“I have made it a priority to bring transparency to city government because openness and accountability is good for taxpayers and for the city,” said Mayor Greg Stanton in a release. “I want our city to be accessible to its residents, and one way to do that is through an easily navigable website that provides point-and-click access to information. I want to thank our Web team for their hard work in making this possible and making the city proud.”
Back in October, Government Technology talked to then-CIO Charles Thompson and Security Officer Randell Smith about integrating personal mobile devices into city operations -- or BYOD -- and Thompson said that a mobile device management platform was being looked at, and policies were being developed. Since then, Thompson moved on to become CIO of Houston, and Rob Sweeney took over in Phoenix as acting CIO.
Phoenix Public Information Specialist Margaret Shalley told GT this week that the city has a new service called Traveler that allows city employees to access email, calendars and contacts using their personal Android and Apple phones and tablets. In addition, she said, standards for use of mobile devices have also been approved.