What are Virtual Engagements?
Any online technology interface that facilitates social or strategic training, learning, research, collaboration, telework, conferencing, or information transfer between two or more participants.
Virtual Engagements: Examples of Use
Virtual Engagements: Industry Forecast Virtual Event technology is in its infancy today, with a few proprietary software platforms mostly targeting the corporate event market.
Virtual Event & Trade Show Software Conference & Trade Shows
Webinars
Enterprise 3D Virtual World Applications
Virtual Conference & Trade Show Market
Team Collaboration Software
$18.6 Billion in 2013-2018
Social Networking
CAGR 56% Web Conferencing Unified Communications
2009-2016
The virtual conference and trade show market has more than doubled from year 2009 to 2011. The 2012-2016 Global Virtual Events Market Report expects the Global Virtual Events market to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate for 53.10% over the period of 2012-2016
2013-2018
The 2013-2018 Virtual Conference & Trade Show Market Forecast expects a compound annual growth rate of 56% through 2018. The public sector is just starting to realize the immense potential virtual and hybrid events have with cost savings, positive environmental impact and increased collaboration.
Virtual Engagements: Government Initiatives Initiative
Purpose
How Virtual Engagements Further •
Executive Order 13576
Delivering an Efficient, Effective, and Accountable Government
Executive Order 13571
Streamlining Service Delivery and Improving Customer Service
25-Point Implementation Plan to Reform Federal Information Technology Management
IT Reform
OMB Memorandum M-10-06
Open Government Directive
Executive Order 13589
Promoting Efficient Spending
Executive Order 13514 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act
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Allows for more efficient use of public resources Enhances government effectiveness in collaborating with partner organizations
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Allows better communication with external public health stakeholders
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Embraces “cloud first” policy Makes use of shared services model
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Allows for easy information collection and dissemination as mandated
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Reduces costs without reducing effectiveness
Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance
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Reduces environmental impact and energy use
Accessibility requirements for video disseminated by the federal government
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Platforms and content can be made compliant with 21st Century and 508 requirements
Virtual Engagements: Usability Gaps Digtial Government Strategy Executive Order No. 13589
Government Spending 508 Compliance Accountability Act of 2013
Sequestration
Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act
Virtual Engagements: Staffing and Skill Sets Res p fall onsib per s on ility so in pla n eve nne nt rs
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Government Needs: Expertise & Interoperability
Needs of government:
ď ą Efficiency and security of virtual engagement operations and systems will become an increasingly important topic for government to address. ď ą Well-trained staff and contractors equipped to manage virtual tech assets and produce high-quality content. ď ą Subject-matter expertise in the area of immersive and non-immersive virtual engagement technologies.
Alliance for Government Virtual Engagements A vendor-neutral, membership-based nonprofit that is committed to facilitating public-private partnerships to improve virtual technology interoperability for government use and enhance the knowledge and skills of those who plan and produce virtual engagements in the public sector.
AGVE: Leadership Thomas A. Cellucci, PhD, MBA
Executive Director
Dr. Cellucci has an extensive and successful history of serving the public sector, by developing and implementing innovative public-private partnerships that enable the cost-effective and efficient development of products and services to benefit the public. He served as the nation’s first Chief Commercialization Officer, during both Bush and Obama administrations. He is a current member of the Executive Office of the President, in the Office of Science and Technology and serves on the Emerging Technologies Interagency Board for the White House. He has also served as the first federal member of the Council on Competitiveness – on behalf of the US Department of Homeland Security. He serves on a variety of public and private Boards (17) – and is highly sought – because of his strategic vision coupled with his expertise in executing plans to create value for stakeholders.
AGVE: Leadership Mary Elizabeth Arthur
Deputy Executive Director
Mary was CEO of a virtual engagement consulting and training development company prior to co-founding the Government Virtual Engagements Community of Practice. Through this effort she came to realize the need for a more comprehensive approach to assisting government in the adoption and implementation of both immersive and non-immersive virtual engagement technology practices, standards and training opportunities. Her background includes working in the public sector, performing public relations duties for the U.S. military, managing community-based initiatives and facilitating work groups.
AGVE: Public-Private Partnership Structure
AGVE: Purpose Assist in setting standards for uniform technology integrations and security protocols that meet the needs of government, in the realm of virtual event, meeting, conferencing, collaboration, learning, telework, and emergent technologies; Bring together public and private partners to resolve technical, logistical, educational, and managerial issues around the implementation and integration of virtual engagement technologies for government business use; Assist in developing guidelines and best practices to enhance the knowledge, skills and abilities that are crucial to successfully planning, executing and producing governmentfunded engagements that utilize virtual technology media; Produce and provide a variety of multimedia content and products for the benefit and use of members and partners who are providers of professional development products;
AGVE: Purpose
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Make available a virtual engagement platform, for AGVE partners who provide professional education, that allows students – seeking credentials in the field of virtual engagement professions – the ability to demonstrate mastery through the supervised practical application of previously learned theory and best practices; Provide technology resources and support to the Community of Practice, an online community of volunteer practitioners within AGVE, which produces peer-reviewed resource materials such as guidelines and best practices around virtual engagement; Provide technology resources and support to the Virtual Lab, a group of volunteer developers and practitioners within AGVE’s community of practice, which makes available a virtual environment work space and proving ground for the review and development of API integrations and connectors, as well as security protocols.
AGVE: Community of Practice Government managers of in-person and virtual engagements – both FTEs and contractors Virtual technology SaaS providers, developers, programmers, AV production specialists, content curators, cyber security experts, and consulting firms that service government entities Partners of government entities and professional education providers such as non-profit and for-profit associations
AGVE: Virtual Engagements Lab Virtual Lab Projects Member-developers •Evaluate virtual engagement technology APIs and security protocols •Collectively develop integrations and connectors that facilitate the interoperability of systems •Provide a resource for guidance on the implementation of virtual engagement technologies and solutions for Government use •Evaluate emergent virtual technologies in a secure and collaborative environment Professional development partners •Evaluate their students who apply previously learned theory in a practical application environment
AGVE: Outreach “Building Better Conferences and Training : The Value of Virtual Events in Government The guide was produced in cooperation with the Virtual Engagements Government ” Community of Practice • Survey results of 335 public sector professionals • Highlights 4 government case studies • Shares the subject matter expertise of 5 industry experts
Tech:
Use of developer environment in virtual lab. Uniform API connectors that facilitate interoperability of independent systems. Access to shared connectors through open source program. Standardized APIs and cyber security protocols save developers time and costs. Corporate members may license their code mashups to provide services to government. Ability to review and experiment with emergent technologies. Discussion and mentoring opportunities with SaaS designers and developers.
Admin:
Fulfill important administration and agency initiatives. Restore opportunities for collaboration, learning and conferences – on a lean budget. Qualified virtual engagement managers, planners, content curators, and audio visual producers. Staff ability to produce high-quality, seamless engagements. Best practices, guides, product comparison and evaluation tools. Communicate needs specific to government. Discussion and mentoring opportunities with seasoned virtual engagement professionals.
Marketing:
Opportunities for co-development and co-branding of information resources. Opportunities for cooperative production of informative events and conferences. Forum for discovering and resolving the virtual tech needs of government. Avenues for information and knowledge transfer. Compliance certification of products and services for government use. Discussion and mentoring opportunities within community of practice groups.
Learning:
High-quality multimedia educational assets for use in the production of course curriculum. Forum for discovering and resolving the virtual engagement-focused professional development needs in support of government. Compliance certification of professional development courses that meet AGVE content guidelines. Access to eLearning tools that provide real-time data gathering and analysis. Networking opportunities within community of practice groups and virtual events. Access to next generation SCORM development project.
AGVE: Current Partners (List Growing Daily) County Executives Telecommunications Network An emergency communications and training resource for county executives
Senior Executives Association The Professional Association for Career Federal Executives
American City & County The magazine serves a powerful audience of city, county and state officials
Security Industry Association The catalyst for growth within the global security industry through information, insight and influence
Professional Convention Management Association The leading organization for meeting and event professionals
Advanced Distributed Learning Provides access to the highest quality learning and performance aiding
County Executives of America The only non-partisan association dedicated specifically to chief elected county officials.
National Association of Government Communicators Non-profit dedicated to the Government communications professional
Security 500 Exclusive event for security practitioners from the public and private sectors
Govloop.com The "Knowledge Network for Government" - the premier online community connecting over 60,000 public sector professionals.
FedInsider.com brings you fortnightly the voices of those in the government community driving change.
StreamingMedia.com A diversified news media company serving and educating the streaming media industry and community.
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