Government Technology - June 2008 - (Page DC4) Introduction Group Publisher: Digital Communities Program Dir.: Executive Editor: Exec. Coordinator to Pub. EDITORIAL Editor: Assoc. Editors: Chief Copy Editor: Managing Editor: Justice & Public Safety Editor: Features Editor: Assistant Editor: Staff Writer: Copy Editor: Editorial Assistant: Contributing Editor: Contributing Writers: DESIGN Creative Dir.: Graphic Designers: DON PEARSON dpearson@govtech.com TODD SANDER tsander@centerdigitalgov.com STEVE TOWNS stowns@govtech.com JULIE MURPHY jmurphy@govtech.com Tactics for a U.S. Recession In other words, if we are heading conomists and everyday people are talking about a U.S. recession. into another recession and it’s a long Warren Buffett recently said on CNBC one, then the digital communities that by any commonsense defi nition, program is even more on target. In fact, the economy is one argument the economy is in a recession based on what he is seeing from the businesses for a community investing in digital techowned by his holding company, Berk- nology, whether or not we find ourselves in a recession in the months ahead. For shire Hathaway. Martin Feldstein, president of the some time, the nation’s economic health National Bureau of Economic Research, hasn’t been as rosy as some statistics speculated that not only are we headed like the gross domestic product, might for a recession, it could persist longer have had us believe. More of the country’s wealth is going to the top 1 percent than the last two U.S. recessions. Recessions are particularly difficult of the population. Simultaneously we for local governments. Budgets are are witnessing a definite erosion of the tightened and large IT projects are often middle class and poverty is increasing. Also millions of homeowners have lost put on hold. equity in their homes due to However, when difficult falling prices. financial times hit, many By Blake Harris Much of this issue relates aspects of the digital community become more important. It isn’t just that there are cost savings or other returns on investment to be realized in well planned digital initiatives. When a company is in economic difficulty, it usually needs to advertise more, while at the same time streamline business processes and improve the quality of products and services. The same might be said of a community as a whole — the digital revolution helps accomplish those ends. Going increasingly digital opens new avenues for promotion in the broadest sense, and allows streamlining of the way local governments do business. Of course, the fundamental logic behind digital evolution is improving service to citizens and the quality of life for the community itself. EDITOR E BLAKE HARRIS bharris@govtech.com EMILY MONTANDON emontandon@govtech.com CHAD VANDER VEEN cvanderveen@govtech.com MIRIAM JONES mjones@govtech.com KAREN STEWARTSON kstewartson@govtech.com JIM McKAY jmckay@govtech.com ANDY OPSAHL aopsahl@govtech.com MATT WILLIAMS mwilliams@govtech.com HILTON COLLINS hcollins@govtech.com ELAINE RUNDLE erundle@govtech.com CORTNEY TOWNS ctowns@govtech.com TOD NEWCOMBE tnewcombe@govtech.com INDRAJIT BASU, SASCHA D. MEINRATH Illustrator: Production Dir.: Production Mgr.: Internet Dir.: PUBLISHING VP Sales: VP Strategic Accounts: VP Bus. Development: Sr. Dir. of Sales: Regional Sales Dirs.: KELLY MARTINELLI kmartinelli@govtech.com CRYSTAL HOPSON chopson@govtech.com MICHELLE HAMM mhamm@govtech.com JOE COLOMBO jcolombo@govtech.com TOM McKEITH tmckeith@govtech.com STEPHAN WIDMAIER swidm@govtech.com JOEI HEART jheart@govtech.com JUDE HANSEN jhansen@govtech.com DON PEARSON dpearson@govtech.com JON FYFFE jfyffe@govtech.com West, Central TIM KARNEY tkarney@govtech.com East PAM FYFFE pfyffe@govtech.com West, Central LESLIE HUNTER lhunter@govtech.com East SHELLEY BALLARD sballard@govtech.com West, Central Account Managers: MELISSA CANO mcano@govtech.com East ERIN HUX ehux@govtech.com West, Central to economic development one way or another, not just because this is an important component of digital communities. With a recession looming and our underlying economic health in question due to job losses, trade deficits and a shifting manufacturing base overseas, the need for digital communities only continues to grow. As Intel’s chief executive, Paul Otellini, told BBC News, “People turn to computers to improve productivity during downturn, because at the end of the day, the computer is a tool for productivity.” He was explaining why his company will ride out any U.S. recession. But the notion is equally relevant to a community that wishes to reduce the impact of a recession on its citizens. Increased productivity is the way forward. 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