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Meghan Cook
Program Manager
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- Open government
- Intergovernmental relations
- Mobile government
- County and municipal government information management
- Cross-boundary collaboration
June 3-5, 2013, Cook as Track Chair at 2013 Major Cities of Europe Annual Conference ▼
The 2013 Major Cities of Europe Annual Conference will focus on "ICT:Fostering Cities' Prosperity.” The annual conference brings together local government managers and CIOs with leading experts in the ICT field to identify innovative solutions for the most pressing challenges cities face today. Meghan Cook will be a Track Chair both facilitating and speaking in the session, DATA: Leveraging a City’s Goldmine. The session will feature presentations and a roundtable from cities and public service ICT companies focused on maximizing a goldmine of data to promote new services, participation, economic development, societal changes.
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April 17-18, 2013, Cook to Moderate Panel on Transparency at NYS IT Leadership Academy ▼
The IT Leadership Academy is a Government Technology event designed by and for government senior technology executives, and senior managers being groomed for leadership. The two day program features state leaders, well-known experts in leadership and technology, and topics of current interest. The Academy provides New York state and local government technology leaders a chance to sharpen their business skills and network with each other and industry leaders. At the 2013 Academy, Meghan Cook will moderate a panel session on Building Transparency though Citizen Engagement, Social Media, and Open Data. This session will leverage knowledge and expertise from public, private, nonprofit, and education institutions already engaged in open government initiatives and open your eyes, as an IT Leader, to what is possible. Showcasing a collection of expertise and real examples (including Super Storm Sandy and New York State's Open Data initiatives), experts will detail efforts in opening government, opening government data, engaging citizens, and leveraging social media - all with the goal of increasing transparency.
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February 28, 2013, Pardo and Cook to Participate at The World Bank ICT Solutions Day 2013 ▼
The ICT Solutions Day is a day-long session where client countries and internal and external experts will come together to get hands-on experience on developing Smart Solutions using information and communications technologies (ICT) to tackle development challenges. This event will be centered around leveraging the best global thinking to explore the power of collective intelligence and the latest technology enablers to co-create smart solutions across the sectors. Theresa Pardo and Meghan Cook will participate as expert discussants to engage participating countries in design thinking – a client-driven, open, collaborative process of building up meaningful ICT-enabled solutions that will address the challenges in a new way.
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December 12-13, 2012, Cook to Participate at International Conference on Open Government in Russia ▼
Meghan Cook is joining other leading international experts to help the Russia government develop an open government strategy. In April of 2012, Russia announced its intention to join the Open Government Partnership (OGP), an international organization aimed at increasing the transparency and accountability of countries. In order to become an OGP member country, Russia must submit a National Action Plan that elaborates concrete commitments on open government. As part of this process, Russia is holding a conference with Russian and international experts and representatives of government, business, and civil society. During the two day event, Meghan will be leading two workshops and taking part in brainstorming sessions. The event is organized by the federal minister on Open Government, Moscow city government and Government expert council, with the support of the World Bank, Russian State Academy of Civil Services, and SAP.
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November 12-16, 2012, Cook to Lead Open Government Planning Workshop in Nigeria ▼
CTG is leading the development of a set of products for the Nigeria's Open Government efforts. As the leader of the Open Government Alliance, a group of organizations dedicated to helping governments throughout the world, CTG is drafting Nigeria's Open Government Plan for their entry into the international Open Government Partnership. Also, as part of this work, CTG is conducting a quick open government readiness assessment with recommendations for capability development.
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Brief Bio
As program manager, Meghan works with teams from government, corporate, and academic organizations to address information management issues through a unique collaborative process. In her role, she is responsible for overall planning and management of major Center projects, which includes conceptualizing, developing, and overseeing work focused on the policy, management, and technology issues surrounding information and information technology use in the public sector.
Over the past 15 years, Meghan has made major contributions in the areas of open government, mobile government, intergovernmental information sharing management, strategic planning, and IT business case planning. Her current portfolio includes work in open government, mobile government, and international community building.
Most recently, she led a series of related open government efforts, which resulted in the development of the Open Government Portfolio Public Value Assessment Tool and a workshop to develop a national open government research agenda. In addition, Meghan served on the United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Open Government Flagship Initiative Committee and authored a chapter on public value and transparency in the online guide aimed at promoting transparency.
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In the area of mobile computing, Meghan led CTG’s five year study of the use of mobile technologies in child protective services in NYS. This work produced several reports and articles on the impact of mobile technologies on CPS work policies, procedures, and practices.
Meghan's efforts have focused on understanding how organizational capabilities, information policies, management practices, and technology choices work in concert to shape government operations and services. Her past work centered on the area of developing a portal for intergovernmental information systems in NYS and studying the collection and use of parcel data in public, private, and non profit organizations in NYS.
Meghan’s expertise also extends into community building where she led the project, Building a Sustainable International Digital Government Research Community and managed several efforts including digital government international working groups and the iGov Institute, a week long residential program for doctoral students.
Selected Publications
Cook, Meghan E. Delivering Public Value Through Transparency. In A Guide to Owning Transparency: How Federal Agencies can Implement and Benefit from Transparency, Open Form Foundation (online publication). October 2011.
Cook, Meghan E. Open Government and Public Value: Conceptualizing a Portfolio Assessment Tool. Albany, NY: Center for Technology in Government. May 2011.
Cook, Meghan E. Child Protective Services in New York State: Testing Mobile Technologies, Government Technology Magazine, September 2008.
Cook, Meghan E., Natalie Helbig, Jana L. Hrdinová, Fawzi H. Mulki, Bahadir K. Akcam. Assessing Mobile Technologies in Child Protective Services: A Demonstration Project in 23 New York State Local Departments of Social Services. Albany, NY: Center for Technology In Government, 2008.
Dawes, Sharon S. and Meghan E. Cook, Intergovernmental Digital Government: Principles and Strategies for G2G Relationships and Applications. In Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko and Matti Malkia (Eds), Encyclopedia of Digital Government, Hershey, PA: Idea Group Inc. 2006.
Dawes, Sharon S. Meghan E. Cook, and Natalie Helbig, Challenges of Treating Information as a Public Resource: The Case of Parcel Data, Proceedings of the Thirty-Ninth Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, January 4-7, 2006, Computer Society Press.
Cook, Meghan, Mark LaVigne, Christina Pagano, Sharon Dawes, and Theresa Pardo. Making A Case for Local E-Government. Albany, NY: Center for Technology in Government, 2002.
Cook, Meghan. What Citizens Want from E-Government. Albany, NY: Center for Technology in Government, 2000.
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Teresa M. Harrison, Theresa Pardo, and Meghan Cook
, Creating Open Government Ecosystems: A Research and Development Agenda,
Future Internet,
2012
Anthony M. Cresswell, Meghan E. Cook, Natalie Helbig, Taewoo Nam, Weija Ran, and Jana Hrdinova
, Does Mobility Make a Difference? A Cumulative Study of the Impact of Mobile Technology in New York State Child Protective Services
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Center for Technology in Government,
2012
Meghan E. Cook
, Information, Technology, and Governance: A Grand Challenges Research Agenda Workshop Summary Activity Report,
Center for Technology in Government,
2011
Natalie Helbig, Sharon S. Dawes, Jana Hrdinová, and Meghan Cook
, Cultivating the Next Generation of International Digital Government Researchers: A Community-Building Experiment
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5th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (ICEGOV2011),
2011
Sharon S. Dawes, Natalie Helbig, and Meghan Cook
, Promoting International Digital Government Research Collaboration: An Experiment in Community Building
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Proceedings of the 12th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research (dg.o 2011),
2011
Teresa M. Harrison, Santiago Guerrero, G. Brian Burke, Meghan Cook, Anthony Cresswell, Natalie Helbig, Jana Hrdinová, and Theresa Pardo
, Open Government and E-Government: Democratic Challenges from a Public Value Perspective
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Proceedings of the 12th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research (dg.o 2011),
2011
Theresa A. Pardo, Anthony M. Cresswell, and Meghan E. Cook
, Information and Technology: Improving Public Sector Capability to Address Societal Challenges,
Center for Technology in Government,
2010
Meghan E. Cook
, Information, Technology, and Governance: A Grand Challenges Research Agenda Pre-Workshop Paper,
Center for Technology in Government,
2010
Natalie Helbig, Sharon S. Dawes, Fawzi H. Mulki, Jana L. Hrdinová, Meghan E. Cook, and Tuuli Edwards
, International Digital Government Research: A Reconnaissance Study (1994 - 2008) - UPDATED,
Center for Technology in Government,
2009
Meghan E. Cook, Natalie Helbig, Anthony M. Cresswell, Fawzi H. Mulki, and Bahadir K. Akcam
, Maximizing Current and Future Mobile Technology Investments in New York State Child Protective Services,
Center for Technology in Government,
2008
Meghan E. Cook, Anthony M. Cresswell, Natalie Helbig, Fawzi H. Mulki, Bahadir K. Akcam , and Jana L. Hrdinová
, Assessing Mobile Technologies in Child Protective Services: A Demonstration Project in 23 New York State Local Departments of Social Services,
Center for Technology in Government,
2008
Meghan E. Cook, Anthony M. Cresswell, Natalie Helbig, Jana L. Hrdinová, Fawzi H. Mulki, and Bahadir K. Akcam
, Assessing Mobile Technologies in Child Protective Services: An Extended Pilot in New York City's Administration for Children's Services,
Center for Technology in Government,
2008
Anthony M. Cresswell, Meghan E. Cook, Natalie Helbig, Jana L. Hrdinová, J. Ramon Gil-Garcia, Fawzi H. Mulki, Bahadir K. Akcam , and Donna S. Canestraro
, Assessing Mobile Technologies in Child Protective Services,
Center for Technology in Government,
2007
Theresa A. Pardo, Meghan E. Cook, Donna S. Canestraro, Jana Hrdinova, Anthony M. Cresswell, and Benjamin French
, Setting the Stage for an Electronic Health Record: A Business Analysis for the New York State Department of Correctional Services,
Center for Technology in Government,
2006
Sharon S. Dawes, Meghan E. Cook, and Natalie Helbig
, Challenges of Treating Information as a Public Resource: The Case of Parcel Data,
Proceedings of the Thirty-Ninth Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (CD/ROM), January 4-7,2006, Computer Society Press,
2006
Meghan E. Cook, Sharon S. Dawes, Natalie C. Helbig, and Roger J. Lishnoff
, Use of Parcel Data in New York State: A Reconnaissance Study,
Center for Technology in Government,
2005
Christina M. Pagano and Meghan E. Cook
, The New York State-Local Internet Gateway Prototype Project: Current Practice Research,
Center for Technology in Government,
2004
Meghan E. Cook, Sharon S. Dawes, Dubravka Juraga, Derek R. Werthmuller, Christina M. Pagano, and Benjamin F. Schwartz
, Bridging the Enterprise: Lessons from the New York State-Local Internet Gateway Prototype,
Center for Technology in Government,
2004
Meghan E. Cook
, Making a Case for Local E-Government,
Center for Technology in Government,
2002
Peter Bloniarz, Donna Canestraro, Meghan Cook, Tony Cresswell, Sharon Dawes, Mark LaVigne, Theresa Pardo, Jochen Scholl, and Stephanie Simon
, Insider's Guide to Using Information in Government,
Center for Technology in Government,
2000
Meghan E. Cook
, What Citizens Want from E-Government,
Center for Technology in Government,
2000
Theresa A. Pardo, Hans J. Scholl, Meghan E. Cook, David R. Connelly, and Sharon S. Dawes
, New York State Central Accounting System Stakeholder Needs Analysis,
Center for Technology in Government,
2000
- Master of Science in Education, 2002, University at Albany, State University of New York
- Master of Public Administration, 1996, University at Albany, State University of New York
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