Michael Wilkening Steps Down as California Gov. Adviser
Wilkening, the governor’s special adviser on innovation and digital services, stepped down last week. He was a driving force behind the new Office of Digital Innovation and the cutting-edge Alpha.ca.gov project. by Dennis Noone, Techwire / December 14, 2020 Shutterstock
One of the key drivers behind Gov. Gavin Newsom’s crusade to expand digital government has moved on.
Michael Wilkening was, until Friday, the governor’s special adviser on innovation and digital services, a one-off role that was created for him almost two years ago. That’s when the then-new governor began his term and his push to improve and streamline state government through changes in tech development and procurement. The fruits of that transformation include, among other things, the new Office of Digital Innovation (ODI), the adoption of the Request for Innovative Ideas (