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Forking Culture and Committing Ops in Government
Samantha Simpson at OSCON 2014
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Forking Culture and Committing Ops in Government by
Samantha Simpson from OSCON 2014.
Culture shift is a huge challenge in the public sector. To build a culture and community around open source information it requires cross team collaboration; ensuring compliance with security and privacy laws, creating sufficient documentation, and anticipating reputational risks. In this session, Samantha Simpson presents some best practices on operationalizing standards like handling sensitive data, providing clear documentation, and creating awareness.
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