7 Strategies of the Successful State CIO (Contributed)

Government Technology: From 1997 to 2005, I had the pleasure of serving as the state of Connecticut’s first CIO, a role which led to my involvement with the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO). This included a term as president in the tumultuous 9/11 timeframe. Back then, the pace of change was accelerating but had nowhere near the velocity it has today: In 1995, just 1.7 percent of the world’s population was connected to the Internet. Now, more than 55 percent of the global population is connected to the Internet, and 95 percent of Americans own a smartphone.

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