Georgia Digital Government Summit

"The state of Georgia is undergoing a major technology transformation. The Digital Government Summit is particularly well timed this year to provide state and local agencies an important opportunity to learn more about the transformation. It offers the chance to gain a clear understanding of how the state will be able to reduce its operating risk, improve the maturity of its IT enterprise and enable agencies to provide better services to Georgians. I encourage officials from all levels of government to come together to explore the changes ahead."

-  Patrick Moore, Chief Information Officer, State of Georgia

TOPICS WILL INCLUDE

• Cross-boundary Collaboration
• Identifying, Preserving and Protecting Essential Records
• Mobility and Information Security
• Green IT - The Business Case
• Facing the Financial Challenge
• eDiscovery and Electronic Record Retention
• Teleworking and Remote Access
• Innovation in e-Government
• Geospatial Technologies and Decision-Making
• Are Open Source and Freeware Suitable for Government?

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

Paul Taylor, Ph.D., Chief Strategist, 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

Early Registration Discount for Government Employees:
$99 - by October 17, 2008

Standard Government Registration:
$125

Industry Registration (credit card payment only)
$1,500

Contact Us

If you are interested in attending the Georgia Digital Government Summit 2008, please contact Jennifer Caldwell, Quality Services Manager, 800.917.7732 ext. 1345.

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