How Digital Transformation is Changing the Future of Government - Austin TX

The state of Texas wants to accelerate the use of next-generation technology to deliver secure digital services. To that end, it has released its 2022-2026 State Strategic Plan for Information Resources Management, which sets four overarching goals:

• Secure IT service delivery
• Advanced data management
• Strategic digital transformation
• Proactive approach to emerging technologies

Just as Texas agencies are looking to modernize and transform their services, cities and counties are often following its lead, using technology to address their own unique challenges and needs. From cybersecurity to use of As-a-Service, data analytics to cloud services, technology officials in Texas are working through the steps to achieve digital transformation as quickly as possible.

Join us at this in-person event in Austin, as state and local IT officials and corporate thought leaders discuss the steps agencies are taking to innovate their services, protect their customers and agencies, and what they are tackling first.

Hosted by: Claudia Hosky, Publisher, FedInsider

Moderated by: Michael Kennedy, Contributing Editor, FedInsider

Texas’ strategic plan sets the stage for expanding the role of technology and seizing a leadership position in the delivery of secure, digital government. This discussion will provide insight on how agencies can meet future challenges through modernizing technology.

• John Hoffman, Deputy State CIO & Chief Technology Officer, Texas Department of Information Resources
• Steve Caimi, Director of Product Marketing, Public Sector, Okta

The pandemic accelerated government’s move to providing seamless access to government services. This session will take a strategic look at new ways that digital transformation can meet citizen expectations by improving processes, enhancing services, and refining the customer experience.

• Wendy Barron, CIO, Texas Department of Motor Vehicles
• Bruce Hermes, CIO, Texas Department of Agriculture
• Jim Honn, Director of Information Services, City of Cedar Park Texas
• Joshua Dirsmith, Vice President of Public Sector, Effectual

Federal, state, and local agencies stand together in the fight to prevent and recover from cyberattacks, as communities increasingly become targets of hackers and other cyber criminals.

This panel will explore how agencies are tackling cyber threats to ensure that citizens’ personal information, priceless historical records and critical infrastructure are adequately protected, recoverable, and secured in the event of a breach.

• Mario Chavez, Information Security Officer, Texas Department of Insurance
• Zhenzhen Sun, Assistant Commissioner / CIO, Information Solutions & Services, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

• Work through the strategic goals and challenges the state is looking to address.
• Identify the priorities for state and local agencies, how they differ, and the scope of their challenges.
• Define the innovative technologies the state has already integrated and where emerging technologies create new opportunities.
• Delineate collaborative, regional approaches to cybersecurity and risk management.
• Re-imagine government services in a mobile-first digital experience.

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