Public CIO November 2004

Feature

IT Goes Strategic

By Blake Harris A new decision-making role emerges for information technology.

Governing by Network: CIOs and the New Public Sector

By William D. Eggers and Stephen Goldsmith The hierarchical form of government is in decline. Today, it's government by network, and in the middle of it all are public-sector CIOs.

Question of Convergence

By Merrill Douglas When does a move to voice over IP make sense for government organizations?

Continental GIS

By Tod Newcombe Europe's local governments drive a major trend toward GIS -- a trend that could lead to sharing of geo info across the European Union.

Book Review

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised: Democracy, the Internet, and the Overthrow of Everything

By Blake Harris

Commentary

The New Consolidation

By Paul W. Taylor Becoming a public-sector IT community, finally

Introduction

Argument Against Innovation

By Tod Newcombe

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