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Alan Shark

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Since 2004 to present, he has served as Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Public Technology Institute (PTI). In addition to his role at PTI, he currently serves as an Associate Professor at George Mason University's Schar School of Policy and Government. Having served as Associate Professor of Practice at Rutgers University School of Public Affairs and Policy for 9 years he maintains an affiliation as Coadjutant lecturer at the Center for Government Services. He is the author of the textbook Technology & Public Management and has over 10 other titles that have been published and available on Amazon.

He received a doctorate in public administration from the University of Southern California and MPA degree from Baruch College.

He served as a US Navy Seabee Veteran, having served 2 tours of duty in Vietnam.

Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Public Technology Institute (PTI); Associate Professor, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University; Associate Professor of Practice, School of Public Affairs and Policy, Rutgers University; Coadjutant lecturer, Center for Government Services

History of Employment

Position
Division
Organization
Start
End
Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer
Public Technology Institute (PTI)
Associate Professor
Schar School of Policy and Government
George Mason University
Associate Professor of Practice
School of Public Affairs and Policy
Rutgers University
Coadjutant lecturer
Center for Government Services
Primary Policy Areas

Board Governance, Broadband, Civic Engagement, Cybersecurity, Government Operations/Innovation, Science – Research and Development, Technology – Product Development, Transfer, Commercialization

Primary Sector of Expertise

Non-profit

Primary Functions

Academic Faculty, City Management, Data Analytics, Information Technology, Nonprofit / NGO leadership

Management Matters Podcast

Grand Challenge: Make Government AI Ready

Using Technology at Different Levels of Government with Alan Shark

Season: 1 Episode:29 | November 02, 2020

Show Notes:

In this episode, we welcome Alan Shark, Executive Director of the Public Technology Institute, the Chair of the Academy Standing Panel on Technology Leadership, and Academy Fellow, to discuss the importance of leadership when instituting technology into government, how to deploy an AI-Ready government, and how to address the various worries of utilizing AI.

With Alan Shark, Executive Director of the Public Technology Institute, the Chair of the Academy Standing Panel on Technology Leadership, and Academy Fellow

Topics Include:

  • Adopting and transferring technology to state and local governments
  • Ensuring the workforce is ready for the future
  • The current work of the Academy's Standing Panel on Technology Leadership
  • Defining and deploying an AI-ready government
  • The government's priorities when it comes to technological investment
  • The importance and challenges when building intergovernmental partnerships
  • The near term prediction for the deployment of AI and the government's preparedness

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