What is happening? NYC new mayor used an executive order to consolidate all the city’s technology departments to promote the use of civic technology .
Why is this important? For NYC that means the following agencies will be consolidated:
- New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications
- Mayor’s Office of Data Analytics
- Mayor’s Office of the Chief Technology Officer
- Mayor’s Office of Information Privacy
- New York City Cyber Command
- Algorithms Management and Policy Office
- NYC 311
How will this be important? Information sharing issues emerged during the pandemic, and the goal of the consolidation will be increase accountability.
Government Technology | Eric Adams Consolidates New York City Tech Agencies