State & Local Government Policy, Business and Technology

Office of Civic Innovation, New City Officials Help Further San Jose, Calif.'s Smart City Vision

Government Technology: The city of San Jose, Calif., has made an announcement centered around innovation: the creation of the new Office of Civic Innovation and two new hires who will work within it.

The new office will be led by Kip Harkness, director of technology engagement at PayPal, who will join the city as deputy city manager in mid-August. A director of civic innovation and digital strategies was also named: Steven DiNoto will join the organization later this month. He comes from a position as senior manager of finance operations at Amazon. The city reports that the two new hires will work with new CIO Rob Lloyd on an initiative designed to enhance the quality and efficiency of city operations, and further the goals of the San Jose Smart City Vision.

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