2026 Legislative Edition

Contents 2026 Legislative Edition

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USING THE OPEN GROUP ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE FRAMEWORK TO ACCELERATE STATE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION 34 By Dr. Darren Pulsipher and Hugues Morin, Intel Corporation

BUILDING SUSTAINABLE AI OPERATIONS IN GOVERNMENT: LESSONS FROM THE FIELD By Paul Richards, World Wide Technology

FROM PRISON WALLS TO SILICON VALLEY CALLS: A STORY OF TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION

By Perservere

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MODERNIZATION STARTS WITH A CLEAR STRATEGY

DIGITAL PUBLIC SERVICE REDEFINED: CLOUD CRM AND AGENTIC AI AT WORK By Nethaji Kapavarapu, Kyra Solutions

TRUSTED AI GOVERNANCE: FLORIDA’S PATH FORWARD A FRAMEWORK FOR STATE LEADERS TO BALANCE

By The Florida Technology Council

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INNOVATION AND RESPONSIBILITY

By Leanne Lapp, IBM

HACKING HUMANS: HOW TO DEFEND AGAINST YOUR BIGGEST CYBER RISK

PROTECTING TRUST AT THE SPEED OF RISK: WHY MODERNIZATION MATTERS 39 PROTECTING TRUST AT THE SPEED OF RISK: WHY MODERNIZATION MATTERS 42 By Stephen Walsh and Chris Montgomery, Slalom

CHARTING A COURSE THROUGH AI’S MURKY WATERS

By Proofpoint

By Randy Phares, Akamai

MODERNIZE OR FALL BEHIND: FLORIDA'S CRITICAL TECH CROSSROADS 30

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MAKING GOVERNMENT WEBSITES WORK FOR EVERYONE: A 2026 ACCESSIBILITY ROADMAP

By David Clark, MyGovGuide

By Adrian Esquivel, TECKpert

Florida Technology Magazine PUBLISHER : Florida Technology Council EDITOR : James Taylor DIRECTOR OF MARKETING: Ava Lamberti

By Ernie Sanders, Peraton

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