTI presents this executive summary that outlines the results of the State of City and County IT 2014:...

Cyber-Security ranked as the number one technology priority among local government officials in three recent, national surveys conducted by PTI. This focus on cyber security coupled with several...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released EnviroAtlas, a web-based interactive tool that integrates over 300 separate data layers, helps decision makers understand the implications of...

Energy efficiency and keeping up with budget challenges and technology advancements are the top priorities for local government energy and environment officials, according to a recent survey...

Alexandria, VA, April 22, 2014—According to the United Nations, by the year 2100 more than 80% of the world’s population will be living in cities. To help local officials plan for what the future...

With 443 ENERGY STAR certified buildings and 102.7 million square feet of floor space Los Angeles, CA tops the EPA’s list of cities with the most ENERGY STAR certified buildings. This saved the city...

Alexandria, VA, March 19, 2014—Doing more with less is still the prevailing theme with local government public safety officials according to a recent survey conducted by Public Technology Institute...

Doing more with less is still the prevailing theme with local government public safety officials according to a recent survey conducted by Public Technology Institute (PTI). This survey included...

The City of Cincinnati in partnership with Hamilton County, Ohio and the Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana Regional Council of Governments (OKI) has developed the RAVEN911 Mapping System (Mobile).During...

January 2, 2014 - Public Technology Institute (PTI) Executive Director Alan Shark discussed the technology challenges facing the federal government in 2014 on Federal News Radio’s morning program,...

Alexandria, VA, October 23, 2013 – Public Technology Institute has named the City of Cincinnati in partnership with Hamilton County, Ohio and the Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana Regional Council of...

This guide from the Federal Emergency Management Agency promotes a common understanding of the fundamentals of planning and decisionmaking to help emergency planners examine a hazard and produce...

A 64-page Congressional report, released in 2008, examines homeland security challenges for mass gatherings.It details 30 recommendations for what should be done by federal, state and local...

PTI is a partner of ENERGY STAR, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) program that helps us all save energy and money with tested and proven energy-efficient products and practices.Through...

PTI Staff Contact: Alan Shark , Executive Director, 202-626-2445.This book lays out an impressive, well-articulated set of trends that have affected or will soon affect local governments throughout...

PTI Staff Contact: Alan Shark, Executive Director, 202-626-2445.CIO Leadership for Cities & Counties: Emerging Trends & Practices contains 30 chapters by 36 authors that address the...

PTI Staff Contact: Alan Shark , Executive Director, 202-626-2445.CIO Leadership for State Governments: Emerging Trends and Practices illuminates the role of the state CIO, and shares leading...

Alexandria, VA, March 4, 2013 – The public’s use of smart devices and public safety mobile applications is an agency priority for 63% of public safety officials and IT executives who responded to a...

The Energy/Environment Technology Council identifies critical areas for research, development, and public enterprise and suggests appropriate partnerships and structures to make these ideas realities.

The public works department has taken delivery of a brand new cherry picker. The picker is a Pickmaster Cherry 5000 and is one of the latest generation of green cherry pickers.

DURHAM, North Carolina - It's the question on everyone's lips in philanthropy: Who is the mysterious donor giving away millions of dollars to at least a dozen colleges across the country?

At least one in every 100 white dwarf stars may be orbited by asteroids and rocky planets, new observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope suggest. The finding could mean that these now dead...

Breast cancer survivor founds group to educate women about the disease, Andrea Ivory, 50, and her volunteers have visited nearly 18,000 homes.Since '06, Ivory has helped provide more than 500...

Understanding the specifics of sustainable building and determining effective sustainable practices can be confusing. Local governments and private industry often do not have the resources to perform...