Sessions at SXSW Interactive 2012 about Public Services

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Monday 12th March 2012

• Future of Cities: Technology in Public Service

  by Chris Vein, John Tolva, Nigel Jacob, Rachel Sterne and Abhi Nemani

  This panel and interactive discussion will look at how cities around the world are approaching innovation that serves the public. From hackathons to apps competitions, open data to social media, practitioners will discuss their plans and lessons learned, with examples from Boston (Jacob), Chicago (Tolva), New York City (Sterne) and across the US and world (Vein and Nemani). Moderated by Abhi Nemani of Code for America.

  • Cities
  • Public Services

  At 12:30pm to 1:30pm, Monday 12th March

  In Salon C, AT&T Conference Center

  Coverage audio clip

• The Next Frontier of Public Services

  by William Eggers

  What comes after Gov 2.0? In this fast-paced and highly immersive session, best-selling author William Eggers takes you on a worldwide tour of the future of public services. You’ll hear how some technology-enabled, disruptive innovations are slashing the cost of public services dramatically, yet delivering the same if not better quality. You’ll learn about the citizen markets springing up to serve community needs that previously were either handled by governments or were not addressed at all. And you’ll get an inside look at some of the new public services delivery models pioneered by entrepreneurs and social enterprises who are redefining the purview of government.

  • Gov2.0
  • Government
  • Public Services

  At 5:00pm to 6:00pm, Monday 12th March

  In Salon B, AT&T Conference Center

  Coverage audio clip