About the Forum
On Thursday, June 10th at 10am EDT, the Object Management Group, Open Civic Foundation and Global City Teams Challenge co-hosted a Digital Infrastructure Forum in support of open civic data and IT standards through the further development of the Open Civic Architectural Framework (OCAF).
OCAF is an open reference architecture for public sector digital system transformation and development, which provides a replicable framework for secure, interoperable data exchange and digital service delivery across government entities, civic and private sector partners.
The OCAF initiative will also establish a non-proprietary digital ecosystem, which is envisioned to result in the reduced cost of government service delivery, increased digital economic development and make civic engagement easier and more transparent to the public while improving public services for a better quality of life.
Meet our Speakers
June 10, 2021 Forum Speakers
Dr. Pallab Saha
Chief Architect, Open Group
As Chief Architect at The Open Group and President, Association of Enterprise Architects (India), Dr. Saha has been identified as a thought leader by IBM Smart City Connect and featured by Forbes Magazine. Dr. Saha advises various ministries and states on matters pertaining to government-wide architecture initiatives.
Mr. Hani Eskandar
Digital Services Senior Coordinator, ITU
Mr. Hani Eskandar is the Digital Services Senior Coordinator at the Digital Society Division of the Telecommunication Development Bureau of ITU. Mr. Eskandar is currently involved in providing assistance to several developing countries by advising on digital applications and service strategies and policies, assisting in implementing technical cooperation projects in areas of digital health, agriculture, governance and education.
Jason McColm Smith, PhD
CIO, Object Management Group
Dr. Smith is the CIO of Object Management Group, Inc, as well as the VP / Technical Director of the OMG Standards Development Organization, supporting communities across a broad set of industries to create, curate, and communicate their best practices through collaboration and open participation.
Jean Rice
Senior Broadband Specialist
National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)
Jean Rice is a telecommunications expert and advisor who works with federal agencies, tribal, local and state governments, industry, universities and non-profits on smart cities and community projects and provides technical assistance to support the widespread deployment of broadband infrastructure.
Katalin K. Bartfai-Walcott
Sr. Principal Engineer, CTO
Ambient Science Architecture, Intel Corporation
Katalin is responsible for Software and Systems Innovation Architecture in Intel’s Emerging Growth Initiatives organization. Her focus is on the development of self-forming, self-aware and responsive infrastructure as well as on-demand platform technologies. She was awarded the Top 50 Smarter Cities Global influencers for 2019.
Jennifer Waldinger, Director
Illinois’ Health and Human Services Innovation Incubator (HHSi2)
Jennifer is the Director of the State of Illinois’ Health and Human Services Innovation Incubator (HHSi2), which was established to help facilitate more coordinated and collaborative delivery of health and human services programs to Illinois’ most vulnerable populations.
About OCF
The Open Civic Foundation (OCF) is a non-profit for the development, management and redistribution of assets from the Open Civic Architectural Framework (OCAF) and digital ecosystem to communities and civic projects to better civic services and constituent quality of life.
About OMG
The Object Management Group® (OMG®) is an international, open membership, not-for-profit technology standards consortium with representation from government, industry and academia. OMG Task Forces develop enterprise integration standards for a wide range of technologies and an even wider range of industries. OMG's modeling standards enable powerful visual design, execution and maintenance of software and other processes. Visit www.omg.org for more information.
About GCTC
The Global City Teams Challenge (GCTC) program is a collaborative platform for developing smart cities and communities. The program is led by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), with partners U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T), National Science Foundation (NSF), International Trade Administration (ITA), and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).