The city of Gloversville in upstate New York gives monthly tours of area technology businesses to leaders in the world of business, government and education. Being upstate and all that, the definition of "technology" might strike some as being a bit quaint:

"The tours, known as Tech Tuesdays, have allowed chamber members to observe things they normally would not, such as how fire trucks are built, how paint is canned, how blunt needles are made, how the county disposes its wastes and how the local telephone company operates. They have visited places such as Nathan Littauer Hospital, Benjamin Moore & Co., Epimed International and the Fulton County landfill."

While visiting the local paint store may not be all that exciting, it's an interesting way to get government leaders more excited about local technology businesses and to showcase the practical implementations of disruptive new technologies. In New York City, I'm not aware of any similar programs -- although there have been attempts to extend the "I Love NY" campaign to specific niches of the tech world (i.e. nanotech).