Lee Ann Dietz is the Director of Global Public Sector Marketing at SAS, supporting government ministries, departments, and agencies around the world, helping them solve entrenched problems and improve productivity by applying data and AI. She is passionate about applying analytics to support public sector agencies to deliver outcomes that enable the safety and well-being of individuals, families, and communities. Lee Ann has an undergraduate degree in Economics from Stanford University and an MBA from the University of Virginia's Darden Graduate School of Business.
The demand for public sector efficiency is higher than ever. Civil servants are working with tighter budgets, smaller teams and rising expectations. Despite their efforts, critics and stakeholders believe they could still do more. If there has ever been a time for a miracle, it is now. AI is a promising
Leaders from businesses and governments across the world continue to show progress on a range of critical environmental topics, addressing climate resilience and taking actions to ensure a more sustainable and thriving planet. Advancements and innovations continue to open new avenues for environmental leadership – and the use of data
The Grand Buddha at Ling Shan, located on the northern bank of Taihu Lake near Wuxi, China is a fitting metaphor for smart city initiatives in China, specifically Wuxi in the Jiangsu Province in Eastern China. One of the largest Buddha statues in the world, the bronze monument reaches 88
I have lived in the Town of Cary for more than twenty years; two of my three children were born at the local WakeMed Cary Hospital. I’m a big fan of my city, or town as it prefers to be called – even though the population is over 160,000. That’s
As smart city endeavors continue to ramp up globally, city planners and leaders are often curious to learn how cities around the world are planning to make their cities smarter with the Internet of Things. Recently, my colleagues and I met with a team from a major city in China
In transportation, when an asset is standing still, it is losing money. The same can be said for your business strategy: when you are standing still, you are not innovating or taking advantage of new ways to enhance efficiency or drive profitability. This is true in all industries. In the
I should have expected it! The end of January/beginning of February always seems to bring some kind of major snow event in the East. Here in Cary, NC we experienced only a couple of inches of snow, but that snow covered a solid inch of ice underneath. Several hundred miles
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend the 2015 EyeforTravel Connected Traveller Conference. Based on the spelling of the word “traveller” which my American version of MS Word continuously wants to autocorrect, you can correctly assume the conference was hosted in London. During the conference, one phrase
Why are so many companies across a diverse set of industries investing in and around the Internet of Things? Everywhere I go, every blog I read … I sound like my favorite band from the 80s: the Internet of Things is watching me. In reality, it’s the reverse: I'm seeing
