Enhancing Government to Citizen Engagement through the Digital Evolution

The continually evolving landscape of homeland security has proven to bring unique challenges. With each incarnation of our Homeland Security Summit Week we have persisted in bringing forth the most pertinent topics of discourse. This year, we have prepared an event centered on the most pressing issues discovered in our extensive industry research. These issues include safeguarding and securing cyberspace networks, ensuring against the evolving threat to the US homeland, countering biological threats and hazards, and the unique challenges faced by law enforcement. During the duration of this event we will be platforming experts from across the Federal Government, Law Enforcement, Industry and Academia to facilitate a discourse essential to our understanding of the current state of Homeland Security in the United States. Recent developments have highlighted the need for technology, strategies and approaches to bolster the homeland security of the United States against emerging threats. This event will cover diverse topics ranging from border security, cybersecurity, counter UAS, intelligence sharing, infrastructure protection and resilience, identity technology, agency collaboration, budget planning and much more. For years the Institute for Defense and Government Advancement (IDGA) has continually brought together the top minds in the homeland defense and security spheres at our Homeland Security Week event for thought leadership, industry collaboration and the development of best practices. We at the Institute for Defense and Government Advancement are thrilled to once again host our esteemed Homeland Security Week Summit for two days on January 23-24, 2024. Join us on-site, where attendees can meet and collaborate with speakers and industry leaders on a multitude of topics.

The State of GovTech 2023 unites the whole ecosystem of local government innovation in a unique, all-encompassing event. Catering not only to technology experts, but local government leaders and innovators seeking to build networks, see the future of city technologies, and problem-solve with peers on key government challenges. This gathering offers a platform for the entire government technology ecosystem—including startups, technology companies, investors, entrepreneurs, NGOs, and academia—to assemble and discuss the latest innovation and technology trends, exchange best practices, network, and collaborate.

The Digital Government Summit is a wonderful opportunity each year to engage Ohio’s IT community. Whether state or local government, small agency or very large, we all face similar challenges and share common goals, from IT workforce recruitment and development to cybersecurity and meeting the rapidly growing demand for digital government services. We have so many opportunities ahead and I look forward to collaborating with my colleagues at the Summit to innovate and elevate our services to Ohioans.

There is immense value in collaborating and sharing ideas with our IT colleagues in the government sector throughout the State of Alabama. The Alabama Digital Government Summit provides an excellent opportunity to do just that by bringing together IT professionals from all across our state to hear from industry leaders and insiders, to promote best practices, and to network with one another. The State of Alabama Office of Information Technology is proud to continue its partnership with Government Technology to present this exciting annual conference.