Obama, Google, and Bridges
September 17, 2009
On September 23, 2009, I will be participating in a two hour program “Change 2010: Responding to Real Time Information, Open Systems and the Obama IT Vision”. The program is sponsored by Somat Engineering, a diversified technology company located in Detroit, Michigan. The purpose of the program is to explore ways the US government can tap into Google technology without disrupting Federal agencies’ existing information technology infrastructure.
“The Obama administration’s push towards transparency and more open government means that Federal information technology managers need to explore more open systems,” said Arpan Patel, Director of Somat Engineering’s Information Engineering practice. “There is a compelling need to understand the differences and bridge the gaps between traditional methods of information management and the increasingly fast propagation of open methods.”
The first segment is “Open Systems and Existing Architectures: Engineering to Control Costs and Enabling Dataspaces.” Arpan Patel, director of Somat’s information engineering practice in DC, will discuss the basics of quantifying the costs and time required for system integration. The presentation will feature Somat’s TechCrunch50 recognized collaboration software Ripply, which uses dataspace technology to eliminate the “where is that latest document/message/response problem” that most organizations and working groups face. For more information about Somat, visit http://tech.somateng.com.
Robert D. Steele, an expert in open source intelligence, will address the need for decision makers to plug into the flows of real time information that are now widely available. Mr. Steele has been active in a range of government intelligence initiatives, and he is the CEO of OSS Inc. and founder of the Marine Corps Intelligence Center, as well as creator of the global expeditionary analysis analytic model, will connect the dots between internal knowledge management, external social networking grids such as Facebook and Twitter, external offline information and non-English information, as well as the creation of Organizational Intelligence, or access to and exploitation of All Information in All Languages All the Time, the title of his third book. Mr. Steele will map four steps to “build a bridge” between these information sources. For more information about Mr. Steele, visit http://www.tinyurl.com/RDSTEELE.
Jim Orris, director of Adhere Solutions, the Google partner responsible for US Federal government sales, will review Google’s solutions for information integration and crafting more open solutions using Google’s platform and Web services to hook into traditional systems using Google compatible connectors and software. More information about Adhere Solutions is available from the firm’s Web site. Adhere Solutions is one of the focal points for Google’s US government activities. Adhere Solutions provides a wide range of engineering and consulting services for the Google Search Appliance, Google applications, and Google’s cloud services.
The event is hosted by Ram Ramanujam, President of Somat Engineering, an award winning, 8(a) technical services firm, headquartered in Detroit, MI, with offices in the US and abroad.
I accepted the invitation to be the facilitator for the question and answer session following the presentations.
The formal 60 minute program will deliver actionable information for all organizations. The program begins at 9:30 am with coffee and tea. Registration is $25. Registrations are accepted at http://bit.ly/ObamaITVisionBriefing.
Readers of this Web log will be admitted without charge. To take advantage of this offer, write seaky2000 at yahoo dot com. Space is limited in the National Press Club facility.
Stephen Arnold, September 17, 2009
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