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title: "California Lags in Embracing IT"
summary: |-
  It is time for California to set its expectations for e-government higher, says Rob Atkinson in Capitol Weekly.
date: "2016-01-26"
issues: ["Productivity", "Digital Government"]
authors: ["Robert D. Atkinson"]
content_type: "Op-Eds & Contributed Articles"
canonical_url: "https://itif.org/publications/2016/01/26/california-lags-embracing-it/"
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# California Lags in Embracing IT

States like California are investing less than what is optimal to drive productivity. This is a significant missed opportunity. If California made a stronger commitment to exploit the productivity-enhancing power of IT in government operations, it could achieve approximately $1.3 billion in savings over the next five years, writes Rob Atkinson in *Capitol Weekly*.

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*Source: Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)*
*URL: https://itif.org/publications/2016/01/26/california-lags-embracing-it/*