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Carson’s IT team wins national recognition, credits vendors and new practices
Summary
City of Carson IT Director Gary Carter announced the city placed No. 2 nationally and No. 1 in California in the Center for Digital Government Digital Cities ranking, citing an "IT gardening" practice, vendor partnerships and a broad digital transformation.
City of Carson IT Director Gary Carter told the council on Nov. 18 that the city's technology team placed No. 2 nationally in the Center for Digital Government’s Digital Cities ranking and No. 1 in California for the city's population bracket.
Carter credited an internal set of practices he described as "IT gardening," a mix of large and smaller vendors (including Google and regional partners), and a push to modernize systems and services as drivers of the ranking. He said the team submitted a last‑minute application and recognized staff and interns who contributed to the efforts. Several IT staff introduced themselves during the recognition.
Why it matters: Council members applauded the department for improving public access to council broadcasts, online services and a planned fiber rollout. Carter said the ranking reflects not only vendor work but changes in staffing and processes within the city's IT division.
What the city said it will do next: Carter said staff will present more detail at future peer panels and will continue to scale projects (including a fiber project and rolling out laptops to staff). Council members asked staff to keep residents informed about progress and thanked the IT staff and interns.
Clarifications noted in meeting record: presenters and staff used different spellings for some vendor or contractor names in meeting remarks; the city said it will provide complete vendor lists and project documentation on request.
