Former San Francisco technology officials Joy Bonaguro and Krista Canellakis are now leading projects for the state government.

After seven years of projects, often involving connecting government with private-sector expertise, the city's chief innovation officer is moving on.

The chief innovation officer was formative in building keystone civic technology programs like Startup in Residence.

If cities can revamp their procurement practices, they’ll have a better shot buying innovative technology from a diverse set of vendors, city tech execs said.