Join REI Systems and Howard University for our inaugural Government Technology Breakfast forum with lessons learned from FDA and NIH on how they each use AI to address minority health disparities and the general challenges of AI/ML regarding inclusivity, data curation, and calculations (algorithms and labels) that result in negative biases towards marginalized populations. Monitoring and ethical review of impacts is a critical metric that indi...

COVID-19 challenged government agencies with little warning, and agencies stepped up in ways that directly protected the lives of their employees and the American population. Agencies faced familiar obstacles like collecting sensitive data, protecting personal privacy, determining eligibility for government services, and assisting the delivery of services to citizens across the country. Join this session to hear how forward-thinking organizati...

Fortunately, COVID vaccines have been developed at a record pace. How has that been done, were any testing corners cut, safety standards violated and vaccines rushed into the public domain? In the second Public Health webinar in the series with the American Public Health Association, the Milken Institute, MDB and SSF, will convene vaccine research, manufacturing, and regulatory experts to answer these questions and provide you with important i...

Join us for a live webinar to learn how SolarWinds® solutions can help government and education providers manage their infrastructure and improve service delivery to patients. SolarWinds can simplify IT operations management, optimize remote and on-site service delivery, and reduce network and system downtime. It’s important to have the right tools to quickly resolve technology issues, support users, track open issues, and adhere to...

It’s been one year since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. In that time, state and local leaders have faced their greatest challenges to protect the health of residents while also dealing with serious economic turmoil and uncertainty of what lies ahead in a post-pandemic world. In this town hall, we will explore the grave toll the pandemic has taken and how states, cities and counties plan to move forward in a way that makes them m...

Already, more than 27 million Americans have tested positive for COVID-19, and as the country braces for even more contagious variants, public health officials are stressing the need to inoculate as many people with the vaccine as quickly, ethically, and responsibly as possible. To do that, agencies of all sizes are looking for ways to effectively facilitate vaccine management programs with technology and integrated platforms. Join us for a 45...

The new Administration’s executive order on ensuring a data-driven response to COVID-19 and future high-consequence health threats has underscored government’s need to secure military, veterans, and citizens health data. The order also stressed the imperative to advance innovation in public health data and analytics in the United States. Data governance is key component of this as agencies seed to maximize the value of health data...

State and local public health organizations face a unique challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic in balancing the need to maintain critical services for their patients or clients while maintaining social distancing, all while state budgets are being dramatically reduced. It’s a perfect storm of challenges to meet increased needs with reduced, highly stressed, and often limited staff and resources. With requirements as varied as mental ho...

Open to Private Sector only. The Center for Digital Government’s IT market analysts and key government leaders will share insights into the state and local space and pinpoint opportunities, trends and issues to help you fine-tune your business strategies and validate your sales and marketing activities. You will: Hear firsthand from panels of leading state and local CIOs and government executives about opportunities, emerging trends and...

As information technology advances in the digital age, so too does the health sector’s ability to provide services, care for patients and fight illness in new, innovative ways. This has been spotlighted more recently with technology playing a central role on the frontlines of the fight against COVID-19. For instance, today the health community can use data to track the spread of disease, use telehealth to reach patients at any time, anyw...