Longtime gov tech leader Steve Monaghan of Nevada County shares his profound insights and hard-earned wisdom as he prepares for retirement at the end of the year.
“With AI solutions now entering the scene, the pressure to switch to the latest tech will only increase. However, sticking with your current system and maximizing its potential is often the best course of action unless there’s a compelling reason to change.”
Four Northern California counties were recognized for their innovation and IT excellence in this year’s Digital Counties Survey.
“As we stand on the brink of this technological revolution, the readiness of local governments to embrace change, rethink leadership, and evolve organizational cultures will determine their ability to harness AI’s potential for public good.”
“When deadlines are stretched too far into the future, staff often feel overloaded, leading to decreased morale and efficiency,” writes Steve Monaghan, director of Nevada County’s Information and General Services Agency.
“These truisms are not searchable via Google or AI platforms; they are gleaned from the front lines of government IT management,” writes longtime technology leader Steve Monaghan, director of Nevada County’s Information & General Services Agency.
As state and local IT leaders told Industry Insider in its regular One-on-One interview series, they’re continuing to move to the cloud and harden surfaces against bad actors — while taking important steps in AI and in closing the digital divide.
Nevada County issued a request for proposals Monday outlining its need for enterprise resource planning software and a contractor to integrate systems. The first key date in the process is Jan. 2.
“The unrelenting rise of SaaS is catapulting local government IT spending toward an imminent fiscal precipice,” writes Steve Monaghan, director of Nevada County’s Information and General Services Agency.
“While IT has always been a central component in government agencies, recent developments have intensified the need for robust IT leadership,” writes Steve Monaghan, Nevada County’s Information & General Services Agency director and former CIO.
As part of Industry Insider — California’s ongoing efforts to educate readers on state agencies, their IT plans and initiatives, here’s the latest in our periodic series of interviews with departmental IT leaders.
Regular winner Nevada County was recognized in this year’s Digital Counties 2023 survey by the Center for Digital Government.
“The genie is out of the bottle, and there is little time to waste before county organizations are thrust into a full reactionary mode of dealing with this unavoidable AI-driven local policy topic,” writes Steve Monaghan, Nevada County’s agency director of Information and General Services.
“For me,” said Steve Monaghan, “I get to take off the CIO hat, focusing my full time now on being the director over the nine lines of business that make up our Information and General Services Agency.” The new CIO is Landon Beard, a veteran of county government.
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