Zac Bookman, OpenGov CEO, and Jonathan Reichental, Palo Alto CIO, discuss the technological challenges governments face, and new solutions that help administrators save time, improve decision-making and build trust. Join the session to learn how leading governments across the country are finding innovative ways to be more digital, data-driven and efficient.
Open Your Government to the Promise of Cloud-Based Innovation and Collaboration
3. • U.S. governments manage $7 trillion in spending.
• There are 90,000 governments in the U.S.
• The average individual interacts with multiple governments
on a daily basis.
• Governments serve people on basic levels - food, shelter,
safety, education, commerce.
4. • Big ERP providers focus on “sales” -- not on engineering or
innovation.
• Governments have largely bought hardware and consulting.
• Many government software systems serve as data repositories.
• Most solutions are cumbersome for government executives and
unintelligible for electeds and citizens.
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6. “Government executives are challenged to achieve efficiencies
and streamline operations while running complex, multi-faceted
organizations — all in an environment of conflicting political
agendas, cumbersome policies and intense competition for dwindling
shares of the appropriations budget. This shines a light on the need to
focus on management solutions that enable service innovations, cut
costs while delivering stellar citizen services. ”
– Huffington Post
Rethinking the “Business” of Government, May 28, 2013
7. The budget and financial information are among the most
important data sets.
Hidden within the data is information that empowers governments to
save time and money, improve decision-making, and engage
stakeholders.
8. Better Decisions in Less Time
“OpenGov’s tools not only provide transparency but
offer an opportunity for cities to save money in
managing their data.”
– Jonathon Reichental, CIO at City of Palo Alto, CA
“OpenGov helps the City of Atherton save hundreds of
hours each year communicating financial information to
our council and the community.”
– George Rodericks, City Manager at Atherton, CA
10. OpenGov Platform
ANNUAL CURRENT YEAR
BALANCE SHEET TRANSACTIONS
Unprecedented economies of scale – faster, lighter, and better
than customized reporting solutions
12. ADRIAN FENTY
(Former Mayor
of Washington DC)
GEORGE SHULTZ
(U.S. Secretary of
the Treasury, OMB)
MARK GOINES
(Senior VP, Intuit;
Morganthaler, LASB)
TIM TULLY
(Chief Data Architect,
Yahoo!)
BILL STATLER
(President CSMFO)
PETE PETERSON
(Davenport Institute,
Candidate for
Secretary of State)
CHARLES SONGHURST
(Former Head of
Strategy and M&A, Microsoft)
BYRON DORGAN
(Former US Senator
from North Dakota)
13. Creating the first network for governments to
share financial data, collaborate toward better
budgets, and improve operational efficiency.
• Save time communicating financial data.
• Transform data into meaningful, actionable information.
• Leverage your data to improve decision-making.
• Build trust and engagement with citizens.
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Because governments are underserved by technology, they face some real challenges that other industries do not have to:
- Management Reporting
- Transparency
- Community Engagement
DISCUSSION QUESTION
What are your experiences with these challenges?
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Why are so many new cloud-based solutions entering the market?
Because the delta between the way we could work and how we work is largest in two decades.
DISCUSSION QUESTION
How has the nature of governing changed over the last 5-10 years with the information revolution?
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DISCUSSION QUESTION
1) How can governments be better served by technology?
2) Does a more engaged community enable governments to delivery stellar citizen services? What will this look like in 5-10 years? Talk about transparency
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Solution Slide: How is OpenGov’s mission a solution to governments who are underserved by technology?
Data driven decision can only come from those who have clear access to that data.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
How do you and your team use OpenGov to make data driven decisions? Talk about internal reporting
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Reichental can discuss his own experiences using OpenGov before we get into a live demo.
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Encourage people to follow along on their laptops or tablets.
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Questions for the audience:
How can OpenGov better serve the challenges you face?
How can your government be better served by technology?
Do you see internal communication and transparency improving with technology?
What technology do you use on a daily basis?