Philadelphia's IT plan focuses on digital equity, tech coordination
Published: October 21, 2019 By: Jason Plautz Source: Smart Cities Dive
Dive Brief:
The City of Philadelphia has released its first IT Strategic Plan to coordinate and plan the use of technology across the city government and outline strategies to improve digital equity in the city.
The 42-page plan came out of several focus groups that included city officials, community organizations, academics and industry partners. The project was designed to highlight both public-facing work and internal technology developments in the city government.
As part of the strategic plan, the city plans to create a role to coordinate digital literacy work to establish a "collaborative model for connecting existing and future initiatives across departments." That includes continuing support of city initiatives, like the KEYSPOT network of publicly available computers.