First Arizona Innovation Roundtable
I am looking forward to speaking at the First Arizona Innovation Roundtable. Other speakers include State CIO Morgan Reed and Former Maricopa County CIO David Stevens.
Paper at 2017 Assoc. Budgeting & Financial Management Conference
Alfred Ho (University of Kansas) will be presenting our paper at the 2017 Assoc. Budgeting & Financial Management Conference in Washington, D.C. Performance Budgeting in U.S. cities: A Multi-Level Analysis Many past studies have documented different types of performance information usage in the budgetary process. Many also show that various organizational factors influence its usage. […]
Two Papers Accepted for HICSS 2018
My colleagues will be attending the 51st Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences to present our research. Factors Promoting the Collection of Performance Measurement: Evidence from US Local Governments Performance measurement has gained significant importance around the world. Many governments are adopting performance measurement as a part of reform efforts. Despite the widespread practitioner attention, […]
Cognitive Computing, Performance Analytics and Local Gov, & WalletHub Updates
Cognitive Computing @ Brookings Institution Tech Tank “Learning from Public Sector Experimentation with Artificial Intelligence,” (w/Krishnamurthy, R. and Dawson, G.S.) June 23, 2017. “Chatbots Move Public Sector towards Artificial Intelligence,” (w/Krishnamurthy, R.) June 2, 2017. Performance Analytics Project Report “The State of Performance Analytics in Local Government: Analysis of Measures,” (2/ Dawson, G.S., Ho, A. […]
Science & Civics: Aspen Institute
The Aspen Institute released a report on Science & Civics: A Guide for Collaborative Action. Today, it is necessary and urgent to defend the vital role of science in a healthy civic life. This report begins with the premise that there is a gap in both civic literacy and scientific literacy in the United States. […]
Big Data and Planning: PAS Report Published by American Planning Association
The American Planning Association has released a report that I co-authored with Kendra L. Smith. Big Data and Planning Data sets are growing so large and complex that using them is like drinking from a fire hose. Feeling overwhelmed? Help is on the way. Big data isn’t the problem; it’s the solution — and this […]
IT Governance in the Public Sector – Journal of Management Information Systems
An article I co-authored with Gregory S. Dawson (Arizona State University), James S. Denford (Royal Military College of Canada), Clay K. Williams (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville), and David Preston (Texas Christian University) has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Management Information Systems. An Examination of Effective IT Governance in the Public Sector Using […]
Salzburg Global Forum on the Future of Public Service
Heading to Salzburg, Austria to spend a few days at the Schloss Leopoldskron to discuss the Future of Public Service hosted by the Salzburg Global Forum. For more details, please see here. Familiar public services and institutions are in the early stage of radical renewal that may render them unrecognizable by 2050. New technologies and […]
2016 EGPA Annual Conference, 24-26 August 2016
I will be presenting a paper at the 2016 EGPA Annual Conference in Utrecht, Netherlands. Frugal Technology and Innovation to Design Smarter Cities In this paper, I will explore opportunities for frugal technology and innovation to design smarter cities. I will draw on several case studies of smart city development efforts in North America and […]
Facebook and the 2016 US Elections
Over the last few months, I have been working with my research team on several papers that examine how the 2016 US Elections are playing out on Facebook. We have several research notes on our project published on Brookings Institution TechTank Blog. Tracking presidential campaigns on Facebook Which topics do presidential candidates discuss on Facebook? […]