Can Technology Fix California Governments?

California has more than 4,500 local governments, yet it often feels ungoverned. Proponents of so-called “e-government” say technology can change that: the digital world, they argue, offers a better way to connect citizens to government and provide services faster and more efficiently. A new report, “Hear Us Now?”, surveys how California governments use technology and proposes ways of measuring the success of their e-government initiatives — topics that the panelists will explore at this event.

Please join us to discuss the future of e-government and whether it can solve the challenges facing local communities.

Click here to RSVP on the Zocalo Public Square website.

Hosted bar to follow the discussion.  This event is a joint production of New America, Zocalo Public Square and Stanford University’s Bill Lane Center for the American West.

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Participants

• April Manatt
  Principal, April Manatt Consulting
  Author of the report, “Hear us Now?”
• Greg Hermann
  Senior Management Analyst, City of Carlsbad
• Tim Bonnemann
  Intellitics, Inc.
• Dakin Sloss
  President, California Common Sense
• David B. Smith
  Executive Director, National Conference on Citizenship
• Joe Mathews
  Senior Irvine Fellow, New America Foundation