This, the first of our regional blogs, is authored by the technology and financial journalist Dominic Basulto. Dominic is a New York native, has been a senior editor at Corante since day one and has written for a number of online and offline media companies. Send tips or story ideas to: basulto@gmail.com.
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Here we'll report daily on the latest tech and business developments in New York City. Impossible we concede: comprehensive coverage of the city's every story. What we hope you'll find: tips, tidbits and perspectives you won't find elsewhere. As well as unique insights, original interviews and more that should be of interest to New York's vibrant community of technologists and those who track, invest in and report on them.
Citing the need for greater efficiency and oversight in the acquisition and deployment of IT, the New York City Council suggested legislation requiring that the city's IT heads develop detailed annual and five-year technology plans. New York City has an $800 million annual IT budget, so even incremental cost savings could be significant. Yet, some analysts characterized the move as nothing more than "window dressing."
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