government as a platform: the homeland security example
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Government as a Platform: The Homeland Security Example. Virtual USA. White House Memo on Open Government and Transparency 1/21/09. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Government as a Platform: The Homeland Security
Example
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White House Memo on Open Government and Transparency 1/21/09
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• “Government should be collaborative. Collaboration actively engages Americans in the work of their Government. Executive departments and agencies should use innovative tools, methods, and systems to cooperate among themselves, across all levels of Government, and with nonprofit organizations, businesses, and individuals in the private sector.”
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O’Reilly’s Maxims:How to Create “Government as a Platform”
for Engagement and Collaboration
• Embrace Open Standards• Make it Simple• Design for Cooperation• Learn from Users• Lower the barrier to experimentation• Culture of Measurement• Throw Open Doors to Partners
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Law Enforcement
17,160
Fire Services30,300
Emergency Medical Services
15,000
Federal Agencies
Emergency Management
4,059
Emergency Responders
National Guard
National Weather Service
180
HazMat
Hospitals5,747
US Military 515+
offices/ bases
Victim Services880
Search and Rescue
161
Public Health2,835
State, Local, Tribal
Governments39,272
Extended Emergency Enterprise
Transportation5,824 Media
16,709
Utilities16,455
Schools120,000
Telecommunications and IT Companies
2,000
Port Authorities338
EmployersChemical, Oil
and Gas Companies
850
Parks Departments
1,754
Telematics Service Providers
Public Works7,500
NGOs
Urgent Care and Other Healthcare
Facilities5,000
Community Emergency Response
Teams1,336
Social Services
Veterinarians21,000
Public Warning Systems
Mortuary Services
2,000
Restoration and Repair Services
Mental Health Services
Medical Facilities (Doctors’
offices, nursing homes, etc.)
Poison Control61
Public
NOTE: Numbers reflect the numbers of entities in the group and all associated offices.
Emergency Communications/9-1-1
7,500
Homeland SecurityAgencies
A Big Challenge: A Large and Fragmented Community
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Making Information Actionable To
Enable Collaboration
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Purpose & The Four TakeawaysPurpose: Bring data together to make better decisions.
Takeaways:1. Focus on Collaboration2. Design for the End User3. Sustainability 4. Local Ownership
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Alabama Critical Assets Alabama Staging Areas
Virtual Alabama has the ability to either pre-determine critical assets, staging areas, and routes, or determine rapidly based on mission requirements and situational awareness.
Virtual Alabama
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Visibility of Multiple Disciplines (Police and Fire)
Use of existing DoT WEB CAM
Real Time Information Feeds
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3D models can be enhanced with information about locations of hazardous materials as well as provide access to live video feed where available.
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And the ability to provide Before …
Used for Recovery Mission (determine $$ Value)
Virtual Alabama
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… and After Situational Awareness of Area of Operation
Data provided within 4 hours of Incident, help with rescue mission
Virtual Alabama
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VIPER Aids Decision Making (early warning notifications)
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Critical Infrastructure Search
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Making it Mobile
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WebEOC
GeoRSS
VIPERMS Excel
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