AUSTIN, Texas — As cities continue to invest more in smart city technologies, questions surrounding how to staff those moves can puzzle city leaders.
Martin O’Malley, the former mayor of Baltimore and governor of Maryland, suggested during remarks at the Smart Cities Innovation Summit that during his leadership — both at the city and state levels — having a chief innovation officer close to the executive was key to driving government away from the status quo and into new possibilities.
Image: At the Smart Cities Innovation Summit, former Maryland Gov. and Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley (2nd from right) advocated for cities to hire chief innovation officers, Brenna Berman, the chief information officer for Chicago (right) did not. (StateScoop)
