Pursuing Digital Transformation, Bridging Digital Divides: Insights from Colombia

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President Iván Duque of Colombia envisions his country as a leader in the Fourth Industrial Revolution and he has charged Sylvia Constain to realize this vision. Minister Constain joined me on a Special Edition of The Business of Government Hour--the Global Leadership Series: a conversation with world leaders and international public servants who are making a difference. Here’s a excerpt of our discussion.

Sylvia Constain

Submitted by on Fri, 01/10/2020 - 12:22
Sylvia Constaín took office as Minister of Information and Communication Technologies. The Minister of Information and Communication Technologies is an Economist, has a Master in Administration from the Universidad de los Andes. Also, she is a Fellow in International Relationships of Harvard University. In addition, she is an executive with more than 20 years of international experience in designing and running strategies, government relations, public policies, international negotiations, management and development.

Weekly Roundup: January 6-10, 2020

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John Kamensky

Scaling the Tower of Babel

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Background.  Last year, more than 35 federal agencies awarded nearly $750 billion in grants to 40,000 grant recipients through 1,800 different programs. But the reporting systems for these grant programs is a diffuse, cumbersome document-based process where recipients fill out a bewildering array of forms across multiple agency reporting systems – a veritable Tower of Babel!

Weekly Roundup: Dec 16-20, 2019

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Snubbing Anti-Deficiency Act Rulings. Federal News Network reports: “Back in September the Government Accountability Office released a 25-page report to House and Senate leaders describing nine new violations of the Antideficiency Act, some dating back to spending in 2000.” But: “Six weeks later, OMB General Couns

Happy Holidays from The IBM Center for The Business of Government

Wishing you the gift of cheer this holiday season.
 

Happy Holidays

Weekly Roundup: Dec. 9-13, 2019

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FITARA Scorecard.  Federal Times reports: “ The ninth version the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) scorecard, released Dec. 11, rates agencies in several modernization categories, including data center closure, cybersecurity and CIO support from leadership. Overall, nine agencies improved their scores, with 11 remaining stagnant and four receiving lower grades than FITARA 8.0.”

How Open Innovation Can Transform the Government Technology Playing Field

Submitted by on Tue, 12/17/2019 - 15:10

But a key feature of open competitions is the possibility of new entrants who bring innovative play to qualifying tournaments that precede the main tournament. These new entrants can develop approaches that allow them to raise the level of play for all players based on creative strategies, and strong execution.

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