Boston publishes new standard for collecting disability data
Boston published a new standard that outlines language city departments should use when collecting data about disabilities.
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Inside Boston’s highly collaborative IT strategic plan
On the Priorities podcast, Boston CIO Santiago Garces explains the city’s new IT strategic plan and how it’s a foundation for the future.
Flexibility key in Boston’s new IT strategic plan, says CIO
Boston Chief Information Officer Santiago Garces said he hopes the new plan will keep the city adaptable in the face of evolving technologies.
Policing data could reveal racial bias in Pittsburgh, say lawmakers
New legislation would share city data with the Center for Policing Equity to search for indicators of racial bias in policing.
Boston to invest more than $12 million in digital equity
The funding will support connectivity for more than 23,000 library users and families, Mayor Michelle Wu said.
City CIOs no longer in ‘crisis mode,’ but there’s no going back to normal
City IT leaders say they've mostly exited the "crisis mode" of the pandemic, but that they must continue to push for innovation.
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Former Boston CIO named ‘chief of streets’
Mayor Michelle Wu named Jascha Franklin-Hodge, who was city CIO from 2014 to 2017, to the role that oversees transportation and public works.
Boston Mayor Wu names interim CIO
Alex Lawrence, a former technology division chief of staff, was named to serve as CIO while the city searches for a permanent replacement for the role.
Boston CIO David Elges steps aside for new leadership team
David Elges, who was appointed by Marty Walsh in 2018, stepped down after Mayor Michelle Wu was sworn in earlier this week.
Boston plans commission to study post-pandemic broadband and digital equity
Boston will spend six months assessing its residents' broadband access and digital equity, city officials said.