Challenges and Partnerships in IT

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Aldona Valicenti, who has over 40 years experience working in government IT, talks about the differences in languages, culture, and code between government IT and civic tech — and what each side can learn from each other. Watch the video online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwseNKJpRPg&list=PL65XgbSILalWFStqV0z0N9pvftstJ8AAh&index=24 Get involved with Code for America: www.codeforamerica.org/action

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Challenge and Partnership

The CFA SummitSeptember 23-25, 2014

San Francisco CAAldona Valicenti, CIO, Lexington Fayette

GOV ITCIVICTECH

NEWINNOVATIVE

BETTER GOVERNMENT

SERVICE TO CITIZENS

Challenge and Partnership:Government IT and Civic Tech

CIVICTECH

Challenge and Partnership

Culture

Criteria

Code

Cost

Commitment

Customer

Challenge and Partnership

can we

talk?GOV IT

CIVICTECH

CIVICTECH

Challenge and Partnership

CultureCIVIC TECH• Young• Unencumbered by Past• Embracing Technology• Spontaneous• Open• more…

GOVERNMENT IT• Mature• Rooted in the Past• Discomfort with New• Encumbered by Tradition• Guarded• much more…

Challenge and Partnership

CriteriaCIVIC TECH• Citizen Request• Citizen Expectation• Make Life Easier• Convenience• Timely Info

GOVERNMENT IT• Federal, State, City

Requirements• Financial Reporting• Revenue Collection• Auditable• Fiscal Health for

Borrowing/Bonding

and many, many others

Challenge and Partnership

CodeCIVIC TECH• Open Source• Leverage Data• Minimal Support• Easy to Use• Apps• Download from Stores• No Private Data

GOVERNMENT IT• Program Language Driven• Structured Requirements• Generate Data• PMP Certified• Application/Change

Management• Build, Test, Deploy, etc.• Security Conscious

Challenge and Partnership

CostCIVIC TECH• Manageable Small

Investment• Convenience Driven• Limited Longevity• Easy/No Support• Easily Updated

GOVERNMENT IT• Budget

Request/Appropriation• Extended Lifetime• Long Deployment• Structured Support• Upgrades, Refresh, Fixes,

etc.

Challenge and Partnership

can we

talk?GOV IT

CIVICTECH

CIVICTECH

Challenge and Partnership

Commitment and CustomerGreatest Agreement

• Set Expectations• Meet Requirements• Meet/Surpass Expectations• Collaboration• Honest Feedback• Continuous Engagement

Challenge and Partnership

Going Forward Together

GOV IT

CIVICTECH

CIVICTECH

Challenge and Partnership

Aldona ValicentiCIOLexington Combined Governmentavalicenti@lexingtonky.gov859-367-4908

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