Digital Governance -- From the State House to the White House
Aneesh Chopra: United States CTO; Ann Margulies: CIO, Commonwealth of Massachusetts; Teri Takai: CIO, State of CaliforniaEvent Moderator: Jerry Mechling: Lecturer in Public Policy, HKS
Wednesday, March 10, 6:00 pm
JFK Jr. Forum, Harvard Institute of Politics
The Berkman Center will co-sponsor a panel discussion with chief technology officers and information officers from the White House, State of CA, and State of MA. Panelists include:
- Aneesh Chopra: United States CTO;
- Ann Margulies: CIO, Commonwealth of Massachusetts;
- Teri Takai: CIO, State of California
- Event Moderator: Jerry Mechling: Lecturer in Public Policy, HKS
Event CoSponsors: Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Rappaport, Taubman Center, Gov 2.0 PIC, Asian-Pacific American Caucus, ALANA, Shorenstein Center
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