PERSPECTIVES – Government Information Sharing: Calls to Action

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NASCIO is pleased to announce the release of a new publication on the subject of information sharing. NASCIO has pulled together interviews and articles from a variety of contributors from integrated justice, homeland security, environmental protection, transportation, public health and economic development. Perspectives includes discussions from federal, state and county government. Not so surprisingly, according to the contributors to this first issue of Perspectives, technology is not the major barrier. This report presents barriers to information sharing and the “Calls to Action” to overcome these barriers.

 

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Negotiating IP on the Way to the Win-Win: NASCIO’s Intellectual Property Recommendations

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These recommendations seek to identify state and contractor interests regarding the ownership of IP and suggest realistic considerations to help make the negotiation of IP rights easier and more successful for all involved.

 

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Welcome to the Jungle: The State Privacy Implications of Spam, Phishing and Spyware

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This brief explores the privacy implications for state government created by the threats of spam, phishing and spyware and potential ways of preventing and mitigating this triple threat to state IT systems.

 

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The Real Phantom Menace: Spyware and its State Implications

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This brief addresses the security, privacy, citizen trust and business process-related implications of spyware and other forms of malware for state government IT systems and suggests some potential technical, legal and awareness-raising solutions for the menace of malware.

 

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Who Are You? I Really Wanna Know: E-Authentication and its Privacy Implications

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This brief explores the business drivers behind e-authentication and the privacy implications that states and others should consider in pursuing e-authentication efforts.

 

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Walking the Road to the Win-Win: NASCIO Procurement Subcommittee’s Recommendations on Liability Limitations for State IT Contracting

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These recommendations are intended to elucidate the various state and vendor interests that are involved in negotiating liability limitations and to help states and vendors negotiate better IT contract liability limitations that are “win-win” for both sides.

 

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Think Before You Dig: The Privacy Implications of Data Mining & Aggregation

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This brief examines the business benefits and privacy issues related to government’s use of data-mining technologies. It also takes a look at high-profile government data-mining programs and suggests ways to infuse privacy protections and transparency into government’s use of data-mining technologies.

 

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Bowling for Broadband: The Role of the State CIO in Promoting High-Speed Internet Access

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Bowling for Broadband: The Role of the State CIO in Promoting High-Speed Internet Access.

 

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HAVA (the Help America Vote Act 2002)—A Briefing Paper

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This briefing paper provides an overview of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) and explores its IT-related challenges as well as NASCIO’s role in helping states to implement the Act. 

 

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