New Book Spotlights CIO Leadership for Localities
by Dale Bowen
Public Technology Institute (PTI) has published "CIO Leadership for Cities & Counties: Emerging Trends & Practices," a new book to help local elected leaders, city and county managers and local government chief information officers (CIOs) navigate the major technology, management and policy issues they face in a constantly changing environment.
"CIO Leadership for Cities & Counties" contains 30 chapters by 36 authors that address the transformation of the CIO role — CIO as innovator; IT governance; managing expectations; "green IT," policy, security, legal issues and more.
Each chapter was written by a leading local government CIO, a former CIO or an expert from the technology sector or academia. Each chapter concludes with talking points or questions to help the reader retain key material.
"Today local government CIOs are having to maintain or even increase services, while coping with budget shortfalls and reductions in the workforce," said Alan Shark, executive director of PTI and the book's executive editor. "This book offers case histories and tried-and-true practices that technology executives can tailor to meet their needs."
"CIO Leadership for Cities & Counties: Emerging Trends & Practices" (314 pages, soft cover) is available now from Amazon.com.
PTI will host a series of webinars in September and October, featuring several of the book's authors sharing their insight and expertise on topics addressed in the book. Watch for these and other PTI webinars at GoGovTV.com.
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