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OUR VISION

The TID Vision is clear, "We are the heart of a connected, secure, and future-ready Long Beach." Technology is fundamental to our daily functioning. From our "Go Long Beach" app to permit management software, technology plays a crucial role in enhancing the lives of our residents, supporting our businesses, and delivering a high-quality experience for visitors. It is equally essential to provide City staff with the technological tools and skills necessary to succeed. Our City is committed to creating technology and data-informed solutions to maximize our collective impact and ability to serve, understand, engage, and meet the expectations of our residents. City staff seek a work environment that is transparent, collaborative, and empowering. These growing demands inform the City's technology mission and vision. Over the next several years, we will invest in vital technology and learning opportunities for all City staff to enhance our resiliency in the face of uncertainties and foster a culture of civic pride, enabling us to passionately and equitably serve all Long Beach residents.

OUR PRINCIPLES

We listen and respond
We  foster  trust  and  collaboration  with  our  customers  by ensuring  people  feel  valued,  
respected,  and  empowered. Our  ability  to  listen  to  diverse  perspectives  and  respond leads 
to improved service delivery, inclusivity, and stronger relationships, ultimately enhancing the 
quality of life for all.
 
We are outcome-driven
We are unafraid of straying from the tried and true and will focus   on   delivering   outstanding  
 user   experiences   by focusing  on  outcomes  that  serve  the  greater  good  of  our 
customers.  We  will  analyze  unintended  consequences, measure our progress, and happily 
course-correct along the way to ensure success.
 
We solve problems                          
We  seek  to  understand  the  underlying  need  and provide solutions that address the root cause, not the symptom.
 
We believe in our people
We  will  unleash  our  team's  ability  to  grow,  develop,  and learn about technology. We create  a culture of collaboration, empower our team to speak up and make decisions, and bring about the best in one another.
 
We make government simple
We favor solutions that are easy to use and maintain. We seek to automate and digitize our processes to eliminate human error and free our team to focus on activities that provide the most value to our customers.

OUR MISSION

Provide a customer-focused environment that integrates people, process and technology to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of City services. We do this by...

  • Providing the City Workforce with a fast and reliable communications infrastructure.
  • Enhancing workforce productivity by delivering cost effective technology products and support services.
  • Ensuring the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the City’s information and the security of the City’s network and
  • Providing innovative solutions to enable open and transparent government in partnership with the City departments.

Latest News

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What does it really take to close a digital divide in a city as complex, diverse, and dynamic as Long Beach, California? Listen to this episode of the Innovation Storytellers Show with the City of Long Beach's CIO, Lea Eriksen!

Love Your Block Kickoff Meeting
Long Beach, CA - The City of Long Beach Office of Civic Innovation has selected the community project awardees for the Love Your Block mini grant program, a community-driven initiative that empowers residents to take action and enhance their neighborhoods, with the focus for the inaugural year in West Long Beach. Five selected awardees will receive up to $2,500 in grant funding to support projects addressing air quality and transportation efficiency for residents, especially youth and older adults, in the 90810 zip code.
eRepublic 2025 DigitalCities Award Ceremony
Long Beach, CA – The City of Long Beach has been recognized as the first-place Top Digital City for its population size in the Center for Digital Government’s (CDG) 2025 Digital Cities Survey. The survey is conducted annually and evaluates how cities nationwide use technology to advance city goals, operations and services to the community. This is the first time since the creation of the survey in 2001 that any city in any population category nationwide has ranked first for five consecutive years, and the 15th consecutive year that Long Beach has been recognized as a Top 10 Digital City.
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