Overview

It’s that time again to work with states across the country to share the innovative work you all do! The Center for Digital Government’s Digital States Survey provides the opportunity for state information technology organizations to highlight the great work being done, benchmark with their peers, and identify future trends. This year’s survey will reflect current challenges and the changing technology landscape as everyone strives to navigate the "new normal". We are excited to share the changes we made to the survey for 2022!

On this webcast, Vice President Teri Takai and Surveys and Awards Director Janet Grenslitt will walk you through this year’s survey – the overall structure, what’s new, and approaches you can use to fill it out. Steve Nichols, the CTO for the State of Georgia, and Graig Lubsen, the Director of Communications and External Affairs, IN Office of Technology, will also join us on the webinar to talk about how they use the survey, their approach to the survey submission, and tips for success. 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 the audience has and how to use the FAQs
Announcing regular touchpoints with CDG staff throughout the survey

We encourage you to invite anyone in the state who will be involved in the survey to attend. We look forward to having you join us!

Speakers

Graig Lubsen

Director of Communications and External Affairs, Indiana Office of Technology

Graig Lubsen has been the director of communications and external affairs for the Indiana Office of Technology since 2013, where he oversees the creative direction of the IN.gov website, Access Indiana, the state's single sign-on program, external relations and legislative affairs. During his tenure, IN.gov has been recognized as a leader in digital government, earning top 5 distinctions from the Center for Digital Government six times for either Best State Website or Overall Digital Experience. Graig earned Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees from Purdue University.

Steven Nichols

Chief Technology Officer, Georgia Technology Authority, State of Georgia

As Chief Technology Officer for the state of Georgia, Steve Nichols advises leadership of the Georgia Technology Authority and other state agencies on critical technology issues. He has played a key role in numerous initiatives to modernize the state’s IT infrastructure and served on national boards responsible for developing and recommending technology policies and practices. He provides executive leadership for Georgia’s official state website, www.georgia.gov, including several critical enterprise applications and the webMethods Enterprise Service Bus. Dr. Nichols received the prestigious State Technology Innovator Award for 2017 from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) for his leadership and adoption of emerging technology and innovation in service delivery. In 2012, Government Technology named Dr. Nichols as one of the nation’s Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers in recognition of his contributions to advancing information technology in government.

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.

Teri Takai

Vice President, Center for Digital Government

Teri Takai is the Vice President 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.

Webinar

The 2022 Digital States Survey is Live!