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Public Technology Appoints New CIO

The former CIO of Philadelphia will work closely with local governments.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Brian Anderson, a veteran of local government IT systems and planning, is the new CIO of Public Technology Inc.

"Brian is a true visionary who has put his enormous skills and talents to work in a variety of public and private callings, always with demonstrated results," said PTI President Costis Toregas. "His hiring as CIO is a reflection of my personal commitment to continue to strengthen our internal and external knowledge flows through the wise use of technology."

One of the immediate tasks facing Anderson is providing an understanding of critical infrastructure to local governments. The U.S. Department of Commerce's Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office (CIAO) has partnered with PTI to coordinate a national education and awareness program targeted toward increasing public understanding and participation in protection efforts.

Anderson was formerly the CIO in the city/county of Philadelphia, where he led the jurisdiction's successful Y2K readiness initiative while providing IT oversight responsibility for 53 city agencies and management of a $55 million budget and more than 400 IT professionals.

He most recently served as a consultant for local government, including serving as a principal in the development of the citywide government portal NYC.gov for New York City that won the 2001 Best of the Web Award from the Center for Digital Government.

Anderson succeeds Donald Evans as PTI's CIO, and he will assume responsibility for planning and implementation of the organization's internal infrastructure enhancements, and directing the Urban Consortium Telecommunications and Information Task Force's (TITF) technology research, development and commercialization efforts on behalf of the nation's cities and counties.

In addition, Anderson will lead PTI's e-government initiatives, IT strategic planning efforts and he will play a major role in crafting strategies to more effectively deploy PTI's reservoir of technology resources to cities and counties of all sizes.

"As a result of his years of government, industry and consulting experience, he understands the needs of local government and how to communicate them to industry in a way that will benefit local governments," Toregas said.

Public Technology, Inc.