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Emily Montandon, Associate Editor

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Recent Articles

San Jose, Calif., Upgrades 911 Call Center Technology
February 16, 2010 - Call center improves redundancy and simplifies retrieval of recordings.

Year in Review: Cyber-Security, Health IT Remain Important Issues for 2010
December 17, 2009 - Upgrading legacy health systems and using shared services will be among government's priorities.

Do Twitter and Other Social Networks Shield Anonymous Complainers on Topics like Health-Care Reform? (Opinion)
November 02, 2009 - Or do public online forums also give way to honest, informative discussions on contentious issues?

Arizona and Utah Allow Medicare Beneficiaries to Use Electronic Personal Health Records
October 20, 2009 - Medicare recipients can access their own health data in electronic medical records.

Health Information Exchange Provider Offers States Free Backbone for Information Sharing
August 26, 2009 - Hospitals, insurers and other health-care providers can exchange medical information on a per-use basis.

New York City E-Waste Law Challenged by Electronics Industry Associations
July 27, 2009 - Consumer Electronics Association and the Information Technology Industry Council suggest a different approach to New York City e-waste law. City councilman says current law is a national model.

New York City Health Department Helps Doctors Adopt Electronic Health Records
June 30, 2009 - New York City's Primary Care Information Project pays some costs of deploying EHR systems.

Budget Deficits Put Government's Sacred Programs Under Scrutiny
May 18, 2009 - Web 2.0 tool could be useful idea generators, says panel at Conference on California's Future.

Health Information Technology Stimulus Requires Careful Planning
April 01, 2009 - Stimulus act funds give priority to reimbursing doctors and hospitals that use electronic health records.

Apollo 13 Flight Director Says Space Exploration Can Stoke Economy
February 02, 2009 - Retired Apollo 13 Flight Director Gene Kranz hopes President Barack Obama maintains NASA funding level.

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Government-to-Government IT Services: What Works and What's Left to Work Out

This Digital Communities white paper highlights discussions with IT officials in four counties that have adopted shared services models. Our aim was to learn about the obstacles these governments have faced when it comes to shared services and what it takes to overcome those roadblocks. We also spoke with several members of the IT industry who have thought long and hard about these issues. The paper offers some best practices for shared government-to-government services, but also points out challenges that government and industry still must overcome before this model gains widespread adoption.


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