MINNEAPOLIS — While some officials talk about bringing a business mindset to government, there are significant differences between how the private and public sectors operate.
At this week's NASCIO conference in Minneapolis, Government Technology* asked CIOs what vendors should do in order to successfully work with government as true partners.
Texas CIO and Executive Director of the Department of Information Resources Amanda "Mandy" Crawford offered three pieces of advice to potential partners: Understand what makes the public sector unique, adopt a long-term mindset and accept the ins and outs of state contracting and procurement.
"We appreciate somebody understanding the unique nature of public-sector contracting and procurement," Crawford said. "We know it’s not always easy. We know it’s confusing, but it really helps us to get to 'yes' faster and to get to a contract faster when we have folks coming in who understand that side of things.”
*This story originally ran in Government Technology, a sister publication to Industry Insider — Texas.
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