Overview

April 19

As states and localities plan for the future, they’re looking to leverage artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies to improve their processes and achieve true data-driven decision-making.

But agencies must make the right investments today to embrace these cutting-edge innovations tomorrow. As public sector organizations work to make themselves AI-ready, it’s important to make funding decisions that support that transition.

The good news, of course, is that state and local governments right now have access to an unprecedented influx of funds from Washington to invest in technology. But making sense of the available funding streams – and understanding how to prioritize spending to make the most of their investments – is a key part of becoming AI-ready.

Join us for this webcast on how to maximize your organization’s current investments to support an AI-enabled future. We’ll cover topics such as:

How to optimize funds from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and other sources
Addressing and planning for total cost of ownership of new solutions
How to ensure that any new technologies you adopt are agile and secure enough to support an AI future

Speakers

William (Bill) Rials, Ph.D. — Moderator

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

William (Bill) Rials, Ph.D., is a professor and associate director (department chair) of the Tulane University School of Professional Advancement IT and Cybersecurity Program. He focuses on continually delivering and updating the program curriculum based on innovative and emerging technologies. Before transitioning to academia and higher education, he had a diverse gov tech career delivering value to state agencies, local governments, and law enforcement agencies throughout the state of Mississippi.

Samir Saini — Speaker

Industry Director for US Critical Infrastructure, Microsoft

Samir Saini is Industry Director for US Critical Infrastructure (CI) at Microsoft leading strategy, business development, and field-seller enablement in the CI market across all Microsoft cloud platforms and solutions. Prior to joining Microsoft, Samir served as Chief Business Officer for Mobility Insight, an intelligent transportation solutions provider and city-wide Chief Information Officer for both the City of New York and City of Atlanta. He has over 25 years’ experience serving in various IT leadership roles across the energy, real-estate, hospitality, and public sector. Samir holds a B.S with honors in Civil Engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and currently lives in Atlanta, GA

Webinar

AI-Ready Government: Maximize Funding for Emerging Technologies