In 15 years as CIO and director of Information Technology Services, his work was foundational to internal areas like information security — but also to resident-facing services like 311 and free Wi-Fi.
Plus, Chicago has posted a new RFI related to expanding broadband access throughout the entire city, Pittsburgh has announced a new digital equity coalition, North Carolina has a digital equity grant program and more.
The Nashville chapter of Blacks In Technology Foundation has launched a three-year pilot program with LocalTek and Tennessee State University to draw upperclassmen to tech fields such as data science and app development.
Bicycle and transportation researchers in Nashville, Tenn., are pointing to the growing phenomenon of electric bikes as the Music City develops its multimodal approach to transportation.
Oracle, the second-largest software company in the world, could invest $1.2 billion in a new downtown Nashville office hub that would eventually employ 8,500 people, ranking as a major economic development deal.