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Emerging Technology Community of Interest February 19, 2019 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Emerging Technology Community of Interest February 19, 2019 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Emerging Technology Community of Interest February 19, 2019 Advancing Government through Collaboration, Education and Action Agenda Introductions and Overview ACT-IAC Update Committee Team Updates Featured Topic: 5G Enablement
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Agenda
- Introductions and Overview
- ACT-IAC Update
- Committee Team Updates
- Featured Topic: 5G Enablement of IoT
– Presentation: Jim Soltys - Noblis – Panel Discussion: FAA, GSA, Verizon, Evans Inc, Noblis
- ACT-IAC Emerging Technology COI committee updates
- Future COI Meetings and Topics
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Emerging Technology Mission Statement & Objectives
Mission Statement: Provide an energetic, collaborative consortium comprised of practitioners in data science, technology, and research, engaged with industry, academia, and public officials and executives focused on emerging and leading technologies which transform public sector capabilities. Objectives for the Upcoming Year
- Develop awareness of Blockchain in government through our Blockchain Working Group, expanding the Blockchain
Playbook in preparation for two Blockchain Forums this Fall.
- Expand Cognitive Computing, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning awareness to develop broadened understanding
and usage in government.
- Continue driving Analytics and Big Data use through improved and continuous technical alignment with government
missions to support citizens, improve program delivery, integrate with cybersecurity, migrate to digital transparency, and combat fraud, waste and abuse.
- Align awareness and training regarding sensors and interactive technologies that transform the IoT into meaningful usage
and application in government.
- Include cloud migration, modernization and security in DevOps by focusing on DevSecOps with peer COIs.
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Leadership
- Jeremy Wood – Government Chair
- Bobby Woodard - Government Vice Chair
- Todd Hager – Industry Chair
- Mike Fischer – Industry Vice Chair &
Nexus Chair
- TBD - Program Chair
- Star Vanamali – Communications Chair
- Sukumar Iyer – Research Chair
- Vipin Jain – Modernization Chair
- Nancy Delanoche – ACT-IAC COI Lead
- Sandy Barsky – AI Government Chair
- Carolyn Marsh – AI Industry Co-Chair
- Michael Bruce – AI Industry Co-Chair
- Fred de Vaulx – Blockchain Industry Chair
- TBD – Blockchain Government Chairs
- Jeremy Wood – DevOps Government Chair
- TBD – DevOps Industry Chair
- Ed Burrows – Intelligent Automation
Government Chair
- Sukumar Iyer – Intelligent Automation Chair
- TBD – IoT Government Chair
- Vladi Royzman – IoT Industry Chair
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ACT-IAC Update
- Nancy Delanoche
- Igniting Innovation Awards
- Forums
– AI/IA Forum 1/16 – Acquisition Excellence 3/12 – Blockchain Healthcare 3/28 – Health Innovation Day 4/10 – Blockchain Forum #3 6/5
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The Oxygen of Technology: The Network, 5G, IoT
Jim Soltys - Noblis
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Panel: 5G Enablement of IoT
- Todd Gardner – FAA
- Jim Russo – GSA
- Bryan Schromsky – Verizon
- Jim Soltys – Noblis
- Chad Tyson – Evans Inc
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Committee Team Updates
- IoT/Drones Working Group
- Blockchain Working Group
- AI Working Group
- Intelligent Automation Working Group
- DevOps Working Group
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- IoT/Drones Working Group
– Align awareness and training regarding sensors and interactive technologies that transform the IoT into meaningful usage and application in government – Meets Thursdays at 4 pm; Dial-in: 1-866-557-3330 Code: 5819738354#
- Deliverables
– Looking for Industry and Government Volunteers – IoT Forum 2019 - Pending – IoT Compendium 2019
- Combination of IoT, Smart Cities, convergence security and compliance
– Looking for Government Co-Chair – To volunteer, contact Vladi Royzman at Vladislav.Royzman@cgifederal.com
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IoT/Drones – Vladi Royzman
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Blockchain – Fred de Vaulx
- Blockchain Working Group
– Provide an authoritative resource for government agencies looking to understand and incorporate blockchain functionality into their organization – Meets Fridays 10am at GSA; Dial-in: 872-240-3412; Passcode: 951691293#
- Deliverables
– Blockchain in Healthcare 3/28 – Health Innovation Day 4/10 – Blockchain Forum #3: June 2019 – Playbook: Implementation and Integration sections (standalone now, integrated soon) – Workforce Development paper and supporting materials awaiting release – To volunteer, contact Fred deVaulx at f.devaulx@prometheuscomputing.com
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AI – Carolyn Marsh
- AI Working Group
– Convene Symposia or a Forum, on a quarterly basis, to share practical use cases in government, baseline clear understanding of these technologies, smart use applications, and potential targets in government to drive citizen delivery, including predictive analytics – Meets Fridays 11am at GSA; Dial-in: 872-240-3412; Passcode: 951691293#
- Deliverables
– Combined AI/IA Forum on 1/16/19 – Primer – Playbook
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Intelligent Automation – Sukumar Iyer
- Intelligent Automation Working Group
– Focus is broader on how IA is an enabler for automation of processes across the government from imitational automation to virtual assistants, Google duplex style bots, etc. Intent is to help federal agencies take first steps on their intelligent automation journey. – Meets every other Thursday at 3 pm – Dial-in: (515) 739-1030; Passcode: 282359937#
- Deliverables
– Combined IA/AI Forum on 1/16/19 – Primer released! – Create an Intelligent Automation “Playbook” for the Federal Government
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- DevOps Working Group
– Increase understanding of DevOps across the Federal space by providing information and resources to enhance culture, automation, learning, measures, and information sharing
- Deliverables
– Develop a playbook and white papers in order to better educate government OITs, Program Managers, and Acquisition professionals
- Call for Volunteers
– For more information, contact Nancy Delanoche at ndelanoche@actiac.org
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DevOps – Jeremy Wood
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- Agency Hosted
– Half day, onsite event – Program, Business, Acquisition and IT teams invited – Closed to agency and ACT-IAC ET COI members
- Emerging Technology Focused
– Working groups orchestrate content (AI/IA/Blockchain/DevOps/IoT) – Features government presenter with industry technology partner – How to buy, starting small
- Coordination
– Todd Hager 202.329.1393 (thager@macrosolutions.com) – Jeremy Wood 703.583.8782 (woodja@mcc.gov)
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Emerging Technology Day
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- 3rd Tuesday cadence for monthly ET COI meeting
- Next Meeting: March 19th - Artificial Intelligence Update
– Department of Defense Artificial Intelligence Strategy – American AI Initiative
- Future Meeting Topics to consider
– Intelligent Automation – AR/VR – Workforce Impact of Emerging Technology
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Future COI Meeting Topics
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