Government as a Platform: Operating in the Never Normal
Join Greg Martin, Todd Kimbriel, Amanda Crawford, and Anh Selissen as they explore how the public sector has responded to the pandemic, and discuss new opportunities in government from capabilities, contracting and sourcing to the ways of working.
What you’ll find out
- How have Texas government agencies adapted to the reality of the pandemic?
- What new technologies can Texans expect from the government?
- How does the government have to rethink risk?
Key takeaways
- “People who say it’s the new normal, people say it’s the next normal, we prefer to think of it as ‘never normal.’ The changes are philosophically and fundamentally so different from where we all were in our personal lives and professional lives six months ago, that coming back to that is just not a reality.” — Todd Kimbriel, Texas Department of Information Resources
- “In the past, the standard [for security] was you accessed the data on your network, within a controlled environment. What the pandemic has done is that it has fundamentally changed us to realize that we may not be able to control the pipe that some of that data goes over. So making sure that you have the appropriate security configurations in place for your agency is so very important.” — Anh Selissen, Texas Department of Transportation
- “Texans and the constituents we serve are going to expect that the government delivers services to them the way that the private sector does… Our priorities as a government need to be able to adapt to the needs and desires of Texans post-pandemic.” — Amanda Crawford, Texas Department of Information Resources
- “The public sector is going to have to take some more risks and act more like the private sector in that they work more with startups.” — Greg Martin, Sumo Logic
Who you’ll hear from
About Austin Startup Week
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