Talk: Digital Government: Westchester County, NY & The Role of The CIO
Dr. Norman Jacknis, Chief Information Officer of Westchester County, NY, will speak about Westchester County's efforts to utilize the World Wide Web in order to reach out to various constituents. His formal presentation will describe recent digital government initiatives in the fields of public safety, emergency management, public health, education, public recreation, and economic development. He will discuss how the web has been used to promote efficient and fair markets, to coordinate between public and non-profit agencies, and to enhance citizen-county communication related to government decision-making processes. Dr. Jacknis will also discuss and entertain questions related to the role of a CIO at his level of government and the policy and management implications of web and other new digital technologies.
Sponsored by The National Center for Digital Government (www.ncdg.org), the Center for Public Policy and Administration (www.masspolicy.org) and the IT Program (www.umass.edu/itprogram).