1. Launching Government
as a Platform
Steven VanRoekel
US Chief Information Officer
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2. Our Opportunity
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3. We’re At A Major Inflection Point
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4. How do we bridge the gap?
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5. “ I want us to ask ourselves
every day, how are we using
technology to make a real
difference in people’s lives”
-President Barack Obama
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6. Government Innovation
Agenda
• Embrace smart use of technology to change
how we do business & serve Americans
• Unleash the power of government data
• Through cultural shift and people, transform
.GOV into a platform for innovation
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7. Digital Government
Strategy
The Fundamentals:
1. Open Data as the New Default
2. Anywhere, anytime on any device
3. Everything should be an API
4. Government as a Platform
5. Modular for mission
6. Involve people
wh.gov/digitalgov
wh.gov/digitalgov/html5
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8. Architecting for Openness
Information - Centric What We’re Delivering
Govt-Wide Open Data Policy
Shared Platform /developer pages
data.gov transformation
Citizen - Centric 2 priority systems
Security & Privacy
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9. Build Once, Use Many Times
What We’re Delivering
Information - Centric
Govt-Wide:
-Digital Innovation Center
-BYOD Policy
Shared Platform
-Contract vehicle for mobile
devices & wireless service
-Mobile App Development
Citizen - Centric Program
-Mobile device
management platform
-Commercial mobile
Security & Privacy applications delivery models

10. Outside Looking In
Information - Centric What We’re Delivering
Optimizing services for Mobile
Shared Platform No New .Govs
Use of Analytics
Rapid prototype of new Federal
Citizen - Centric online & mobile experience
Shared citizen identity across
.GOV http://nist.gov/nstic
Security & Privacy
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11. Common Approach
Information - Centric What We’re Delivering
Mobile and wireless security
baseline & reference
Shared Platform architecture
Standardized implementation
of digital privacy controls
Citizen - Centric
Shift to securing data not just
devices
Security & Privacy
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13. Call to Action
Public: Demand more--and do more--for your
government.
• http://wh.gov/digitalgov
• http://whitehouse.gov/developers
• http://wh.gov/innovationfellows
Government: Think outside the box. Bring
lean-start up mentality to government
Private Sector: Help us build a government for
tomorrow
• Modular Contracting
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14. whitehouse.gov/digitalgov
whitehouse.gov/developers
whitehouse.gov/innovationfellows
All images sourced from .GOV except where noted