State and Local Government

Digital Transformation and the Heart of Intelligent Cities

New and emerging technologies are playing an increasingly crucial role in the daily work of state and local government officials, equipping them with digital technology tools that have the potential to make them better informed and more effective. Technology is changing the way state and local government agencies operate, pursue funding and build out their operating budgets. It’s imperative that state and local government executives stay current with ongoing technological developments.

Cities across America have traditionally housed town squares, a large open area in the center of town where people come together and meet. Now, through digital transformation, the central town squares of urban cities are serving as part of urban modernization. This is a progression towards a citizen-centric government bolstering new city government job titles including director of customer experience, director of digital services, chief of services experience and chief engagement officer, to name a few. Communities and technology meet to bring intelligent solutions to life.

The Internet of Things (IoT) can be comparatively considered a superhighway for information on its way to be processed. Except, instead of vehicles carrying passengers to a destination, we're looking at data in all shapes and sizes carrying the answers to tomorrow’s questions. The raw information collected, stored, and transmitted by devices, and can be refined into useful statistics regarding a particular inquiry through a process referred to as “data mining.”

Through the digital transformation in state and local governments, the information superhighway has acquired additional meaning with the concept of digital highways. Digital public infrastructure (DPI), or "digital highways," are online platforms or solutions that deliver shared public and private services in building out an intelligent city. With increasing urbanization, mounting cost pressures and demand for improved quality of life, there is now a global move towards infrastructure consolidation, upgrading and continuous improvement.

Public Administration and Public Works

Public administrations focus on providing the best services to their constituents, while positioning themselves to better provide better services with internal and external threats. Transportation and the dichotomy of moving resources safely whilst eliminating waste is a complicated problem to solve for. It requires a strategy tending to both priorities at the same time. Solutions like artificial intelligence(AI), microgrids, even electronic vehicle charging, effectively empowering and connecting departments from the headquarters to the street, while enabling local economies to thrive equally. The TD SYNNEX Public Sector public administration and public works vertical helps our technology partners not only to find and recognize opportunities in both areas but identify prospective sales for advanced market strategies.

Public Safety

There are many challenges in the public safety market. If a city is perceived as unsafe, it will not grow. When people feel safe and comfortable, businesses thrive and population (and tax revenue) increases. Citizens and juries expect to see clear evidence in court like there is in the movies. This evidence is collected by using technology. Laser scanning crime scenes to preserve evidence, flying drones for surveillance, gunshot detection, cell phone tracking, secure storage of the evidence, and everything else we distribute for public safety aims to make cities safer and people more secure.

We can pair multiple vendors to make full solutions for our resellers to present to customers. We can assist in finding grants that help to pay for the technology. State and local governments, especially public safety agencies, are frequently the target of ransomware and hackers. TD SYNNEX Public Sector can help provide products and services to test and strengthen the network, so that evidence is not lost and services for citizens don’t go down.

With TD SYNNEX Public Sector, it’s simple to explore smart solutions in action, best practices and find resources to build connected communities. Collaborate with our subject matter experts, who previously worked as end-users, across state and local government. Our Vertical Alliance Team is your resource on discovering how communities across America are solving challenges related to traffic congestion, public safety, connectivity access, utility management and more. TD SYNNEX Public Sector vertical leads are inspiring safe, intelligent and digital cities through valuable subject matter expertise and dynamic solution pairings, which enable state and local governments with the ability to embrace modern infrastructure and build sustainable enterprises that digitally transform and optimize their operations.

For more on how TD SYNNEX Public Sector can help you drive better business outcomes in the state and local government markets, please contact a Vertical Alliance Team today.