NCTCOG CINO Urges Agencies to Build Governance Before AI Pilots Stall

What to Know: North Central Texas Council of Governments Chief Innovation Officer Tim Howell discussed AI pilots on a Technology Foresight Council panel. He said NCTCOG is approaching AI adoption through three pillars: governance, enablement and access. Howell said his organization has backed that approach with an AI committee, annual strategic planning, an agent governance framework, staff training and an innovation sandbox for testing tools before production.