Each year the new chair of the National Governors Association (NGA) announces an initiative to focus on a key policy area, outline recommendations and urge governors to take action. Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is the new chair of the NGA for 2014-15. At the recent annual meeting in Nashville, Gov. Hickenlooper unveiled his 2014-2015 chair’s initiative,
Delivering Results, which aims to make state government work in the most efficient, cost-effective way possible through innovative management and hiring practices, new and emerging technologies, governmental process improvement and appropriate regulation.
This is the statement from the July 13th NGA press release:
"Across the country, governors are taking advantage of innovations in policy, management, technology, analysis and personnel practices that businesses, universities and others already have applied. Those strategies include recruiting and retaining the best and brightest employees, making government leaner through the use of modern management practices and new technologies and using data to agilely improve programs and policies to determine which deliver results."
Delivering Results specifically will focus on:
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Changing recruitment and retention processes to ensure that the who of state government remain the best and the brightest
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Changing the how of delivering services to people by adopting lean processes and using new technologies; and
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Changing the what of policies and programs by better using research to inform policymakers about what works.
This new initiative aligns with NASCIO's mission, goals and objectives and our actions. It's in our sweet spot. We believe state CIOs and our corporate partners can provide meaningful contributions to this initiative. Read the Delivering Results brochure, think about how we help and let me know your thoughts.
http://www.nga.org/files/live/sites/NGA/files/pdf/2014/CI1415DeliveringResults.pdf