North Carolina Digital Government Summit

"Tighter budgets, identity theft, data integration and a host of other issues follow no boundaries - they cut across all levels of government. Now, more than ever before, it is important that we share ways that we can all use information technology to deliver services more efficiently and more effectively to our customers, the citizens."

- George Bakolia, Chief Information Officer, State of North Carolina

TOPICS WILL INCLUDE

• Greening of IT - The Business Case
• eDiscovery and Email Retention
• Software as a Service (SaaS)
• Web 2.0: Social Networking and Collaboration
• Virtualization
• eServices and the Human Factor
• Unified Communications
• Multi-Generational Workforce
• Portals - Successes, Failures and Lessons Learned
• Privacy and Classification of Information
• Recruitment, Retention and Succession of Personnel
  

OPENING KEYNOTE

Woody Norris, Inventor and Futurist

Woody Norris is a visionary. He looks into the future, gathers insights into how life could be improved, and applies what he finds to the problems of today. In the world of invention, only one in 2,000 patent applications actually issues as a patent, the rest are rejected. Yet Woody holds more than 50 U.S. patents and 300 around the world - and the number grows each year. He has won numerous awards including the prestigious $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize, which is the inventor's equivalent to an Academy Award. He is perpetually in the midst of multiple wide-ranging projects, all of which involve technology. Early poverty and the lack of a college education were never barriers to Woody. He has always found ways to innovate by using technology to "do more with less." In this fascinating keynote, he will describe why he is convinced that the future holds unimaginable wonders in store for us. His enthusiasm is infectious, and as he often says, "It's a great time to be alive!"

GENERAL SESSION

Steal This Idea! - Government Edition

Cathilea Robinett, Executive Director, Center for Digital Government

Information Technology is a daunting challenge in the best of times, and it is even more difficult today as governments face tightening finances and diminishing revenues. Under such circumstances, the smart thing to do is look for opportunities to borrow ideas from other jurisdictions who have demonstrated savings of time and money in solving major service delivery challenges. But where to look? There are 94,731 city, county and state governments across our nation. This fascinating session provides - at a pace not unlike a 3-day tour of Europe - the best of hundreds of nominees and dozens of winners from the Center for Digital Government's intensive national surveys of best and emerging practices in the public sector IT community. Be prepared to borrow an idea... or 10.

REGISTRATION

Standard Government Registration:
$145

Industry Registration - Credit Card Payment Only
$1500

Group Registration Discount for Government Agencies: $72.50 Government - You must have five or more individuals to qualify for group rate. To coordinate your group, please contact Anthony Yanez, Registration Coordinator 800-917-7732 ext. 1348.

Contact Us

If you are interested in attending the North Carolina Digital Government Summit 2008, please contact Anthony Yanez, Registration Coordinator, 800.917.7732 ext. 1306.

If you are interested in sponsoring the North Carolina Digital Government Summit 2008, please contact Stacy Ward-Probst, Vice President of Sales, 916.932.1396.