Steve Towns, Editor

Recent Articles

June 27, 2005 - Economic Imperative

March 28, 2005 - Powerful Partners

March 28, 2005 - Gov. Jennifer Granholm and CIO Teresa Takai view technology as key to revitalizing Michigan's economy.

E2CI Founder Chris Warner, One of Government Technology's 25 'Doers Dreamers and Drivers'

March 04, 2005 - 'I started this adventure with the naïve goal of getting 50 states and 3,300 counties and 10,000 cities to work together. Luckily I had no idea of what I was getting into'

Fulton County, Ga., CIO Robert E. Taylor, One of Government Technology's 25 'Doers Dreamers and Drivers'

March 04, 2005 - 'We take every dollar we can, and we pinch it and use it like it was ours'

Michigan CIO Teresa Takai, One of Government Technology's 25 'Doers Dreamers and Drivers'

March 04, 2005 - ''Because all of our IT is focused in a single area, the governor doesn't have to think, 'If I want to accomplish this, which IT program in which agency do I need to make that happen?'''

Sarasota County, Fla., CIO Bob Hanson, One of Government Technology's 25 'Doers Dreamers and Drivers'

March 04, 2005 - 'The data center had the capacity to serve as a magnet to induce collaboration -- that's what inspired us on the ASP model.'

Des Moines City Manager Eric Anderson, One of Government Technology's 25 'Doers Dreamers and Drivers'

March 04, 2005 - 'Knowledge of technology is fundamental; it's a prerequisite to good management.'

Twenty-Five Reasons Why

March 02, 2005 - The public sector shows its mettle.

Cautious Optimism

December 03, 2004 - Cautious Optimism