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Digital States Survey
The Digital States Survey, conducted biannually in even years, is a comprehensive study that examines best practices, policies and progress made by state governments in their use of digital technologies to better serve their citizens and streamline operations. The survey is conducted approximately February - April (2010, 2012, etc.).
The Digital States Performance Institute (DSPI)
The Digital States Performance Institute (DSPI) is not a place, but a community of interest around modernizing and improving government. The newly expanded DSPI builds on the successes of the biennial Digital States Survey with a year-round program of ongoing original research, analysis and tools in the strategic planning process through regional events, Webinars, podcasts, online communities or panels, and - of course - a Twitter feed. All of it is intended to extend the value of the Digital States benchmarks through the documentation and sharing of best and emerging practices by states that are committed to meeting today's needs and tomorrow's expectations.
Please check back for announcements on upcoming Webinars and podcasts. Archived Webinars and podcasts will be posted on this page.
The Digital States Performance Institute would like to thank the following sponsors:
Podcasts
The DS50: The audio chronicle of the Digital States Performance Institute (DSPI)
Edition 1: News and views on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the stimulus package.
The debut edition provides an analysis of the federal economic stimulus package by Susan Gaffney, director of the Federal Liaison Center for the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA), Rob Atkinson, president of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), and Roy Cales, the former CIO of Florida and current strategist with NSI. It also previews interactive online applications that provide fresh looks at public finance in Maine and Rhode Island.
The first edition is provided below in two friendly formats. Use one of the following:
Webinars
The Making of the Nation's Digital States: Backend Modernization, Online Services, and Performance Oriented Results
On Thursday, April 23rd, the Center welcomed senior state executives from Utah, Michigan and Virginia to discuss the defining characteristics of a digital state - now and in the future as efficiency, transparency and performance become the watch words of governing in the age of economic recovery. Click the link below for the archived Webinar with the people who helped set their states apart through innovation, perseverance and thinking differently. Hear about the practices that have changed the way the public's business gets done and what they have set their sights on next in the continuing campaign for government modernization.
External Links
DSPI Twitter Feed: http://www.twitter.com/digitalstates
iTunes, The DS50 Podcasts: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=322041485
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