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Paul W. Taylor

Editor

Paul W. Taylor, Ph.D. is the Senior Editor at e.Republic and of its flagship titles - Governing and Government Technology. Prior to joining e.Republic, Taylor served as deputy Washington state CIO and chief of staff of the state Information Services Board (ISB). Dr. Taylor came to public service following decades of work in media, Internet start-ups and academia. He is also among a number of affiliated experts with the non-profit, non-partisan Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) in Washington, D.C.

He can be reached at ptaylor@governing.com or on Twitter at @pwtaylor.

The relative success of remote work has proved that in many cases government staff are just as, if not more, productive when they work away from the office. More agile structures like holacracy might be ones to model.
The trial of the former city police officer has become a proxy for the state of racial tension in America, and perhaps the impetus for completing what the civil rights movement began in the 1960s.
C-SPAN and its state-level equivalents have been around for decades, quietly transmitting the minutia of government. But with statehouses still in lockdown, public affairs television is more significant than ever.
A new book from Harvard Business Review provides policymakers with practical help on how to catch up with and adapt to rapid change in democratic capitalism at the end of a weird year.
Jill Lepore’s new book, “If Then” explores the men and the machines behind the rise of modern computing, data analytics and the dark impact of technology on politics, elections and democracy itself.
How the city is using shipping containers to provide affordable and accessible real estate to businesses of color
How the city of Long Beach seeds entrepreneurship and economic vitality in all of its neighborhoods
How the City of El Paso leveraged partnerships and the local library to support small business growth
How the city of Rochester gained a better understanding of its history and demographics to design programs that meet business owners’ and residents’ needs
Lessons Learned in How to Empower Businesses of Color