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Strategic Plan (PDF) - Cioarchives.ca.gov - State of California

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CALIFORNIA STATE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STRATEGIC PLANPortal Steering Committee, the Director <strong>of</strong> eServices in the <strong>State</strong> andConsumer Services Agency, the Department <strong>of</strong> Technology Services,the <strong>State</strong> Librarian, the Secretary <strong>of</strong> <strong>State</strong> and Consumers ServicesAgency, and the <strong>State</strong> CIO;• Passage <strong>of</strong> AB 2241, which authorizes a skills-based certifi <strong>ca</strong>tionprocess, and the development <strong>of</strong> a new IT classifi <strong>ca</strong>tion system which,when implemented in the coming year, should substantially improve theyield resulting from our recruitment efforts;• Creation <strong>of</strong> a “Leadership for the Government Executive Certifi <strong>ca</strong>teProgram” <strong>of</strong>fered by <strong>California</strong> <strong>State</strong> University Sacramento, which isdesigned to help us build both IT and business-side executive leadershipin <strong>State</strong> <strong>gov</strong>ernment, leadership that is attuned to the 21st century’sdigital environment;• Passage <strong>of</strong> SB 834 which elevates the <strong>State</strong> CIO to a <strong>ca</strong>binet-levelposition and makes the <strong>State</strong> CIO the Executive Branch’s chief leaderand adviser on information technology and telecommuni<strong>ca</strong>tionstechnologies.We are doing IT right, and we are doing it from an enterprise-wide perspective.Much <strong>of</strong> our fundamental planning has now been completed, and we arebeginning to move into sustained execution <strong>of</strong> major portions <strong>of</strong> our strategicplan. Our challenge is to continue executing on these plans. The plan has a fullmenu <strong>of</strong> activities, and an aggressive timetable for implementation. We are askinga great deal <strong>of</strong> ourselves, and we will need the strong support <strong>of</strong> the <strong>State</strong>’spolicy-makers in the Executive and Legislative Branches to accomplish our goals.The plan is worthy <strong>of</strong> that support. It sets us on the right course to improveservices to the public while reforming <strong>State</strong> <strong>gov</strong>ernment operations in theprocess.Working collaboratively as a team, we <strong>ca</strong>n keep the <strong>State</strong>’s informationtechnology program on track and, in the process, provide the support that is soessential to improving <strong>State</strong> operations. For the <strong>State</strong>’s information technologyleaders, that is our challenge, our obligation and our opportunity.Join me in transforming <strong>California</strong> <strong>gov</strong>ernment, making it more responsive to thediverse needs <strong>of</strong> our great <strong>State</strong>.J. Clark KelsoChief Information Offi cer<strong>State</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>California</strong>ii

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