In 1993, a group of committed New Yorkers saw their idea of a government technology research center become a reality. What started as a volunteer project designed to help state government agencies use technology to improve operations and services became a full-fledged research center.

Looking back on these past ten years we see that our projects have evolved, but our core objectives remain the same: to build partnerships that create innovative solutions to the problems facing government, and then to share those solutions with a broad audience of government professionals, researchers, and educators.

Many individuals and organizations, both public and private, planted the seeds for CTG and fostered our growth over the past ten years. We thank all who have played a role and hope you will join us in celebrating our collective efforts.

Throughout 2003 our Innovations newsletters will feature a series of articles that present our history, honor our partners, and highlight our work over the years. This first installment recounts how the Center was founded and discusses some of our early projects.

For more on our history see the Did You Know? insert, CTG Celebrating Ten Years of Partnership, Research, and Innovation.