City and County Technology Ins and Outs for 2014

    ALEXANDRIA, VA, December 20, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Public Technology Institute (PTI) has identified its list of technology "ins and outs" for 2014. The list is based on interviews that PTI has conducted with local government IT executives as well as representatives of the technology vendor community who work with city and county governments.

On Thursday, January 23, 2014 PTI and the National Association of State CIOs will present the webinar "Technology Forecast 2014: What State and Local Government Technology Officials Can Expect." This free webinar will provide a picture of what the technology priorities, issues and trends for state and local governments will be in 2014. Register at this link.

What's IN for 2014
1. Tablets and Two-in-Ones
2. Mobile money
3. 3D printer/copier
4. Open source software
5. Augmented realty
6. Government Apps
7. CIO as "Chief Innovation officer"
8. Video teleconferencing
9. Smart cities and counties
10. Big data for data-driven decision making
11. Unmanned Vehicle Systems (civilian uses)
12. Managed services (once upon a cloud!)
13. GIS via Cloud
14. Biometrics

What's OUT for 2014
1. Desktop PCs and laptops
2. Plastic money
3. Color copier
4. Proprietary software
5. Virtual reality
6. Government websites
7. CIO as "chief infrastructure officer"
8. Video chat
9. Intelligent cities and counties
10. Big data for public info
11. Drones
12. Cloud computing
13. GIS via desktop
14. Passwords

About PTI
Created by and for cities and counties, the not-for-profit Public Technology Institute promotes innovation and collaboration for thought-leaders in government, and advances the use of technology to improve the management and delivery of services to the citizen. For more information, see our website at www.pti.org.

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