Florida treats foster kids like packages (and they deserve it!)
Source: INPUT B2G Exchange Blog
Florida will partner with UPS to help the state track foster children with $10 million in handheld devices.
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| “When it comes to social services, public-private partnerships have generally been limited to backend services. However, the revolutionary Florida-UPS partnership will not only bring basic mobility to case workers but real process improvement as well. That's a rarity in social services.” -Chris Dixon, Manager, State & Local Industry Analysis |
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State Technology Market Hot Spots
Source: INPUT B2G Exchange Blog
INPUT has tallied 1,045 new gubernatorial initiatives about 5% are specifically for IT.
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| “Though fiscal conditions in many states are weak, governors are no less ambitious. The use of technology to increase government efficiency and transparency, communicate with citizens, improve first responder communications and improve health care quality while containing cost are the "hot spots".” -Schalene Dagutis, Vice President, State & Local Information Services |
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Health IT Vendors Absent from AHIC 2.0 Planning
Source: INPUT B2G Exchange Blog
Health IT vendors were conspicuously absent from the 2nd public meeting of the AHIC 2.0 last week in Washington, D.C.
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| “After employing extensive efforts to ensure the right players are at the table and they have meaningful roles in the planning process of the American Health Information Community (AHIC) successor - did they forget the IT vendor community? Or was this a purposeful move to negate commercial interest?” -Sherry Ashby, Principal Analyst, Social Services & Health Care |
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Looking Forward: Green Purchasing
Source: INPUT B2G Exchange Blog
IT was high on the agenda of last week's NASPO conference in New Orleans, LA.
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| “With the Greening of state purchasing, it is likely that Green IT standards around data center consolidation, recycling of hardware, and virtualization will become more and more prevalent in the future.” -Scott Unzicker, Analyst, General Government Services |
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REAL ID Showdown - Rebellious States and DHS
Source: INPUT B2G Exchange Blog
Five states were granted extensions to comply with REAL ID despite their best efforts to defy DHS.
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| "Rebellious states set out to duel with DHS and challenge the agency by not filing a request for an extension to comply with Real ID. After sparring with states that tested the waters, DHS shockingly granted non-consensual extensions, allowing his agency to claim victory." -Teresa Brynda, Analyst, State & Local |
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