In previous years, AIIM/info360 was focused squarely on the enterprise with little mention of government content management. This year's location, however, has influenced the conference agenda and established a place for government in the conversation.

Whether the news was on agencies' struggles with records management, NASA's success with knowledge management or federal entities' overwhelming shift to Drupal, much of the big government IT news of the past year has been centered on content. The government's ability to manage content has also been highlighted by transparency and open government initiatives.

What's more, Federal CIO Vivek Kundra's "cloud first" mandate requires every agency to have one cloud solution in place by December 2011 and up to three cloud-based programs by June 2012. This means CIOs are under a tight deadline to decide what content will best fit a cloud environment, and what future solutions and purchases will have the cloud baked in.

There is a whole track devoted to government at AIIM/info360. Here are some highlights you won't want to miss if you're trying to get a handle on government content:

• At 11:20 on Wednesday, Treasury CTO Howard Spira will share how business intelligence has helped ensure efficiency and accountability in economic recovery efforts.
• Check out county government IT Director Michael Bowen's session on the nexus of transparency requirements and SaaS-based solutions at 3:30 on Tuesday.
• General Services Administration ECM expert Arvind Krishna will speak at 11:10 on Thursday about portfolio management techniques for ECM deployment.
• Jill Singer, CIO of the National Reconnaissance Office will lead a "Super Session" Tuesday at 10:30 on managing the tidal wave of data flooding organizations.

This gives you a small idea of some of the many sessions focused on government. There are also enterprise-focused sessions that will translate well to a government setting, so don't rule those out.

For more information on government sessions:
- see The eGov Track @ info360 page

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