After nearly five years at the suburban D.C. county, Dan Hoffman is taking a role as assistant general manager with the City of Gainesville.

Public overreaction to privacy concerns surrounding new technology is inhibiting government adoption, private and public sector IT leaders say.

The framework — modeled after one created by the National Institute of Standards and Technology on cybersecurity — would serve as a standardized approach to smart city efforts.

Attempting smart city innovation without buy-in from citizens and partnerships is futile, a panel of city and university IT leaders said.