Local Government TREND. Hiring CIOs and CDOs

Chief Information Officers and Chief Data Officers are on the rise for local governments.

What does a Chief Data Officer do? In Cook County, IL the job description is:

• “organizational governance and policy directives around data usage,”

• ensuring proper accessibility standards for data

• evidence-based decision making

• innovative projects 

• oversee a communications technology team

•  holding a leadership position on a Data Governance Council charged with “applying the precepts of data principles; standards; policies; and guidelines.”

State Scoop | Cook County, Illinois, hires first chief data officer, puts new CIO on deck