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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.

Going against the FBI's ransomware advice is one way state chief information officers are thinking for themselves.
Data now informs almost everything the public sector does, and it also informs on us.
When government gets too much of a good thing, can open-source technology help?
Albuquerque, N.M., embarked on a novel campaign to reduce panhandling. Has it worked?
Four cities -- Pittsburgh, St. Paul, the District of Columbia and San Francisco -- field-tested collaborative approaches to paying for things that cities need.
A pop-up podcast recorded with a live audience that captures key learnings from the cities that learned them - detailed here with a full transcript.
A pop-up podcast recorded with a live audience that captures key learnings from the cities that learned them - detailed here with a full transcript.
A pop-up podcast recorded with a live audience that captures key learnings from the cities that learned them - detailed here with a full transcript.
They have become a staple in several cities. Whether they stay around is up to new mayors in charge.
Playing off the reality TV show, the ads compare gubernatorial candidates to wedding dresses. Critics call the campaign a failed attempt to connect with female voters.