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Samuel A. LittDeputy Chief Technology OfficerCity of New YorkDepartment of Information Technology and Telecommunications

NYC Technology Forum, October 16, 2009

Agenda

Challenges to IT Success Innovative Solutions and Strategies The City of New York’s Efforts

2NYC DoITT - GovTech 2009

Challenges to IT Success

Current recession IT growth Less money, more demand,

changing priorities Open government initiatives Increased integration/federation


NYC Initiatives


Strategy Initiative Description Benefit

Shared Services

NYCitiServ Consolidate 55 data centers to fewer than 10

Improve resiliency, security, recovery capability, and energy efficiency

Citywide standardization

Use Enterprise Architecture principles to analyze alternatives

Economies of scale lead to cost savings and simplification of processes

NYC Initiatives



Technology Convergence

311 iPhone GPS technology plus photo uploads

Increase input into service suggestions

Social networking

311NYC on Twitter; neighborhood wikis

Increase flow of information and participation in community

Mobile technology for drivers

Maps, meter alerts, and electronic payment of fines

Reduce carbon emissions

Notify NYC Voice, text, and email alerts

Emergency communications

NYC Initiatives



Broadband Expansion

Open government

Customized version of City's website, including dashboard

Improve public access to government services

NYC Connected Learning/ NYC Connected Communities

Computers for low-income 6th-graders; public computer centers in low-income communities

Close City's digital divide

Industry Partnership

Annual BigApps competition

City data used to create applications

Stimulate IT industry and supply new vehicles for government services

Washington, D.C.’sApps for Democracy

Innovation contest using public data to develop applications

Annual competition launched in September, 2008, by the Washington, D.C. Office of the Chief Technology Officer


Washington, D.C.’sApps for Democracy

GOALS Foster citizen participation in government Drive private-sector technology innovation

and growth Build a new model for government-private

sector collaboration

BENEFITS $50k investment yielded $2M — 4000% ROI 47 applications built in 30 days


NYC BigApps Competition

Create the most useful, inventive, appealing, effective, and commercially viable applications using the NYC.gov Data Mine

Mobile, web, or desktop applications that make NYC a better place to live, work, and play


http://www.nyc.gov/cgi-bin/exit.pl?url=http://www.nycbigapps.com

NYC BigApps Goals

Improve accessibility, transparency, and accountability of City government

Spawn innovation and create jobs in the IT and telecommunications sectors



NYC BigApps Regulations

PARTICIPANTS Individuals, startups, and non-

profit organizations with fewer than 50 employees

AWARDS Judges from industry and City

government More than a dozen awards totaling

$20, 000 in cash prizes, plus dinner with Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg



NYC BigApps Genesis

COLLABORATORS City Hall DoITT NYC Enterprise Development

Corporation ChallengePost



NYC BigApps Data

DATA SOURCES Ideas for new apps solicited

from public Contributions submitted by

more than two dozen agencies and commissions

Nearly 200 data sets supplied


NYC BigApps Roadmap

TIMELINE Oct. 6 to Dec. 8, 2009:

submission period Dec. 15, 2009 to Jan. 7, 2010:

public voting Late Jan., 2010: awards

ceremony


Next Steps

Expand Data Mine initiative Continue to work with corporate

partners and community Consider potential of expanding

content to APIs


Web Sites

BigApps Competition :

NYC Data Mine:


www.nycbigapps.com

http://www.nyc.gov/html/datamine/html/home/home.shtml

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