- MEMBERS RECEIVE ACCESS TO:
- CIO Leadership Group
  CIO Leadership Task Force provides a unique forum for Chief Information Officers from the largest cities and counties in the U.S. to privately interact, both through an online collaboration site and in regular face-to-face meetings. It offers these leaders an on-going opportunity to share information and experiences, and to discussing IT challenges facing larger community jurisdictions.
- Digital Infrastructure
  Task Force
  The Digital Infrastructure Task Force is a collaborative networking group for government IT professionals. Through timely exchange of information and experiences, both online and through regular face to face meetings, municipal and regional government members help each other to make smarter technology decisions for their communities.
- Law Enforcement
  IT Task Force
  The Law Enforcement Task Force is a collaborative networking group for local law enforcement officials from across the nation. In online and regular face to face meetings, both sworn and civilian law enforcement officials come here to discuss technology trends, collaboration and information sharing opportunities within the local law enforcement community.
- Private Events
  and Webinars
- Exclusive White Papers
- JOIN:
- Public Sector
- Private Sector
Digital Communities Home
Introduction
Feature Articles
Local Government Events
Contact
Digital Communities Blogs
Digital Citizen Pulse
Broadband Nation
Web 2.0 Convergence
In the Trenches
International Beat
Notes from a City CIO
Intelligent Communities
MuniGov 2.0
Surveys and Awards
Digital Cities Survey
Digital Counties Survey
DGAA Awards
Best of the Web Awards
Reference and
Resource Library
White Papers
Exclusives
Webinars
Best Practices
Digital Communities
Special Focus
Current Issue
Past Issues
Subscribe

Digital Communities
Industry Members

Click sponsor logos for whitepapers, case studies, and best practices.

Paul W. Taylor

Contributing Writer

Twitter: @pwtaylor

Recent Articles

Automation Is a Dirty Job

May 22, 2013 - CIOs aren't Mike Rowe, but their job can get really dirty at times.

5 Things We’ve Learned This Year — From Smartphones to Transparency (Opinion)

December 02, 2010 - Cloud computing and IT consolidation were also hot in 2010.

What Happens When a Public Record is Actually Public? (Opinion)

February 04, 2010 - More signal, less noise as Paul W. Taylor's monthly column signal:noise changes frequency.

Can Other States Learn from Michigan Agency Consolidations? (Opinion)

January 26, 2010 - Gov. Jennifer Granholm to reduce 18 state departments to eight.

How to Procure a Portal, Texas Style (Opinion)

January 13, 2010 - Texas' innovative procurement of an updated state portal.

Five Things to Remember About 2009

November 24, 2009 - Public records, internal cloud computing and citizen coders figured prominently.

It Doesn't Pay to Skimp on Cyber-Security (Opinion)

October 30, 2009 - Governments must still protect domains, critical infrastructure and Web 2.0 platforms.

Tracking Transparency's Direct and Indirect Costs (Opinion)

October 14, 2009 - Recovery.gov costs a bundle, but government openness promotes efficiency.

Stimulus Fund Reporting Begins (Opinion)

September 30, 2009 - Get ready for a very public test of the federal government's transparency initiative.

Michigan, Utah and California Update Their Web Portals (Opinion)

August 26, 2009 - State Web sites try to cater to citizens' needs while exploring Web 2.0.

PREV 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 NEXT

Follow @dcommunities

Government Best Practices

Digital Cities & Digital Counties Survey: Best Practice Guide

Real Time for McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator

Public Safety Guide: From Call to Car to Crisis

Public Safety Mobile Apps for 4G Networks

10 Requirements for a Successful Oracle R12 Upgrade

Kofax Analytics for Capture

Business Intelligence Roadmap

Featured White Papers & Reports

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.

View Full Library

Most Viewed

This Section | Whole Site

Most Commented