b'InsightsWhat does it mean to be a transit provider of choice?with my IT regional colleague. The Board of Trade provided an overview on the initiative. This Connected DMV initiative That means providing a seamless experience for riders, ascan only enhance that working relationship within the far as how they can plan their journeyand it needs to be asregion. As a regional transit provider, WMATA is a strategic flexible as possible. Our mobile app environment givespartner in this effort. online users more options, which means we may partner with companies like Lyft and Uber. As a transit provider ofWhat are some of the key characteristics a successful CIO? choice, we want to support that first mile and last mile, as well.Today, the CIO cannot simply be about the technology, you must be a partner with the business, a facilitator of The Greater Washington Board of Trade is leading a long- organizational success. It is critical that you add value to the term Smart Region Movement to explore, deploy, andorganizationin terms of addressing business needs, expand smart concepts, partnerships, and technologiesenhancing operationally efficiency, improving effectiveness across our region. Would you tell us more about this effort?of the organization. You cannot just invest in technology for technology sake. The CIO must always keep the business Connected DMV is a smart region, smart cities initiative.mission front and center. You are there to provide technology It helps communities, governments, and businesses worksolutions that help solve business problems. together to improve how the region runs. Not only is the initiative striving for regionwide collaboration, it is focused on digital technology solutions that boost prosperity andTo learn more about the Washington Metro Area Transit Authority,serve the public good. We recently had a meeting with thego to wmata.com.CIOs Consortium at the Council of Governments. I was there with my peer CIOs from around the DMV region,To hear the interviews from The Business of Government Hour, go to along with the Office of the Chief Technology Officer for thebusinessofgovernment.org/interviews.District of Columbia. I have a very good working relationship To download the show as a podcast, go to PodcastOne or iTunes and search for The Business of Government Hour.To view excerpts of the show, go to youtube.com/businessofgovernment.48 www.businessofgovernment.org The Business of Government'