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  1. Vacation. See you in 2 weeks, twitterverse.
  2. @PublicCIO ah thanks! That makes more sense. @philipashlock, you were right. $1.1B fo NYC IT. #nycgovtech
  3. re: $1B on NYC software, I may have misquoted - may have been "technology", rather than "software". Anyone know the exact #? #nycgovtech
  4. #nycgovtech - deputy mayor: NYC has 300,000 employees and spends $1 billion / year on software (!)
  5. #nycgovtech - procurement Q&A confirms what @cjoh describes as the "language problem" btwn gov't and devs: http://bit.ly/30mCK #gov20
  6. #nycgovtech - procurement discussion has distinct feel of schoolroom lecture. City obv deals with lots of stupidity (via @philipashlock )
  7. RT @mbelinsky: #nycgovtech Room laughs at nonprofit tech. I laugh at old business models, sitting in a room off Wall st. [hilarious!]
  8. @krondor it's not *the* key fear, but it is commonly mentioned by gov't IT purchasers as a concern. visible holes + open authoring, I spose
  9. @corbett3000 Hear hear. I felt the same way after returning from 5 years in CA.
  10. @zingbot thanks. pretty nice event so far. kudos for NYC EDC for putting it on.
  11. #nycgovtech - City's biggest requirement for contractors is "responsive and responsible"
  12. #nycgovtech Next up, how-to on city IT procurement.
  13. #nycgovtech Upcoming: Metro NY IT Corporate Roundable. Based on NYS version (http://bit.ly/1a8KVn
  14. #nycgovtech D Schultz of DFJ Gotham Ventures: online voting systems are just not ready yet. NYC DOITT CTO happy NYC was not 1st.
  15. #nycgovtech NYC DOITT Commish: city doesn't keep db of calorie counts, to force restaurants to publish at point of purchase.
  16. #nycgovtech NYC DOITT CTO: hope for Big Apps is for citizens to be able to use & enjoy city most effectively. Also, reduce city's costs.
  17. #nycgovtech NYC DOITT Commish: wondering how to extend 311 to leverage the wisdom of the crowds. #open311
  18. #nycgovtech @noneck giving props to DOITT for NYC Big Apps, while advocating for further openness
  19. K Shevis of $goog: "energy is our biggest constraint" #nycgovtech
  20. #nycgovtech D Schultz of DFJ Gotham Ventures: Open source choice is really just about which tool fits the job best