The American Council for Technology (ACT) and Industry Advisory Council (IAC) is a
non-profit
A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...
public-private partnership dedicated to improving government through the application of
information technology
Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to create, process, store, retrieve, and exchange all kinds of data . and information. IT forms part of information and communications technology (ICT). An information technology system (I ...
. ACT-IAC provides a forum where government and industry exchange information and collaborate on technology issues in the
public sector
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.
Established in 1979 as the Federation of Government Information Processing Councils (FGIPC), the ACT mission is to assist government in using information technology to improve government operations and serve the public. Governed by a board of directors composed of government executives, ACT provides a forum for government employees to collaborate on high-priority IT issues. In 1989 ACT established the Industry Advisory Council (IAC) to bring the private sector IT industry into this unique collaborative forum.
ACT-IAC sponsors two major events each year, the 30-year-old Management of Change Conference (MOC) and the 20-year-old Executive Leadership Conference (ELC). Other events include the three-year-old Small Business Conference (SBC)
and the decades-old High Performance Computing Conference.
There is a broad spectrum of
ndustry membershttp://www.actiac.org/industry-members) including
Esri,
Booz Allen Hamilton,
Deloitte
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,
Ernst & Young
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,
CivicActions
CivicActions, Inc. is a services firm that provides technological support with a focus on free and open-source software to agencies.
History
CivicActions was founded as an Llc in 2004. Their focus was to provide hosted FOSS group forming ...
,
Mitre Corporation,
McKinsey & Company
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,
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology corporation producing computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services headquartered at the Microsoft Redmond campus located in Redmond, Washing ...
,
Gartner
Gartner, Inc is a technological research and consulting firm based in Stamford, Connecticut that conducts research on technology and shares this research both through private consulting as well as executive programs and conferences. Its clients ...
, and many more.
References
External links
*{{Official website, http://www.actiac.org/
Trade associations based in the United States
American advisory organizations
Technology trade associations