Nebraska Senator Aims to Break Down Siloes, Open Up Data

I’ve always had the understanding that departments don’t talk to one another. There are overlapping costs for doing the same thing. In Nebraska, we have a CIO, but it still seems like departments are too unwilling to share their information. That’s where I want to go with technology and find ways to [break those siloes].

While cognizant of many national technology issues, such as drones and security, Nebraska Sen. Dan Watermeier believes the Cornhusker State needs to concentrate on the basics, like GIS data collection and information-sharing.

by Brian Heaton

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