Open Source and Procurement in Government: Town Hall Talk with Dave Zvenyach
Channel: AGL (Now Technologists for the Public Good)
Date: 2019-02-12

Feb. 8, 2019: After the Code California launch, speakers from the December 2018 event are returning for a more in-depth conversation about open source and open government.  In an online, town hall format, David Zvenyach, Former 18F Executive Director and nationally-recognized expert in technology procurement, talks with AGL's Bill Maile.   

Background:

At the soft-launch on December 12, 2018, the Code California Playbook was released to provide guidance on creating a collaborative, open source community within California state government. Learn more about Code California Playbook, the platform and related policies at go.code.ca.gov.

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: https://medium.com/code-california/code-california-2fb92fb38ba5

Visit the Code California website to learn more and get involved: https://go.code.ca.gov/