CTG was founded on partnerships with people in government, academic, and corporate organizations. Individuals from each of these sectors make unique and critical contributions to our work, and each gains distinct benefits.

This issue of Innovations spotlights two academic partners working on the "New Models of Collaboration for Government Services to Citizens and Businesses" research project. The project is exploring how public sector partnerships form and become operational. Jon Gant is studying the collaboration that was built around the state portal Access Indiana. Patricia Diamond Fletcher is exploring the partnerships developed to create IRS e-File and FirstGov.gov. Both researchers are writing chapters in a soon-to-be-released e-government book edited by David Garson called Digital Government: Principles and Practices.