The opportunities abound: Recently arrived CIOs talk about delivering on the promise of IT to make government smarter, more responsive and more accountable. But the challenges are not trivial. Budget constraints, entrenched cultures and the staggering breadth of needs all conspire to make for some heavy lifting.
We asked a roundup of state and city information chiefs that are just getting started to sound off about the role of the tech exec circa 2019. Here they share their goals and clue us in on their strategies for success.