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On Jan. 29 at Hawai’i Leadership Forum, THG hosted a robust discussion around the difference between digital government optimization and transformation. For example, OPTIMIZATION was described as continuous, incremental, evolutionary, strategic and intentional, but limited in scope and potential. TRANSFORMATION, on the other hand, was seen as mostly episodic, yet revolutionary, reactive and opportunistic, and … Read more

In submitting Gov. David Ige’s budget request for fiscal biennium (FB) 2019-2021 to the Legislature, the official press release may have led with high-priority areas like public education, affordable housing, homelessness and sustainability, but tens of millions of dollars are also being proposed for investments in modernization within nearly every department. Specifically noted during the Dec. … Read more

From the launch of THG’s new speaker series to an overdue update to the state’s information technology strategic plan, 2018 saw a surge of activity in the area of transforming government. As we cap the year off, here’s a look back at major events, milestones and accomplishments. Launch of THG speaker series In 2018, THG … Read more

Hawaii still lags decades behind other states in tapping information technology as a means to step up transparency and speed responsiveness in state government operations. But progress is in the works, according to Transform Hawaii Government (THG), a nonprofit coalition that advocates for tech upgrades, along with the phasing out of antiquated IT infrastructure, for … Read more

Three years ago, the Governor’s Office and the Office of Enterprise Technology Services launched eSign Service, leveraging an Adobe enterprise agreement that provided an electronic document signing solution for Hawaii state government agencies. The Governor’s Office piloted the program, requiring departments to submit documents for the governor’s signature using an electronic routing form template. To-date, there … Read more

THG is proud to return as a sponsor of the Hawaii Annual Code Challenge (HACC), the state hackathon, which links up coders in the community with participating state departments to collaborate on solutions to challenges currently plaguing agencies. Now in its third year, the theme of the 2018 HACC will be sustainability, and the event … Read more

Original Story from Honolulu Civil Beat The Hawaii Department Dashboard‘s robust yet simplified approach to visualizing complex data is spot-on as a tool in making more efficient, cost-effective, and transparent choices for the state’s IT expenditures and governance. Last month, Hawaii Chief Information Officer Todd Nacapuy presented the online dashboard to nonprofit, government, and tech industry … Read more