Open to Public Sector only. Registration - Free Government Technology's passion is promoting best practices and spurring innovation in the public sector – more important than ever in challenging times like these. The Virtual Digital Government Summit offers a unique opportunity to explore a variety of technology topics and possibilities. Please join us for a day of powerful sessions that provide inspiration, participation, education, and...

In today’s hybrid work environment, your organization needs a communications platform that enables true collaboration no matter where your team may be. On the internal side, that means a flexible and scalable solution that enables your staff to get the job done. Externally, it means providing a seamless constituent experience from anywhere, on any device, at any time. As state and local government agencies continue to evolve their hybrid...

Cybersecurity is always a priority in education — but today’s rapidly evolving threat landscape creates even greater urgency around this issue. Growth of targeted attacks and increasingly sophisticated criminal activity have many schools and universities searching for security strategies that can deliver the protection campuses need now. The Center for Digital Education will host a live interactive webcast to explore and evaluate d...

During the pandemic, many social services programs were forced to modernize to get assistance to those in need faster. While these efforts brought short-term success, they also demonstrated the importance of phased approaches to longer term transformation. Instead of embarking on a multi-year, complex and monolithic effort, agencies can take a new, modular approach to social services modernization to automate everything from eligibility to pay...

This is an invitation-only event. For more information or to request an invitation, please contact Lee Vang. The Center for Digital Government has always been focused on bringing together the finest minds in state and local government IT to envision the future. For our first live, national gathering since March of 2020, we are planning an exciting event that will serve as a catalyst for key technology leaders as they prepare for 2022 and beyon...

Government organizations have reached an inflection point. The events of the past 18 months forever changed expectations for how public agencies work, deliver services and engage with their communities. This is a moment for real transformation, not just modernization. On Nov. 8, Government Technology will host an interactive discussion on the critical elements of effective transformation. Experts from the Center for Digital Government and seni...

Every day, cybercriminals are conducting reconnaissance on open source intelligence (OSINT) — or information that is publicly available on the internet — about your agency and the individuals in it. They’re combing through websites, IP addresses, social media accounts, digital files like photos and videos, geospatial information and more to gather information about their target and identify their weaknesses. It’s the fi...

State and local health agencies are at an important crossroads. They’ve been hit hard by the pandemic, with surging caseloads and skyrocketing requests for information and services. Meanwhile, they’ve put in place new innovations and new technologies to deliver health care services – but scaling and managing those processes can be a challenge. Digital transformation efforts are impacting every facet of public health care. Fro...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many courts across the United States had to close their doors to the public. The Superior Court of California - San Joaquin County closed to the public from March 2020 to July 2021. During that time, the public had minimal outlets to ask questions, inquire about payment plans or contest tickets. To avoid further backlog and safely connect with constituents, the San Joaquin Superior Court launched an online traffic...

The pandemic heightened the need for governments to communicate with their employees and constituents over digital means more than ever before, whether it be critical alerts regarding public health updates or everyday announcements related to things like road closures. Unfortunately, the recipients of this digital communication are now in a state of notification fatigue. Moving forward, state and local governments need a more effective way to...