Recognizing that diminishing local resources required pursuit of efficiencies offered through technology and shared solutions, in 2012 the Barnstable County Board of Regional Commissioners directed the Cape Cod Commission to create the Strategic Information Office (SIO).
It is part of a broader strategy by County agencies to develop technology infrastructure projects on behalf of the 15 towns.
The SIO Governance Committee has members from each municipality, typically the town managers/administrator, and advises on application needs of the towns. The Governance Committee approved e-permitting, RWAN connectivity, the regional GIS flyover, planimetrics and performance management as SIO projects.
