Alan Shark, PTI Executive Director

1. The Seven Trends that will
Transform Local
Government Through
Technology
Dr. Alan R. Shark
Executive Director
Public Technology Institute
&
Associate Professor of Practice
Rutgers University School of Public Affairs and
Administration

2. Who is PTI?
Nonprofit 501 ( C ) 3 organization
40 years of service to local government
Features best practices, research, awards & recognition
Formed by NLC, ICMA, and NACo
Is financially independent – dues and grants supported
Is people-driven on technology matters
Has the best & brightest technology leader network

3. PTI’s Core Groups
Energy

4. Is the Paperless Office an
Illusion?

5. Or is data simply digital?

6. The “IN”s and “Outs” for
The “IN”s and “Outs” for
2013
2013

7. Top City & County CIO
Focus 2013
1.Big data, (smart and intelligent cities)
2.Social media applications & communication
3.Consumerization of technology
4.Mobility (workforce)
5.Cyber & network security (strategies and
awareness-internal & external)
6.Cloud-based solutions
7.Promoting innovation

8. The Seven Trends that will Transform
Government Through Technology
1. Rethinking the use and deployment of technology.
2. Technology Leadership –Who Decides?
3. Cloud-Based Solutions
4. Broadband: The Lifeblood of E-Government and M-
Government.
5. Social and Civic Media.
6. Shared Services: Consolidate, Coordinate, Cooperate.
7. Protecting the Enterprise: Power, Grid, Network and
Cyber Security.

9. The Seven Trends that will Transform
Government Through Technology
1. Rethinking the use and deployment of technology.
2. Technology Leadership –Who Decides?
3. Cloud-Based Solutions
4. Broadband: The Lifeblood of E-Government and M-
Government.
5. Social and Civic Media.
6. Shared Services: Consolidate, Coordinate, Cooperate.
7. Protecting the Enterprise: Power, Grid, Network and
Cyber Security.

10. Rethinking Technology
Projecting flat to decrease in spending
Less discretionary funds, staff & resources
Need to do much more with much less
Consumerization of IT
Rethinking Infrastructure
Performance management & measurement
tools now critical
The Human Element
Saving Green and going Green

11. Technology Leadership: Who Decides?
Emerging CIO role
CIO Relevance
Leading Innovation
IT governance revisited (centralization
vs. decentralization

12. Cloud-Based Solutions
More than simple Definitions
Virtualization
Risk Management
Cloud Computing
Hybrid Solutions
Renting vs. Owning
Storm Clouds

14. By the Numbers…….
1. Amazon
2. Croupon
3. Ebay
4. Facebook
5. Google
6. Netflix
7. SalesForce

15. By the Numbers…….
Company Employees
1. Amazon 89,000
2. Croupon 10,000
3. Ebay 30,000
4. Facebook 3,000
5. Google 60,000
6. Netflix 2,000 Total: 204,000
7. SalesForce 10,000

17. Siobhan Duncan

18. Rethinking How we
Manage Time and
Projects and Programs

19. What is the Difference between the
following and why does it matter?
Task?
Project?
Program?
Portfolio?

20. The Four Basic Elements
Resources (people, equipment,
material)
Time (Task duration,
dependencies, critical path)
Money (cost, contingencies,
financing)
Scope (project size, goals,
requirements)

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27. Public Technology Institute
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ashark@pti.org