Twenty-two leaders from private technology companies and community groups will advise on smart city projects spanning from "drones to blockchain."
NYCx, New York City's technology development and tech engagement program, has added 22 leaders from the tech community to its new Technology Leadership Advisory Council.
The roster adds weight to NYCx with leaders like Allen Blue, the co-founder of LinkedIn, Keith Scott, the chief technology officer of Microsoft, and executives from Ford Motors, IBM, Google, DocuSign and others. Mayor Bill de Blasio has directed the council to advance NYCx's mission to test new technologies — "from drones to blockchain," according to the city — in different zones of the city and develop smart city tools.
“With NYCx, we are engaging tech community leaders to ensure that new technologies are making New York the fairest city in the world,” De Blasio said in a statement.
The Mayor's Office of the Chief Technology Officer launched NYCx last October with Chief Technology Officer Miguel Gamiño directing its initiatives. NYCx has already opened the city up to tech startups and innovators with two "moonshot challenges" that aim to fight climate change through cleaner transportation and another that is using the city's Governors Island to develop faster and more efficient high-speed wireless solutions.
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