MetroLab Network
Memphis CIO departs for university teaching role after 7 years
Brent Nair quietly resigned earlier this summer to pursue a role teaching project management to MBA students at a local university.
Cloud essential for smart city data sharing and analytics, panel says
Cities need to push forward on migration to cloud computing in order to truly maximize the opportunities offered around data sharing and analytics, say some smart city thought leaders.
Data experts, public officials and academics unite at health and human services workshop
A network of city and university partners grows increasingly organized as its civic-minded members find new ways to work together.
Cities are where civic technologists can place their trust, panel says
Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley says collaboration across disciplines will prove key as city and local governments provide a haven for citizens and data scientists looking for a place to store their trust.
MetroLab Network advisory council to guide smart-city partnerships
The smart-city movement gains a new ally in leadership and organization amid one of government's fastest growing endeavors.
Students share data analytics research with Virginia county to improve efficiency
Virginia Tech research fellows are wrapping up their work to analyze Arlington County, Virginia's data.
O’Malley: Federal, state government need county-style leadership
The former governor of Maryland and mayor of Baltimore said a major impetus behind his presidential run was to bring county-style leadership to the federal government.
Virginia county pilots data analytics project that could serve as a national model
Data scholars from Virginia Tech are working with Arlington County, Virginia, to help make leaders make smarter, data-driven decisions.
Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley joins government innovation group
He will serve as a senior fellow for MetroLab Network, a group of city-university partnerships working to find ways tech can make governments more effective.
