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From E-Government to Transformational Government

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    1. 1. Background
    2. 2. What is the Value Proposition of Open Government Data and Semantic Technologies?
      1. 2.1. Questions from Alexander B. Howard on "the value proposition of OGD" on November 13, 2010:
      2. 2.2. Questions from Mills Davis on "the coming knowledge-centric paradigm shift" on December 1, 2010:
    3. 3. Potential Hosts, Organizers, and Presentors
    4. 4. Potential Presentations
    5. 5. 25-Point Implementation Plan to Reform Federal IT Adapted to Communities of Practices and Individual Practitioners
    6. 6. DRAFT Agenda

    Background

    Follow-on to:

    From E-Gov to Connected Governance (Originated in Wiki): The Role of Cloud Computing, Web 2.0 and Web 3.0 Semantic Technologies, February 17, 2009

    Transformational Government Workshop (Web to Wiki), December 9, 2010.

    Emerging Technology Special Interest Group, December 16, 2010.

    Semantic Technology Conferences 2009 and 2010. Also see this Wiki.

    Semantic Web Summit East, November 16-17, 2010. Also see this Wiki (Web to Wiki).

    Ecoinformatics International Technical Collaboration Partnership, December 6 - 7, 2010.

    International Open Data Hackthon Data and Tools, December 4, 2010.

    Mills Davis and Brand Niemann are restarting (by popular demand) the Semantic Interoperability Community of Practice with the launch of Semanticommunity.info: Community Infrastructure Sandbox for 2011-Getting to 'the 5 stars of Linked Open Data' and we would welcome your participation again at http://semanticommunity.info/. Ideas we would like to explore with you include how best we might:

    • Harvest and package content from the sorts of meetings & demonstrations we are planning for dissemination through media channels -- publications, digital, events, etc.
    • Collaborate together to develop and conduct a series of educational events that would reach the right audiences as well as benefit all parties involved.

    Denise Bedford(KSU), Brand Niemann (Semantic Community), and Steve Else (CPPE) want to answer these questions:

    What arguments (theoretical and proven) can EAs use to encourage the CIO and CFO to increase funding for the Enterprise Architecture initiatives? Is there a pilot one could do to help bolster an argument for more support/spending toward EA efforts? Would setting up mentor-led practicums for individuals and small teams in enterprise and solutions architects help?

     

    What is the Value Proposition of Open Government Data and Semantic Technologies?

    Questions from Alexander B. Howard on "the value proposition of OGD" on November 13, 2010:

     
    On Tuesday, I'll be speaking on a panel at the first International Data Summit in Washington, D.C. The topic of our panel is the same as the title for this discussion. Before I pull on my suit and head for the microphone, I'd like to hear what's on your mind.
     
    What do you think?
     
    What are the best resources to read?
     
    Which countries, states or cities are leading the way in open government data? What does that mean?
    Brand Niemann Response: See at http://semanticommunity.net/ first Spotfire: Build Data Catalogs in the Cloud in Support of Data.gov and EPA's Strategic Data Action Plan and the next Spotfire: Build Your Own Data.gov Mashup-of-Mashups Catalog (in process)
     
    How do you measure success in this space?
     
    What are the barriers to open government data for agencies, municipalities and states?
    Brand Niemann Response: Some data must be downloaded and unzipped before it can be accessed which does not lend itself to dynamic mashups (reuse) and interoperability with other catalogs.
     
    Some data itself is essentially a brute-force serialization of data tables into XML and RDF without any metadata and is very difficult to use.

    Questions from Mills Davis on "the coming knowledge-centric paradigm shift" on December 1, 2010:

    Emailed
     
    What areas should government agencies be targeting? (and why?)
     
    Brand Niemann Response: Input to Data.gov - see new CONOPS at http://www.data.gov/documents/data_gov_conops_v1.0.pdf. See my Build Data Catalogs in the Cloud in Support of Data.gov and EPA's Strategic Data Action Plan at http://semanticommunity.info/Data.gov/Build_Data_Catalogs_in_the_Cloud_in_Support_of_Data.gov_and_EPA's_Strategic_Data_Action_Plan - show how do agency strategic plan that feeds data.gov
     
    What are the themes and solution categories Federal organizations should be targeting where semantic technologies will deliver good value?
     
    Is there an inventory of case examples of where semantic technologies have been or are being applied already?
     
    Is there a who's who list of technology decision makers and influencers across government?
     
    Is there a review of what various technology vendors, system integrators, and consultants have been working on.
    Brand Niemann Response: You are the expert at that!
     
    Is there a way to size and prioritize opportunities?
    Brand Niemann Response: Beth Novek's "Love Our Data", Jeanne Holm's "Build the Virtual Community", and Vivek Kundra's "the value is in data integration". Provide a briefing to Jeann Holm (will meet next time she is in DC), Sonny Bogwhalia (sent email on Monday), David McClure (he is next), and Beth Novek (then her) - I am trying to get an audience with them as we speak.

    Potential Hosts, Organizers, and Presentors

     
    Gartner (Andrea Di Maio), GSA (David McClure, Sonny Bhagowalia), NASA-GSA (Jeanne Holm), MITRE (Leo Obrst), DoD (Dennis Wisnofsky), DISA (Jerry Smith), OASIS (John Borras), Project 10X (Mills Davis), OMG and MDS (Cory Casanave), Kent State University (Denise Bedford), Jo Ann Remshard (Government Co-Chair, Federal Knowledge Management Working Group), Accelerated Information Management LLC (Michael Daconta), OpenLink Software (Kingsley Idehen), DoD (Walt Okon), 1105 Media Group (Wyatt Kash), Open Government Directive Workshops (Lucas Cioffi), DoE/EIA/OIT (Jim Disbrow), MITRE and ACT/IAC ET SIG (John Geraghty), etc.
     

    Potential Presentations

    Knowledge-Centric Paradigm: A New World of IT Solutions (Slides) (Slides)

     
    From E-Government to Transformational Government (Slides)
     
    US Federal CIO Walks The Talk: Reforming Government IT by Andrea Di Maio, December 13, 2010. Blog.
     
    Reality Check, The Cloud's Silver Lining, GCN, 12/6/2010, by Michael Daconta. Excerpts: Migrating applications to the cloud requires re-engineering them from scratch. Cloud computing abstracts distributed computing to the next level, into a cohesive, single virtual computer that spans any number of physical computers.
     
     
     
    Emerging Technology Workshop, Tuesday, November 30, 2010. Walt Okon and Jim Disbrow. See ACT-IAC Emerging Technology SIG, December 16, 2010, Slides.

    25-Point Implementation Plan to Reform Federal IT Adapted to Communities of Practices and Individual Practitioners

    Also see My OpenGov Plan.
     
    Number Action Item Owner(s) - Government Owner(s) - CoPs Comments
    1 Complete detailed implementation plans to consolidate 800 data centers by 2015
    OMB,
    Agencies
    		    
    2 Create a government-wide marketplace for data center availability OMB, GSA    
    3 Shift to a “Cloud First” policy OMB, Agencies Empower "desktop in the cloud" Published article
    4 Stand-up contract vehicles for secure IaaS solutions GSA    
    5 Stand-up contract vehicles for “commodity” services GSA    
    6 Develop a strategy for shared services Federal CIO Federal SOA CoP  
    7 Design a formal IT program management career path OPM, OMB Foster KM careers  
    8 Scale IT program management career path OPM, Agencies    
    9 Require Integrated Program Teams OMB    
    10 Launch a best practices collaboration platform Federal CIO Council The CoPs have their's  
    11 Launch technology fellows program Federal CIO    
    12 Enable IT program manager mobility across government and industry OMB, CIO Council, OPM    
    13 Design and develop cadre of specialized IT acquisition professionals OMB, Agencies    
    14 Identify IT acquisition best practices and adopt government-wide OFPP    
    15 Issue contracting guidance and templates to support modular development OFPP    
    16 Reduce barriers to entry for small innovative technology companies SBA, GSA, OFPP Joint Collaboration Expedition Workshops/CIO Council Web Services Working Group Meetings Used SBIR Program in past
    17 Work with Congress to create IT budget models that align with modular development OMB, Agencies    
    18 Develop supporting materials and guidance for flexible IT budget models OMB, CFO Council, CIO Council    
    19 Work with Congress to scale flexible IT budget models more broadly OMB, Agencies    
    20 Work with Congress to consolidate Commodity IT spending under Agency CIO OMB, Agencies    
    21 Reform and strengthen Investment Review Boards OMB, Agencies    
    22 Redefine role of Agency CIOs and Federal CIO Council Federal CIO, Agency CIOs Use CoPs to get the work done  
    23 Rollout “TechStat” model at bureau-level Agency CIOs Foster Business Intelligence and Analytics See Spotfire
    24 Launch “myth-busters” education campaign OFPP    
    25 Launch an interactive platform for pre-RFP agency-industry collaboration GSA    

    DRAFT Agenda

    IN PROCESS

     
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