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edu
Arstechnica.com: Wendy Rejan
IT work is Almost Unrecognizable
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Not the world of work you joined
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But there is important work to be done
Capitol EMI/ Star
If everything is changing
Mop Top Hat
Boldolddphone./ Techfruit
Your phone
Dial Tone Ring Tone
Ford Motor Co.
Your truck
Utility Lifestyle
Your Home
Electric
Electronic
Honeywell/ nest
The Way Your Neighborhood Works
Over the Fence Over the Internet
Nextdoor
The way work works
The Cubical The Network
And the way government works
Physical Virtual
Role of Government and ITs Role within it
Flickr flash62_au
Government
Steering differently
Digital Technology
Rowing differently
And the way government works
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2013-14 Top Priorities for Local CIOs
And the way government works
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2013-14 Top Priorities for State CIOs
The Skills Gap
flickr inbusiness
Lower staff productivity
Poor Citizen Service
Organizational Inefficiencies
Security vulnerabilities
Slow response to change
40%
of SLG CIOs dont
believe they will be
able to recruit people
with the right skills.
CDG, 2013
Sense of the Public Sector IT Workforce
flickr Steve
Only
25%
said their organization
had a career
development strategy
in place
Governing Institute ADP/IPMA HR,
2012
From JFK to your Roth IRA: Working Longer
flickr 401kcalculator
CIOs
anticipate
20-30%
of SLG IT workforce
eligible to retire in
next five years
CDG, 2013
Only
50%
of retirees will be able
to replace at least 90%
of their income at 65
NRRI, 2014
NPR Planet Money, May 9, 2014
Degrees Awarded 1971 2011
COMPUTER SCIENCE
POLITICAL SCIENCE
12K 47K
Undergraduate
28K 40K
State and Local Government
Share of Computer Science
Degree Holders
All CS Degrees
Doctoral Degrees
4%
1%
National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and
Engineering Statistics, Scientists and Engineers Stastical Data System
(SESTAT) (1993-2008)
Talent Pipeline
NPR Planet Money
legaljuice.com
A Six Pack of Lists for Navigating Work
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Never Mentioned these back in School
1. Nostaligist
2. Telesurgeon
3. Rewilder
4. Garbage Designer
5. Simplicity Expert
6. Healthcare Navigator
7. End of Life Therapist
8. Gamification Designer
9. Robot Counselor
10. Media Remixer
10 Crazy Jobs
predicted to exist
by 2030
Canadian Scholarship Trust Plan (CST) and Foresight
Strategists, 2014.
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Not So Crazy: Health Care Navigator
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flickr NYCED Because Systems Dont Take Care of Themselves
Recession Proof
IT Skills in SLG
Compiled by CDG from original research and industry
benchmarks (Foote Partners/ Pay Trends/ indeed).
1. IT Project Managers
2. Business Analyst
3. CyberSecurity
4. All things Cloud
5. Software Engineer
6. Applications Developer
7. Systems Architect
8. Systems Engineer
9. Systems Administrator
10. Systems Analyst
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Because Systems Dont Take Care of Themselves
1. Big Data Analytics
2. Data Governance Skills
3. Network Security Mgmt
4. Mobile App Development
5. Business Intelligence
6. Business-Tech Alignment
7. Advanced Telecom (4G LTE)
8. GIS
9. Mobility
10. Findability / Text Mining
High Demand
Non Certified IT
Skills in SLG
Compiled by CDG from original research and industry
benchmarks (Foote Partners/ Pay Trends/ indeed).
flickr Andy
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Because Systems Are Changing
IT Skills with
Declining Demand
Compiled by CDG from original research and industry
benchmarks (Foote Partners/ Pay Trends/ indeed).
1. Tape Management
2. PC and Software Support
3. Mainframe Programmers
4. Traditional Telephony
5. Lotus Notes Administrator
6. Novell GroupWise Admin
7. Server-only Administrator
8. Windows XP Administrator
9. COBOL / FORTRAN
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flickr Evan/ Terminal Because Systems and Society are Changing
Things Your Next
Hire Should Know
About or Do
Compiled by CDG from original research and industry
benchmarks (Foote Partners/ Pay Trends/ indeed).
1. CyberSecurity
2. Big Data and Video Analytics
3. Open Data
4. Web, Mobile,
5. Social Media
6. Cloud
7. Sensors, Cameras, Drones
8. Predictive, Contextual, Aware
Technologies
9. Gamification as Engagement
10. Focus Groups, Charrettes
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flickr sehgao asad Because Systems and Organizations are Changing
Things You Should
Know Before Youre
Done
Compiled by CDG from original research
1. Creating Public Value
2. Techs contribution to Smart/
Livable Communities
3. Tender/ Contract Mgmt
4. Vendor/ Partner Relationships
5. Multi Supplier Management
6. Service Integration
7. Business Service Management
8. Promoting Innovation
9. Community Engagement
10. Succession Planning
From the Laboratories of Democracy
flickr Kevin Hutchinson
Trenton
Problem-solving
fellowships, incubators
and accelerators
Boston
Paid internships
and fellowships
Georgia
200 interns placed across
50 counties
Cook County
Recruitment and system
modernization
Take a page from Industry
flickr staffing talk
Recruit via Social
Retain w/ flexibility
Co-ops and coordination
with community colleges
Dynamic online
knowledge centers
Cloud/BD Curriculum
Sponsor C4A Fellow
What Your Organization Can Do
flickr David Gn
Make skills refresh and contemporary IT certifications a priority
Recognize the age of permanent managed services
Introduce new talent through purposeful internships
Find a place for seasoned IT pros discarded by industry
Use training alternatives
What You Can Do
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Take the Long View
Foster and adopt a sensibility that
everybodys jobs includes:
fiscal and environmental
sustainability
energy efficiency
Information security
Take on a both/and sensibility,
embracing:
legacy and cloud
mobile and wearable
Keep a keen eye on what is in the
lab; and,
Know and use your network
because it keeps you fresh and
safe
Hack Something for the Skills, for the People
NDCH
Get a Side Gig
flickre cdubya1971
Create
allowances and
encourage employees
to take on side gigs
where they are likely
to work on different
problems, see new
things and pick up
new ideas and skills.
So whats with the
Bird?
It is not about being
a mutant cousin to this
guy
Twitter
It isnt even about
these guys
although we can learn from them too.
Detroit Red Wings
It is about the
Redwing Black Bird
chrisupdegrave.com In disruptive times, the generalist wins.
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There are Only Two Choices
flickr Neil Moralee
There are Only Two Choices
Flikr: Ehsan Hoque flickr DinosaursAreNotDead
There are Only Two Choices
Perspective Matters
Bill Waterson
Perspective Matters
Were here to put a
dent in the
universe.
Otherwise why else
even be here?
Steve Jobs, Apple
You are our beat keep in touch.
Alan Cox
Publisher
Government Technology
govtech.com
@govtechnews
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