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Webinar Wednesday

Welcome to #WebinarWednesday where presentations by our many partners offers more in-depth information about the valuable services SIPA can help provide government organizations and their constituents.

December 18 at 10:00am: Making PDFs Accessible In Order to Meet HB21-1110 Compliance by Allyant


HB21-1110 requires all Colorado governments bring their documents, websites, and other online services into compliance with WCAG 2.1 guidelines. Allyant's CommonLook tools for PDFs, Word Documents, and Powerpoint presentations will help you achieve that goal and allow all of your constituents to access the information you provide. Join us for this webinar where we'll demo the software and discuss the benefits package we're including with the SIPA Accessibility Grant licenses that are coming up for renewal next April!

Register at this link for the webinar

Previous Webinars

Propeller presented an insightful webinar exploring a product development and improvement process with the Universal Preschool Program at the Colorado Department of Early Childhood. Learn how Propeller identified needs, designed solutions, and continuously refined the product to meet the needs of the diverse stakeholders across the state. This session covered their collaborative approach, standing up a product team, and using data-driven decision-making to enhance access to Universal Preschool across the state.

Maintaining AI Momentum for Colorado Governments by OGx

Take the next step and assess your organization's AI readiness with this webinar by OGx. Before adopting AI, Colorado's public sector organizations must assess their readiness. This session will equip attendees with the knowledge and tools to assess their organization's AI maturity and develop a roadmap for successful AI implementation.

What You'll Learn:
How to identify areas where AI can deliver the most value for your organization
The essential steps to ensure your data infrastructure is AI-ready
How to assess your team's skills and capabilities
Strategies for building a culture of innovation and experimentation
The legal and ethical considerations for AI adoption

AI Roadmapping - Balancing Opportunities and Risks by EVOTEX

While Generative AI platforms, like ChatGPT, can deliver a myriad of opportunities, these advancements bring considerable risks. Since your teams are already using Generative AI platforms, how can you best use on them to increase productivity and gain competitive advantage? How do you mitigate Generative AI risks? And, what are the risks of not using Generative AI?

EVOTEK researchers have been studying Generative AI for over eight years and have cataloged the top 12 opportunities and risks facing organizations today. In this webinar, they dig into how these are affecting business outcomes in the real-world.

Build a Cyber Secure Future by Optiv

Cyberthreats are multi-dimensional and are increasingly prevalent, costly, and sophisticated. In this webinar, Optiv shares how they can partner with you to manage your cyber risk to ensure compliance, protect your organization, maximize effectiveness, and build resilience to achieve your security goals.

Business Process Improvement by RubinBrown

In this SIPA Webinar Wednesday, RubinBrown presented Trends for Business Process Improvement (BPI) and their application within the Public Sector. Topics discussed included the latest BPI trends in the private sector and how and when those trends affect the public sector. They shared 3-4 case studies highlighting how BPI was key in successfully implementing specific projects. A cheat sheet on how to recognize BPI opportunities within your own organizations and "How To Get Started" checklist will be posted on RubinBrown's service page on SIPA's website.

Making Accessibility "Business As Usual": How to Keep Up With and Exceed Accessibility Standards by CapTech

Producing accessible experiences requires more than simply checking a list and relying on third-party tools. Without a more robust commitment and a proactive approach to accessibility, changes in legal requirements and accessibility standards can result in surprises and unexpected work. However, by embedding accessibility in your processes and standards, you can be prepared for these changes. Not only that, you'll create richer experiences that truly provide greater access for a wider range constituents. In this webinar with CapTech, they'll cover best practices that you can adopt in your organization to raise the bar and make accessibility "business as usual."

Driving Impact Through Data by Tyler Colorado

How is your agency collecting and analyzing data to drive performance, achieve goals, and connect with residents? In this session, learn how Tyler’s Data and Insight solution provides a single source of trusted data and allows for the secure sharing of analysis, visualizations, and performance measurements across multiple departments and programs. Removing data silos improves operational efficiency and decision making, allowing for agencies to gain insights on financial, operational, and strategic outcomes. This data-centric work also enhances the flow and quality of open data, increasing transparency and resident engagement.

Streamlining IAM/SSO Cleanup - Impact on Citizen Experience and the Role of Active Directory by NTT DATA

NTT DATA explores the importance of Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Single Sign-On (SSO) cleanup in optimizing the citizen experience, and its significance in ensuring a seamless and secure user experience for citizens accessing government services. They delve into the challenges and implications of managing IAM/SSO processes, particularly in relation to Active Directory, highlighting the impact it has on streamlining processes, enhancing security, and improving overall citizen satisfaction.

You will gain valuable insights into best practices for IAM/SSO cleanup, understand the benefits of integrating Active Directory, and learn how to optimize the citizen experience through efficient identity management.

Human-Centered Design by Propeller

Explore the transformative impact of Human-Centered Design (HCD) on the constituent experience. Learn from Propeller’s HCD experts about research principles and design methodologies. Discover how HCD can assist agencies in redefining how government services are planned and delivered and examine the real-world application of these principles with a deep-dive case study.

Building a Culture of Accessibility by Slalom

Drawing from practical experience working with State of Colorado agencies and local municipalities, Slalom explores effective strategies for building a culture of accessibility. Gain an understanding of how to identify existing gaps, recognize a practical path to conformance, and discover approaches for change management and training that emphasize the collective role of everyone in fostering accessibility. This webinar explores ways to authentically engage with teams, instill lasting behavioral change, and embed accessibility as a foundational aspect of organizational culture.

Accessibility Audits and Remediation by Allyant

This webinar is on the topic of Accessibility Audits and Remediation - Where To Start by Allyant. The Colorado legislature passed HB21-1110 requiring all Colorado governments to meet current WCAG guidelines for accessibility compliance by July 1, 2024. If you aren't sure where to start to accomplish this goal, then this webinar is for you! Allyant believes every organization's journey toward equitable access should be simple and seamless - eliminating the worry, stress and uncertainty often associated with accessibility. Learn from the team at Allyant how to address all aspects of accessibility, including digital, document, and print mediums.

Rapid Prototyping Brings Fast Answers From Data by Resultant

Data analytics projects can answer complex questions, but many organizations assume they’re too expensive and time-consuming to tackle. A design thinking methodology and an agile, phased approach with a focus on iterative development and feedback cycles cuts down considerably on the risk, cost, and time associated with data analytics projects. Resultant walks you through examples of their rapid prototyping process in action, shows you the benefits of standing up a proof-of-concept solution in six weeks, and helps you determine whether a rapid prototype can answer important questions for your organization.

Intro To Tableau by Tableau

Tableau is the premiere data visualization and visual analytics solution helping you transform your data into actionable insights. Their visual analytics platform is transforming the way people use data to solve problems.

Artificial Intelligence Governance, A Public Sector Perspective by OGx

One of our newest suppliers, OGx, joined us to discuss Artificial Intelligence (AI) Governance - A Public Sector Perspective. AI has the potential to revolutionize decision-making processes in the public sector, streamlining operations, enhancing efficiency, and providing valuable insights. However, as AI-based solutions become increasingly integrated into public sector processes, it is vital to establish robust AI Governance frameworks that ensure these tools are used responsibly and ethically. 

DocuSign + Salesforce by DocuSign

In this Webinar Wednesday, DocuSign joined us to share how to leverage integration tools to maximize your Salesforce and DocuSign systems, focusing on aspects of technical integration between the DocuSign and Salesforce platforms and including prebuilt connectors, APIs, and other cutting edge tools to maximize your investment.

Propel Digital Transformation by Qualtrics

Knowing the right questions to ask, creating and adapting customer surveys, and analyzing data in real-time and awesome dashboards is what Qualtrics does best. In this webinar, find out how they can help you better serve your constituents and propel your digital transformation further!

Imagine if you implemented new online procedures that resulted in reducing the public's wait time from 5 to 3 minutes for DMV renewals. You'd be celebrating your success, right? What would you do if, all of a sudden, you started receiving tons of complaints regarding that process, and now have to find out what's going wrong? Enter Qualtrics who did just that for another state by diving into the procedure, creating pin-pointed customer surveys about each step, and discovering a flaw that caused people to give up before finishing the forms; thus, the wait time results decreased due to a failure, not an improvement, of the process. With Qualtrics' help, that DMV identified and fixed the issue so they could provide a better online experience for their customers.

Do you know if your procedures are working as expected for those who are using them? Qualtrics shows you how their tools can help you figure that out!

Secure Endpoints for Local Government by Istonish

Would you like to lose the headache of managing your computers, keeping up-to-date on cybersecurity, and not having customer support available? Istonish has created a custom package for small to mid-size governments that includes laptop & monitor, enterprise setup, support, endpoint management & monitoring, cybersecurity & insurance compliance.