Autonomous Vehicles in Slate and Wired Interview
I published a new article in Slate for their Futurography series on the challenges cities might face when self-driving cars share the roads with old school vehicles. Can Self-Driving Cars Share the Road With Old-School Vehicles? I was also interviewed for a story in Wired on the US Department of Transportation’s Smart City Challenge. Columbus Just Won $50 Million to Become […]
2016 Technology Forum – Ottawa County, Michigan
Will be heading to Michigan later this month to keynote the 2016 Technology Forum. Realizing the Promise of (Open, Mobile, and Big) Data and Technologies for Local Governments How can we harness data towards innovative local governance that advances our communities? Today, we have all heard about open data, mobile data, and even big (and […]
University of Washington
Looking forward to visiting the University of Washington later this month. I will deliver a research presentation at the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance. I was on the faculty of the University of Washington Information School from 2005-2011 and held adjunct appointments in the College of Engineering and the Evans School. Taking Information Systems Seriously in […]
Update – Recent Activities to Close out 2015
It has been a while since I updated my blog. Here is a run down of the main things I have worked on over the last two months. Learning from IT contracting mistakes in the public sector (Brookings Institution, TechTank Blog) CIO-enabled innovation playbook: Lessons for the public sector (Brookings Institution, TechTank Blog) “Model Citizens,” Planning, […]
University of Alaska Fairbanks – Data to Decisions Workshop
Heading to the University of Alaska Fairbanks today to deliver a talk at the Data to Decisions Visualization Workshop hosted by the NSF Sponsored Alaska EPSCoR (Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) program. Beyond Modeling and Visualization: Towards Policy Design and Implementation In this talk, I will highlight how technologies enable us to visualize policy […]
Local Government 2035 – Press Coverage
Local Government 2035: Strategic Trends and Implications of New Technologies has received a lot of press coverage over the last few weeks. Here are a few of the highlights:
Deakin University – Research Seminar
I am enjoying two weeks in Melbourne. I have been collaborating with colleagues from Deakin University and the University of Melbourne on research projects. On Tuesday, I will deliver a research seminar at the Faculty of Business and Law on IT Experiments for Social and Policy Innovation: A Design Science Perspective. Information systems are critical assets that need to […]
Local Government 2035: Strategic Trends and Implications of New Technologies
Today, the Brookings Institution released the Local Government 2035: Strategic Trends and Implications of New Technologies paper as part of the Issues in Technology Innovation series. Technological change is increasingly disruptive and destabilizing. In order to maintain effective governance systems, public sector entities must overcome stagnant tendencies and take a proactive stance—acting in the face of impending technological innovations. Future government […]
The Sharing Economy and IT Metrics
I recently authored a piece for Governing on how the sharing economy has interesting implications for the future of local governments. Click here for the article. This paper is based on a research study that my team completed on how technology is shaping the future of government. The complete report will be released by the Brookings […]
Dashboards, More Cybersecurity, Citizen Disengagement, and …
It has been a busy few weeks, so here are some research updates: Dashboards and IT Departments in Governing Citizen Disengagement and Local Governments in PM Magazine Several blog posts @TechTank, Brookings Institution Spoke at Center for Science, Policy & Outcomes (CSPO) on Delivering Practical Solutions on Urban Problems (2.12.2015) Briefed the National Association of State […]