Sweet Gov Conference Tweets – NYC Gov 2.0 Tech Forum (#nycgovtech)

The NYC Gov 2.0 Tech Forum was held on July 9, 2009, from 3 p.m. – 7 p.m. at the Digital Sandbox Network Event Center at 55 Broad Street, New York City

Event Overview:
* Learn about the City’s evolving use of technology and how your company can provide innovative IT solutions to improve public services
* Talk with technology leaders from the City, Google, IBM, the startup and venture capital communities and other leading innovators
* Get insights about the City’s procurement process from the Mayor’s Office of Contract Services, Small Business Services and the Department of Information Technology & Telecommunications

Twitter Stats:

Top Contributors

1. @nickgrossman – 24
2. @samjwong – 11
3. @corbett3000 – 5
4. @mbelinsky – 3
5. @sectorprivate – 1
6. @econwriter5 – 1
7. @noneck – 1

46 tweets, 7 contributors, 6.6 tweets per day · more stats
In the last 7 days:

* 46 tweets
* 7 contributors
* 6.6 tweets per day
* 100.0% come from “The Top 10”
* 32.6% are retweets
* 43.5% are mentions
* 13.0% have multiple hashtags

Twitter Stream:
(Times are shown in EST)

July 9, 2009
2:42 pm nickgrossman: NYC to be encouraging NYC-based startups to bid on city contracts #nycgovtech
2:44 pm nickgrossman: Hash tag for NYC Gov 2.0 tech forum? #nycgovtech?
2:58 pm corbett3000: #NYCGOVTECH wow survey of the crowd (300 people) shows roughly 60% entrepreneurs.
3:04 pm nickgrossman: #nycgovtech: tech will allow private sector to develop services typically provided by govt. Example: http://fixmystreet.com vs. 311
3:13 pm nickgrossman: IBM Govt strat dir: w/ #opendata, Gov’t needs to remain the *single point of truth* – tough when data is repackaged elsewhere. #nycgovtech
3:22 pm nickgrossman: @google enterprise dir: enterprise always trails consumer svcs. @IBM govt: holes in EA systems identify opps for innovation #nycgovtech
3:27 pm corbett3000: #NYCGOVTECH I love when at a tech conference a speaker says “Terminal” and all the veterans’ eye light up like “yeah those were the days!”
3:28 pm nickgrossman: NYC DOITT CTO: web-based tools are appealing for govt use because they are available to widest audience #nycgovtech
3:30 pm corbett3000: #NYCGOVTECH Kristin Shevis of Google says Chrome OS will be a more secure way to deliver app services to Gov $msft
3:31 pm nickgrossman: Smart that google is describing Chrome OS as a *secure* alternative – gets at key open source fear. #nycgovtech
3:33 pm corbett3000: #NYCGOVTECH Mark Cleverley says open source apps are better at being flexible and adaptable for gov and users in general
3:34 pm nickgrossman: #nycgovtech “who do I sue” is key question for govt using opensource. However, tough to sue anybody these days, per EULAs
3:35 pm nickgrossman: #nycgovtech D Schults of DFJ Gotham Ventures: Open source choice is really just about which tool fits the job
3:37 pm corbett3000: RT @nickgrossman #nycgovtech “who do I sue” is key question for govt using opensource. However, tough to sue anybody these days, per EULAs
3:38 pm mbelinsky: RT @nickgrossman: Smart that google is describing Chrome OS as a *secure* alternative – gets at key open source fear. #nycgovtech
3:39 pm nickgrossman: #nycgovtech D Schultz of DFJ Gotham Ventures: Open source choice is really just about which tool fits the job best
3:42 pm nickgrossman: K Shevis of $goog: “energy is our biggest constraint” #nycgovtech
3:48 pm nickgrossman: #nycgovtech @noneck giving props to DOITT for NYC Big Apps, while advocating for further openness
3:50 pm nickgrossman: #nycgovtech NYC DOITT Commish: wondering how to extend 311 to leverage the wisdom of the crowds. #open311
3:52 pm nickgrossman: #nycgovtech NYC DOITT CTO: hope for Big Apps is for citizens to be able to use & enjoy city most effectively. Also, reduce city’s costs.
3:53 pm noneck: (the answer 3 my ??) RT @nickgrossman: #nycgovtech NYC DOITT Commish: how to extend 311 to leverage the wisdom of the crowds. #open311
3:56 pm nickgrossman: #nycgovtech NYC DOITT Commish: city doesn’t keep db of calorie counts, to force restaurants to publish at point of purchase.
4:02 pm nickgrossman: #nycgovtech D Schultz of DFJ Gotham Ventures: online voting systems are just not ready yet. NYC DOITT CTO happy NYC was not 1st.
4:04 pm nickgrossman: #nycgovtech Upcoming: Metro NY IT Corporate Roundable. Based on NYS version (http://bit.ly/1a8KVn
4:22 pm nickgrossman: #nycgovtech Next up, how-to on city IT procurement.
4:23 pm nickgrossman: #nycgovtech – City’s biggest requirement for contractors is “responsive and responsible”
4:36 pm mbelinsky: #nycgovtech how-to on city IT procurement – Room laughs at non-profit tech. I laugh at old business models, sitting in a room off Wall st.
4:41 pm nickgrossman: RT @mbelinsky: #nycgovtech Room laughs at nonprofit tech. I laugh at old business models, sitting in a room off Wall st. [hilarious!]
4:43 pm nickgrossman: #nycgovtech – procurement discussion has distinct feel of schoolroom lecture. City obv deals with lots of stupidity (via @philipashlock )
5:00 pm mbelinsky: Deputy Mayor of NYC Bob Lieber – NY is info capital of the world so need to support info tech #nycgovtech
5:04 pm nickgrossman: #nycgovtech – deputy mayor: NYC has 300,000 employees and spends $1 billion / year on software (!)
5:15 pm sectorprivate: RT @mbelinsky: RT @nickgrossman: #nycgovtech – deputy mayor: NYC has 300,000 employees and spends $1 billion / year on software (!)
7:38 pm econwriter5: RT @sectorprivate @mbelinsky @nickgrossman: #nycgovtech – deputy mayor: NYC has 300,000 employees & spends $1b / year on software (!)

July 10, 2009
9:31 am nickgrossman: re: $1B on NYC software, I may have misquoted – may have been “technology”, rather than “software”. Anyone know the exact #? #nycgovtech
10:56 am nickgrossman: @PublicCIO ah thanks! That makes more sense. @philipashlock, you were right. $1.1B fo NYC IT. #nycgovtech
11:15 am samjwong: RT @nickgrossman #nycgovtech – deputy mayor: NYC has 300,000 employees and spends $1 billion / year on software (!)
11:18 am samjwong: RT @nickgrossman #nycgovtech: hope for Big Apps is for citizens to be able to use & enjoy city most effectively…reduce city’s costs.
11:19 am samjwong: RT @corbett3000 #nycgovtech “who do I sue” is key question for govt using opensource. However, tough to sue anybody these days, per EULAs
11:20 am samjwong: RT @corbett3000 #NYCGOVTECH Mark Cleverley says open source apps are better at being flexible and adaptable for gov and users in general
11:20 am samjwong: RT @nickgrossman NYC DOITT CTO: web-based tools are appealing for govt use because they are available to widest audience #nycgovtech
11:21 am samjwong: RT @nickgrossman #nycgovtech: tech will allow private sector to develop srvcs typically provided by govt. Ex: http://fixmystreet.com vs. 311
11:26 am samjwong: #nycgovtech @corbett3000 @nickgrossman @philipashlock thanks for the great coverage from NYCEDC Forum
11:29 am samjwong: @nickgrossman #nycgovtech NYC DOITT Commish: wondering how to extend 311 to leverage the wisdom of the crowds. #open311
11:30 am samjwong: RT @nickgrossman Shevis/GOOG: it’s all about open standards when talking. (http://open311.org is a step in the right direction) #nycgovtech
11:32 am samjwong: IBM Govt strat dir: w/ #opendata, Gov’t needs to remain the *single point of truth* – tough when data is repackaged elsewhere. #nycgovtech
11:39 am samjwong: RT @mbelinsky Deputy Mayor of NYC Bob Lieber – NY is info capital of the world so need to support info tech #nycgovtech