The incoming Archer administration discovered that City Hall still had rotary telephones, and that the head of the Information and Technology Services Department had no computer.

ECONOMIST: Detroit

Our technology industry component covers 11 six-digit NAICS sectors covering information industries such as software publishing, Internet publishing, data processing, and tech-related business services such as computer systems design, custom programming, engineering services, and research and development.

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