Technology Task Force News

Town of Cary Councilwoman Lori Bush has submitted her recommendations for the members of the Technology Task Force (TTF).  I am humbled to be singled out as the Chair of the task force as an additional member to the expected "up to 8" members as originally planned.  The issue still has to be formally discussed and approved by the Town Council at their July 26th meeting, so I guess I should not be counting chickens yet...

What a great group of people to be associated with!  They have a wealth of knowledge and experience on many, many technology tools.  My technology skills pale in comparison, but it looks like Lori selected me as more of a facilitator and one with knowledge of the Cary Boards and Commissions...

• Ian Cillay
• Laura Hamlyn
• Hal Goodtree (Hal received 6/6 council votes!)
• Eleanor Thorne
• Raymond Zeisz
• Eric Brown
• James Dixon (ISAB Member)
• Brandon Smith
• Ian Henshaw, Chair

Our mission:

Determine how the Town’s use of technology services can better serve its citizens. Specifically, the TTF shall review, evaluate, and prioritize new and emerging technologies that will facilitate better engagement, citizen outreach, and service delivery by increasing involvement and lowering costs, with the overall goal of making it easier for citizens to communicate with the Town and consume available information.

An important note from the formulation of the task force:

This review of the Towns technology services to external users would go hand in hand with staffs proposed development of a Strategic Information Technology (SIT) Plan. The SIT Plan, the development of which would be facilitated by Dr. Shannon Tufts of the UNC School of Government, will provide a framework for strategic IT investments and management for the next three years. Dr. Tufts efforts will mainly focus on the internal needs and challenges of the Town of Cary organization.