Department of Innovation & Technology
The Department of Innovation and Technology is the City of Boston’s enterprise technology organization that provides solutions to empower business partners across City departments and deliver services more efficiently and effectively. DoIT is focused on connecting the City, engaging and empowering citizens, improving business processes, working collaboratively and continuously innovating.
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Computerworld Honors Laureate Winner, 2013: Citizens Connect and Computing Centers Grant
The City of Boston has been recognized by IDG’s Computerworld Honors program 2013 Laureate for two outstanding and innovative programs. Boston Public Computing Centers/ Boston Sustainable Broadband Adoption have been recognized as winners in the Economic Development category, and the Citizens Connect mobile app has been recognized as a winner in the Innovation category.
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Project Management Conference
CIO Bill Oates was a speaker at the first Northeast Public Sector Project Management Conference held March 20th. The daylong event included presentations, panel discussions, and breakout sessions on Project Management topics, resources, challenges, and success stories. The meeting was presented by the Public Technology Institute (PTI) in collaboration with the City of Boston Project Management Office (PMO), and over 130 City employees from 26 departments attended.
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Innovative Tweets: Connect with DoIT
Follow @DoITBoston's conversations about engaging, empowering and improving the lives of citizens and partners through technology.
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Internship Opportunities with DoIT
The Department of Innovation and Technology is offering competitive, paid and unpaid internships to qualified applicants. Learn about the emergence of innovation in municipal government while gaining hands-on experience and on-the-job training.
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Citizens Connect App
The Citizens Connect App helps residents and visitors to make Boston neighborhoods even better by reporting problems, such as potholes, to City government.
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Street Bump: Help Improve Your Streets
Street Bump is a mobile app that helps identify potholes by recording "bump" data, providing the City with real-time information to help improve roads.
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City of Boston Receives 2012 CIO 100 award
The City of Boston's Citizens Connect application has been recognized as a CIO 100 award honoree. One hundred organizations are honored each year for using information technology in innovative ways to deliver business value. The project was recognized for not only its successful execution, but for pioneering a new, purposeful technology with a demonstrated business value beyond IT benefits.
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City's Technology Leader named to Industry Hall of Fame
Bill Oates, Chief Information Officer for the City of Boston, is a 2012 inductee into the CIO Hall of Fame from IDG’s CIO magazine. This prestigious honor is bestowed upon a select group of established IT executives and visionaries that have had significant impact in the field of IT.
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PTI Technology Solutions Award - Citizens Connect Live
Citizens Connect Live is an online chat platform which allows constituents to chat online with operators staffed by the Mayor's Office of Constituent Service. Currently available during normal business hours, Citizens Connect Live operators are available to answer questions about city services or direct users to online services or web resources.
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Tech Goes Home Graduation
Tech Goes Home celebrated its 13th graduation on Saturday, June 23rd at Faneuil Hall. During the 2011-2012 school year, over 4,000 Boston residents received digital literacy training, were given a new laptop, and provided with assistance to get low cost Internet service. Mayor Thomas M. Menino, speaking to the large crowd of families, emphasized the power of parental engagement to increase student achievement. Awards were given to several graduates and trainers who have displayed exemplary effort.
News & Press Releases »
- A Move to the Cloud: Boston Selects Google Apps for Government & Education
- Surrey in Pioneering Trans-Atlantic Trials for Mobile Phone Potholes App
- City of Boston recognized by Computerworld as a 2013 Computerworld Honors Laureate
Videos & Multimedia »
- Spaulding Labor Appreciation Luncheon
Mayor Menino and members of Spaulding Hospital and Partners Healthcare give brief remarks to honor the contributions of men and women who supported the Spaulding Project.Watch Video » - Climate Ready Boston Announcement
Mayor Thomas M. Menino announces several new planning and policy initiatives to better prepare Boston for Hurricane Sandy-like storms, a rising sea level, and other climate change impacts. Watch Video »
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