| | AUGUST 20186CIOReviewThe current global political and economic landscape is complex and fast-evolving, changing in ways that challenge existing views of the world and how it is governed. Technology is disrupting this status quo and creating a future of unknowns. Meanwhile, globalism has also accelerated, and, as a result, created growing economic inequalities. While the challenges can seem insurmountable, today, the public sector is rising to the occasion and innovating to cope with new realities and build a better future for the people.When it comes to the implementation of modern technologies, the cloud has the potential to address major inefficiencies in the public sector, such as time-consuming procurement processes, low asset utilization, and duplications in various IT systems. Thus, embracing cloud-based systems, like Office 365, can significantly help public agencies that may be struggling to provide innovative and highly reliable services because of resource or budgeting constraints. And, while moving to cloud screams advancements, it also risks exposing highly confidential government data to cybercriminals. 2017 saw dozens of major cyber breaches, with millions of people affected by them. For instance, last November, residents of Maine receiving foster care benefits had their personal information exposed on a third-party website outside of the State of Maine system. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) also issued a statement on their data breach which led the cybercriminals to make illicit gains through trading.Above all, with the introduction of cognitive technologies, automation, and AI, the public sector will see a significant change in the way that public agencies operate. By programming AI-driven technology (the "no-collar workforce") as an augmented workforce, public sector organizations can allow AI bots to take on any repetitive administrative tasks, allowing other staff to devote their brainpower in more strategic activities. As enablers at the helm of this transformation, CIOReview's editorial board has evaluated the leading-edge public sector solution providers in the market that are not only helping ensure greater energy efficiency but also evoke a new horizon for public safety and security.Let us know your thoughts.EditorialEmbracing Innovation in Public OfferingsCopyright © 2018 ValleyMedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.CIOReviewAUGUST - 27 - 2018Contact Us:Phone:510.565.7614Fax:510-894-8405Email:sales@cioreview.comeditor@cioreview.commarketing@cioreview.com AUGUST - 27 - 2018, Vol 07 SE 63 Published by ValleyMedia, Inc.To subscribe to CIOReviewVisit www.cioreview.com CIOReviewEditorial StaffSalesCarolynn WaltersShikha Patra Sam EricssonKaran KariappaAndrew Smithandrew@cioreview.comVisualizersIssac George Ajay K DasManaging EditorJeevan GeorgePUBLIC SECTOR SPECIAL*Some of the Insights are based on the interviews with respective CIOs and CXOs to our editorial staffJeevan George Managing Editoreditor@cioreview.comKyle Summers
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