The Digital States Performance Institute (DSPI)

DSPI Webinars

Feb 12, 2013

The Digital States Performance Institute (DSPI) hosts a series of webinars on key topics of siginificant relevance and importance to the area of the digital state.  See additional webinars listed below.

For more information on DSPI visit DSPI homepage.

Proving the Value of IT Investment: Lessons from the 2012 Digital State Survey
March 27, 2013 - (Duration: 60 minutes)

We will share the results of new research and discuss best practices from government and industry that will help you prove the wisdom of IT investment and successfully get your projects funded.

Click on the link below for the archived webinar.

     Link: Proving the Value of IT Investment: Lessons from the 2012 Digital State Survey (REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED TO VIEW THE ARCHIVE)

 

To Provide for the Common Defense
How States Are Working Together to Defend Against Cyber Terrorism & Crime
May 2, 2012 - (Duration: 60 minutes)

2012 has seen a number of governments attacked by criminals hiding behind names like “Anonymous”, “Team Poison”, and “Cabin Crew”.  The frequency of attacks seems to be increasing putting sensitive government data and citizen’s personal information in jeopardy.

In this webinar, the Digital States Performance Institute (DSPI) explores best practices for cyber-security and highlights successful examples of multi-jurisdictional collaboration and cooperation in the fight against cyber-terrorism and crime.

Discussion topics include:

  • Best practices to ensure security information and infrastructure security.
  • Lessons learned from recent attacks and how you can best prepare to defend against similar events.
  • Interstate cooperation in cyber-security initiatives.
  • Latest industry perspective on threats, strategies and tools you can use to defend against and if necessary, recover from attack.

Click on the link below for the archived webinar.

     Link: To Provide for the Common Defense (REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED TO VIEW THE ARCHIVE)

Managing Data in a Consolidated Enterprise
December 1, 2011 - (Duration: 60 minutes)

In the 2010 Digital States Performance Institute’s Survey of State Governments a number of interesting facts stand out:

  • Literally all states are virtualizing servers in order to reduce operating costs, save energy and provide faster start-up support for new projects.
  • Most states are engaged in some form of data center consolidation; seeking to take advantage of virtualization on a larger scale and to gain the cost savings associated with economies of scale.
  • In terms of their approach to consolidation, most states in the survey report a strong need to change the way they are handling Data Management. However, a majority of the states have neither established specific plans to change their approach to data management, nor do they think that a change in their approach to data management will occur in the short term.
This webinar will explore the topic of data management and specifically why changing to a more central approach is so difficult. The discussion will include how states are balancing the responsibility of data management between the central IT organization and the business enterprise.  It will explore specific facets of the problem including:
  • Data Governance
  • Data Architecture and Design
  • Database Administration (what’s new)
  • Data Quality—who is responsible?
  • Data Warehousing and the growing demands for business intelligence/performance management
  • Document, Record and Content Management
  • Data Security Management

With cloud computing and consolidation becoming major trends, the implications for data management, particularly with issues around ediscovery and data security management, are coming to the forefront and need to be addressed through IT policy and enhanced data management procedures. In this webinar we will hear from two state practitioners who are leading the way in implementing these new data management disciplines.  

Click on the link below for the archived webinar.

     Link: Managing Data in a Consolidated Enterprise

Using the Web to Break Down Government Silos
August 30, 2011 - (Duration: 60 minutes)

Individual governmental agencies are created for the specific purpose of focusing governmental functions into smaller units of administration, usually focused on a specific mission or a set of programs organized around a similar function. Most governments, particularly larger entities, need to organize in this manner in order to cover the wide range of services that they must tend to. Certainly, providing law enforcement or other public safety services is very different from running libraries or schools, administering social welfare programs or providing business and economic developmental services. As agencies look to deliver more of their services to the public via the Internet, a major design decision arises as to whether these self-service and informational portals should be agency-centric or constituent-centric.

This webinar focuses on two states that are using the web to help them move past the agency-centric approach to delivering services. Examples are presented where states have begun to break down the traditional barriers that cause governmental agencies to operate in separate informational silos. Speakers – John Conley, Executive Director, State Internet Portal Authority, State of Colorado and Herbert Quinde, Chief Information Officer, Illinois Department of Corrections – show how they were able to get around the traditional barriers and deliver services that are more aligned with the needs of the citizenry.

Click on the link below for the archived webinar.

     Link: Using the Web to Break Down Government Silos

On a Clear Day, You Can See Beyond...
December 9, 2010 - (Duration: 60 minutes)

On December 9, 2010, The Digital States Performance Institute (DSPI) broght together state CIOs for a preview of their own plans and to comment on the findings of the Digital States CIO Poll, which provides a landscape view of the technologies, policies and practices that matter most now — and those that will be the most important two or three years down the road.

The public sector IT community has been on the front lines as government has faced rapid and significant change — from recession to recovery and elections and transitions to health information exchanges and retirement bow waves. The challenge for technology leaders is to see beyond the headlines toward a preferred future, and thinking through how to get there. To paraphrase a prominent author, the challenge and opportunity is to begin with the end in mind.

Click on the link below for the archived webinar.

     Link: On a Clear Day You Can See Beyond

Have Your Say: State and Local Government and the New National Broadband Plan
September 22, 2009 - (Duration 60 minutes)

The Digital States Performance Institute (DSPI) and the Digital Communities program jointly presented a special webinar for and about state and local government and the New National Broadband Plan on Tuesday, September 22nd. Hear from Eugene J. Huang, Director of Government Operations with the FCC's National Broadband Task Force, at a crucial moment in the process of gathering perspectives on how to get broadband strategy right -- the task force will have only 148 days left to prepare the report as of the date of the webinar.  It is also an opportunity for the Task Force to hear from you on the local and state government issues and concerns in the planning and deployment of this vital public infrastructure.

        Link: Have Your Say: State and Local Government and the New National Broadband Plan

The Making of the Nation's Digital States: Backend Modernization, Online Services, and Performance Oriented Results
April 23, 2010 - (Duration: 60 minutes)

On April 23, 2010, the Center for Digital Government welcomed senior state executives from Utah, Michigan and Virginia to discuss the defining characteristics of a digital state - now and in the future - as efficiency, transparency and performance become the watch words of governing in the age of economic recovery.  In this webinar you will hear from those who helped set their states apart through innovation, perseverance and thinking differently.  You will also learn about the practices that have changed the way the public's business gets done and what they have set their sights on next in the continuing campaign for government modernization.

Click on the link below for the archived webinar

        Link: The Making of the Nation's Digital States

DSPI Webinars