Oakland, California’s digital engagement officer says resource-strapped local governments can improve interjurisdictional partnership through careful strategy.

Lisa Davis, a former federal government agency CIO, says state and local agencies should have a unified vision and strategy to maximize tech's impact.

Government needs to change, Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg says, and with technology, it can.

California has unique access to different innovations and talent thanks to Silicon Valley, Jim Falvey, VMWare's state and local government western region lead says.

Darrell Steinberg advocated for government policies and attitudes that lift up all parts of society simultaneously.

The number of new applications and new devices coming into use means governments have to architect their networks for defense, San Francisco CIO Linda Gerull said.