Overview

May 10

It’s that time again to work with cities across the country to share the innovative work you all do! The Center for Digital Government’s Digital Cities Survey provides the opportunity for city information technology organizations to highlight the great work being done, benchmark with their peers and identify future trends. This year’s survey will inquire about current challenges, ongoing and emerging priorities, and the evolving technology landscape as everyone strives to enhance constituent and employee experiences. We are excited to share the changes we made to the survey for 2023!

Join us for the 2023 Digital Cities Survey opening webinar on May 10 at 11 am PT/ 2 pm ET. During this webcast, Center for Digital Government Vice President Todd Sander and Surveys and Awards Director Janet Grenslitt will walk you through this year’s survey – the overall structure, what’s new and approaches you can use to fill it out. Top winning city CIOs will join us during the webinar to discuss how they use the survey and tips for success. The webinar will also cover:

The objectives and intent of the survey
How to navigate the survey tool
Next steps and timing for survey submissions
Any questions the audience has and how to use the FAQs
Announcing regular touchpoints with CDG staff throughout the survey

We encourage you to invite anyone working for city government who will be involved in the survey to attend. We look forward to having you join us!

Speakers

Janet Grenslitt — Panelist

Surveys and Awards Director, Center for Digital Government

Janet Grenslitt is the Center for Digital Government’s director of Surveys and Awards. She manages the Center’s flagship surveys and awards programs for state and local government. Working with subject matter experts, she created the Digital Cities and Digital Counties surveys more than 15 years ago. Prior to joining e.Republic, Janet managed programs for state and local government in Florida, North Carolina and California. She received her Bachelor of Arts from Duke University, with a certificate in Social Administration from Hull University in England, and her Master’s degree from University of California at Berkeley.

Chris McMasters — Panelist

Chief Information Officer. City of Corona, CA

Mr. McMasters is responsible for the City of Corona’s IT strategic vision and technology innovation. He has served in CIO roles in both the public and private sector and currently serves as the City of Corona’s first CIO leading IT strategy to develop a data driven smart city. Because of his innovative approach to using technology to solve business challenges, he received Computerworld’s Premier 100 IT Leaders award, Equipt to Innovate, Globee, Smart 50, Smart Cities awards and has been recognized by the Center for Digital Government, CIO magazine, the New York Times and Forbes. In Corona, his team continues to evolve Corona’s IT culture of innovation, reinventing how government operates by focusing on citizen experience and modernizing its capabilities for the future.

Sabra Schneider — Panelist

Chief Information Officer, City of Bellevue, Washington

Sabra is the Chief Information Officer for the City of Bellevue, Washington, where she has served for the past eight years. Bellevue was honored in the 2022 Digital Cities Survey with a first-place award and has placed in the top five for more than 5 years. Sabra is passionate about advancing innovative technology for public good while supporting a diverse, engaged workforce. Previously Sabra led much of public facing technology for the city of Seattle and King County which included web sites, open data, social media, and municipal TV. Sabra has a Master’s from the University of Washington and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Todd Sander — Moderator

Vice President, Center for Digital Government and Governing Institute

Todd leverages decades of experience working with industry and government to provide organizational leadership, strategic direction and quality assurance for the Center for Digital Government and the Governing Institute. He has held various c-level positions during his time in the public sector, including: CIO of the Lower Colorado River Authority CIO/Assistant City Manager for the City of Tucson Deputy CIO for the State of Washington Todd attended the University of Arizona and the University of San Francisco.

Webinar

Presenting the Digital Cities Survey 2023!