Code California: Deputy State CIO Chris Cruz Talks about Government Innovation
Channel: AGL (Now Technologists for the Public Good)
Date: 2019-01-24

On December 12, 2018, the California Government Operations Agency announced the launch of its Open Source Playbook that follows the Department of Technology's May release of a new open source policy, Technology Letter 18-02  which aims to foster an atmosphere of collaboration that will make it easier to procure, manage, and secure open source efforts. 

The two-hour event, co-hosted by GovOps and the AGL Association, included nearly 100 state IT professionals gathered for panel discussions, Ignite Talks and a speech by GovOps Secretary Marybel Batjer.  State CIO Amy Tong, Former 18F Executive Director David Zvenyach and Civic Actions In-house Counsel and Compliance Engineer Marc Jones, who also serves on the AGL Board, kicked off the morning with a panel discussion led by GovOps Deputy Secretary Stuart Drown. 

Drown also moderated a vendor panel with Kyle Pribilski, Director of Strategic and Business for RedHat, Srikanth Matcha, CTO for Microsoft's US Azure Business Group and Jan Gravesen, CTO for IBM, California Public Sector.  

The program concluded with Ignite Talks by Rebecca Woodbury, Director for Digital Service and Open Government for the City of San Rafael, Chaeny Emanavin, Director of California Health and Human Services Agency's Office of Innovation and Chris Cruz, Deputy State CIO.  

Angie Quirarte, GovOps Assistant Secretary for Digital Engagement concluded the agenda with a presentation on the California Open Source Playbook.  

Read about the state's commitment to a collaborative technology ecosystem here, and visit the Code California website to learn more and get involved.  https://go.code.ca.gov/
https://medium.com/code-california/code-california-2fb92fb38ba5