Summary: Guest: Kenneth D. Theis Title: CIO and Director for the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB) Guest: Thom Rubel Title: Vice President of Research, Government Insights, IDC State government uses and manages technology. Local governments do the same.  Government entities in every state share similarities when it comes to providing services to the citizens, so why arenât more of these services shared across all levels of government? With states, cities, counties, townships, universities, and schools all looking to provide similar services, the time has come for the true âsharingâ of those services.  Itâs true not just for technology, but for other services too, such as purchasing, facility management, and other administrative functions. If this paradigm works with the state and local government, what about private business groups with shared interests, doing something similar? Could this work?<br>
