AIABG October 2017 Meeting at Maanas

Doug E. McCollough 

Chief Information Officer, City of Dublin

Doug earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Toledo in Information Systems and Operations Management and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Notre Dame. He has earned certifications in Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) and as a Project Management Professional (PMP). 

As CIO of Dublin, Ohio, Doug has taken an active interest in the Central Ohio Technology Community as well as developing expertise in Smart Cities, Intelligent Communities, Digital Government, and Broadband. The City of Dublin has formed the Global Institute for the Study of the Intelligent Community of Dublin, Ohio USA, which is currently working with communities throughout the State of Ohio to share best practices in leveraging Broadband for Economic Development. 

Prior to joining the Dublin team, Doug held positions within the State of Ohio Department of Public Safety, Department of Commerce, Industrial Commission and Department of Medicaid. He served as Director of Information Technology for the City of Richmond, Virginia, and as a project manager at Nationwide Insurance and Alcatel-Lucent. 

Smart Mobility, IoT, Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Bots, and the social implications these technologies bring with them, are all interests you’ll find Doug tweeting about (@dougITpro). 

He and his wife Angela have four children. In his spare time, Doug enjoys running full and half marathons.   

Presentation Topic:  Challenges to Smart City Reality  

We are all energized by the promise of Smart City, Smart Mobility, and the opportunities new technologies bring to our region. Particularly exciting are advances in Data Analytics, Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence, and the Digitalization of all of our experiences. I will discuss how numerous real world challenges stand as barriers to the bright future we hope for. In particular, we are lacking in skills, cross-functional coordination, standards, cultural preparedness, and the availability of talent to do the needed work. My hopeful message is around how we can reduce traditional boundaries between companies, governments, competitors and rivals to overcome these barriers, extending the benefits of Smart City and the Fourth Industrial Revolution to ourselves both locally and globally.