Jerry Mechling

Recent Articles

• Technology and the Productivity Promise
• Jan 11, 2012
• IT is the most important tool for improving government output. Budget directors need to be ready to answer some important questions.

• Leading in Distrustful Times
• Nov 2, 2011
• At a time when government is held in low esteem, public service needs people with the qualities that Canada's Reg Alcock had in abundance.

• Spend More—Not Less—on IT
• Sep 7, 2011
• Cutting technology spending along with everything else is a false economy. IT-enabled productivity improvements can save more than they cost.
• 7 Comments

• Is Better Education Finally Possible?
• Jun 29, 2011
• IT-enabled innovation has long passed education by, but cost pressures may finally change that.
• 4 Comments

• Social Networking and Recruitment
• Apr 27, 2011
• Tough times and the growing need for innovation require the use of social media to attract the best and brightest.

• The iPad: Risky Game-Changer
• Mar 9, 2011
• Will the iPad, and competing tablet computers, help us manage information overload or add to the distractions?
• 2 Comments

• Managing Change Post Election
• Nov 3, 2010
• How to avoid the impulsive and shallow commitments that have too often characterized IT investments in the past.

• The Last Shall Be First
• Sep 29, 2010
• The historic trend of information technology applications going first to big governments and only later to the small ones is about to flip.

• Targeting Small Governments for Technology Innovation
• Sep 29, 2010
• Given ongoing technology developments, the most efficient scale for technology service operations is small government.

• How to Make $1,900 a Year for Everyone?
• Aug 11, 2010
• It's simple: Use IT to implement a cost-effective shared services model.

• IT Drives Shared Services
• Aug 11, 2010
• What's the quickest way to make $1,900 a year for each man, woman and child in the country? Use technology to implement a cost-effective shared services model.
• 3 Comments

• Three IT Challenges for the 2011 Transition
• Jun 16, 2010
• Looming political transitions and tough economic times create an unusual window of opportunity for IT-enabled innovations.

• 2011's 3 IT Challenges
• Jun 16, 2010
• With political transitions looming, a unique opportunity to innovate presents itself.

• Government's Budget Myopia
• Apr 14, 2010
• Governors, mayors and budget directors need to update the budgeting process to ensure IT-enabled innovations.

• The New Economy: A Glitzy Future?
• Jan 27, 2010
• Michigan's massive new data center is the right technology for these tough economic times.