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Leading in the public sector has always been challenging, but perhaps even more so today. Revenues have been decreasing for years now, with another round of cuts promised in just about every jurisdiction. Public sentiment about government is polarized, pressure for transparency is high, technology systems are aging, and their caretakers are retiring.

Come hear from state CIOs from around the nation on how they are meeting these and other challenges head-on, what they see as the next set of challenges facing leaders, and the role technology should play in helping government serve constituents.

Moderator: Carlos Ramos, Secretary, Technology Agency, State of California

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IT Executives are the change agents that lead agencies through difficult transformations. It is important to strike a balance between mandating change and building consensus. Leading through any transition requires a steady hand. Leading through an extreme IT makeover; budget cutting, staff reductions and the explosive pace of technology change requires fortitude, imagination, endurance and courage. Listen and learn as Leah Lewis, the former Chief Information Officer of the State of Colorado shares her leadership stories.

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Everywhere one looks these days, we're confronted with "smart". Smart phones. Smart technologies. Smart governments. At the same time, leaders are struggling with the information explosion that these "smart" technologies bring and the associated persistent "data paradox" - having too much data and too little insight. When linked to the paradigm of "open government", significant implications and expectations emerge regarding data transparency and information availability.

Smart technologies are redefining open government. An interconnected, linked world of devices, data, and people may result in new degrees of openness never before seen. How are governments integrating this paradigm into their operations? Most importantly: what are the implications for CIOs - both today and tomorrow?

Michael Littlejohn, IBM Vice President, Smarter Cities Strategy, helps governments incorporate these new paradigms, and understands the implications from a technology, enterprise, and organizational culture perspective. Come learn about what leaders need to know about preparing their organization for the same journey!

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Leading in the public sector has always been challenging, but perhaps even more so today. Revenues have been decreasing for years now, with another round of cuts promised in just about every jurisdiction. Public sentiment about government is polarized, pressure for transparency is high, technology systems are aging, and their caretakers are retiring.

Come hear from state CIOs from around the nation on how they are meeting these and other challenges head-on, what they see as the next set of challenges facing leaders, and the role technology should play in helping government serve constituents.

Moderator: Carlos Ramos, Secretary, Technology Agency, State of California

Description:

Leading in the public sector has always been challenging, but perhaps even more so today. Revenues have been decreasing for years now, with another round of cuts promised in just about every jurisdiction. Public sentiment about government is polarized, pressure for transparency is high, technology systems are aging, and their caretakers are retiring.

Come hear from state CIOs from around the nation on how they are meeting these and other challenges head-on, what they see as the next set of challenges facing leaders, and the role technology should play in helping government serve constituents.

Moderator: Carlos Ramos, Secretary, Technology Agency, State of California

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Information Technology organizations today are constantly being challenged to deliver more and more complex solutions to an increasingly technology-savvy user community, yet these organizations still face mounting business pressure for lower costs and improved operational efficiencies year over year. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the public sector, where revenues have continued to decline, while demands for services have increased.

In this session you will hear how Oracle, on its journey to become one of the leading enterprises in the world, has been able to achieve this balance between technology, cost, and efficiency through its ongoing commitment to simplify, standardize, centralize and automate their core business process. Mark will also share how the Oracle IT transformation has helped to enable the successful execution of Oracle's business strategy, as well as the lessons learned over the last 10 years. These lessons offer valuable insight for any leader who must make significant organizational changes and still deliver critical services.

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This panel session presents insight into a framework to help manage the Enterprise IT capability in a holistic value based fashion. The discussion will link the management of the IT Budget and IT Capability to the management of Value. Drawing upon existing research to the discussion will cover how IT can be managed to continuously optimize the value delivered from IT. Additionally, a roadmap of improving process and outcome maturity with respect to the measurement of the Value of IT. Each panelist will share commentary which supports that improving maturity in the measure areas of IT will lead to increased business value from IT.

Moderator: Chris Cruz, Deputy Director and Chief Information Officer, Department of Health Services, State of California