That's proven to be especially helpful to us here. So helpful, in fact, that Skoutelas and others in the transit industry organized their first-ever industry conclave focused solely on IT issues. The conference, TransITech, was held last week in San Diego. But the more we read about other industries and the gains they're making in technology, the more we see it as a need for us. We're charged with doing a better job of servicing our customers, and if we can do that at a lower cost and in a more efficient way, that's what's important.
Procurement is one IT area in which the transit industry lags behind.
Another bonus to promoting technology is that when others decide to adopt products or services you espouse, you can band together to wield clout with vendors or regulators. We were able to show that we provide those services already. This meant that states could receive discounts on services purchased on behalf of agencies covered by the fund. Feedback Tell us your thoughts on this article or the issues raised in it. When you click Submit, you'll be taken back to this article.