COLORADO - GOVERNING IN THE 21st CENTURY - Improving Government Service Delivery in Smart and Sustainable Ways

"I am pleased to announce the Colorado -Governing in the 21st Century conference. This event will bring together state and local technology leaders with innovative thinkers to discuss new ideas for reshaping government service delivery through shared services across all levels of government. Please join me for an exciting day addressing government modernization, job preservation and creation, economic viability and community development. "

- Michael Locatis, Chief Information Officer, State of Colorado

" Colorado is taking a national leadership role in the new economy. The Colorado - Governing in the 21st Century conference is an important step to bring together leaders from state and local government to address how these technologies will enable some of our important innovations including greening Colorado's government organizations and reducing the overall costs of providing services to our constituents. Please help us implement these important initiatives by supporting and attending the Symposium. I look forward to discussions on how obsolete systems and processes can be replaced by shared services resulting in significant productivity and financial gains for our state."
- Governor Bill Ritter, State of Colorado

OPENING KEYNOTE

Shared Services - The New Model

Paul Taylor, Ph.D., Chief Strategy Officer, Center for Digital Government

Studies have shown that moving to a shared services model gives organizations the opportunity to shift budget from administrative activities to front-line, citizen-facing services, helping to drive significant cost efficiencies while at the same time improving government services. This session will define shared services, provide insights on current trends and focus on what are the challenges and opportunities public service leaders face when launching and leading a shared services enterprise.
Presented by: Center for Digital Government

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GENERAL SESSION

Game Changing Transformation - The Case of the State of Michigan

George Boersma, Director of Technology Partnerships, Department of Information Technology, State of Michigan

This session will look at how Michigan's shared service enterprise has become a trusted partner with their clients and is helping to transform government through leveraging capacity and deploying "game changing" innovations.

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TOPICS WILL INCLUDE

• Shared Services - Lessons Learned
• Cloud Computing for Government - Building a Virtual Private Cloud
• Budgeting with Shared Services
• New Communication Technologies
• How to Measure Success in a Shared Services Environment

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REGISTRATION

Government Registration - $25.00

Not open to private-sector registrations

CONTACT US

If you are interested in attending the Colorado Shared Services Symposium 2009, please contact Anthony Yanez, Registration Coordinator, 800.917.7732 ext. 1348.

If you are interested in sponsoring the Colorado Shared Services Symposium 2009, please contact Stacy Ward-Probst, Vice President of Sales, 916.932.1396.