Overview

February 4
11AM PT, 2PM ET

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The Center for Digital Government’s Digital Counties Survey provides the opportunity for county information technology organizations to highlight the great work being done in digital government and public service, benchmark with their peers and identify trends for the future. This year’s survey will reflect the technology landscape, both currently and in preparation for the future.

On this webcast, Chief Programs Officer, Teri Takai and Surveys and Awards Director, Janet Grenslitt will walk you through this year’s survey – the overall structure, what’s new including the new Artificial Intelligence category of questions, and approaches you can use to fill it out. We are happy to announce that we have planned regularly scheduled touch points where you can check in with us with any survey questions throughout the entire process. The webinar will also cover:

· The objectives and intent of the survey
· How to navigate the survey tool
· Next steps and timing for survey submissions
· Any questions


Speakers

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Teri Takai

Chief Programs Officer, Center for Digital Government

Teri Takai is the Chief Programs Officer of the Center for Digital Government, a national research and advisory institute on information technology policies and best practices in state and local government. She worked for Ford Motor Company for 30 years in global application development and information technology strategic planning. From Ford, she moved to EDS in support of General Motors. A long-time interest in public service led her to the government sector, first as CIO of the State of Michigan, then as CIO of the State of California, and subsequently the CIO of the U.S. Department of Defense, the first woman appointed to this role. She then served as the CIO for Meridian Health Plan. She is a member of several industry advisory boards. Teri has won numerous awards including Governing Magazine’s Public Official of the Year, CIO Magazine’s CIO Hall of Fame, Government Technology Magazine’s Top 25 Doers, Dreamers & Drivers, the Women in Defense Excellence in Leadership Award, and the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service.

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Janet Grenslitt

Surveys and Awards Director, Center for Digital Government

Janet Grenslitt is the Center for Digital Government’s director of Surveys and Awards. She manages the Center’s flagship surveys and awards programs for state and local government. Working with subject matter experts, she created the Digital Cities and Digital Counties surveys more than 15 years ago. Prior to joining e.Republic, Janet managed programs for state and local government in Florida, North Carolina and California. She received her Bachelor of Arts from Duke University, with a certificate in Social Administration from Hull University in England, and her Master’s degree from University of California at Berkeley.

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