NEWS ROOM | Press Releases
For immediate release: January 15, 2004
Contact: Beth Roszman
NASCIO Releases Compendium of Digital Government in the States
(Lexington, KY) - The National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) has released its comprehensive 2003-2004 Compendium of Digital Government in the States. Statistics in the publication are based on survey questions completed by state chief information officers and their designated staff members. In addition, the Compendium contains over 600 pages of information with profiles from 42 states and the District of Columbia and represents 86% of the nation's population. The publications offers information about executive IT authority, enterprise IT management, IT financial management and funding, access and usability, privacy and security, and priorities and prospects for digital government. To view the table of contents and a sample state profile or for information on how to purchase the publication, please visit http://www.nascio.org/publications/compendium.cfm.
"NASCIO's members possess a wealth of information on issues relating to state information technology. The Compendium does a thorough job of reporting this information while providing a timely and comprehensive snapshot of digital government in the states. It is a unique tool for state technology officials and their private sector partners to use in understanding state IT," said Gerry Wethington, NASCIO President and Missouri CIO.
It also includes profiles for 17 of the nation's 20 largest states representing 67% of the nation's population. The Compendium contains six U.S. maps, 29 tables and more than 200 URL links back to more information on state websites.
"The Compendium is an invaluable resource for state officials, program managers and policy analysts who are looking at national trends. It's also a great tool for companies seeking market data and insights about their public sector customers," said Steve Kolodney, Vice President, AMS Public Sector Group (former CIO of the State of Washington).
The profiles include information on the authority of the CIO, location of the IT function within state government, IT governing board membership, IT management responsibilities of the CIO, digital government offices and task forces, business-management and operational responsibilities of the state technology office, strategic planning process, state IT employment, compensation and hiring incentives, state IT budgets (FYs 2002-2004), expenditures, revenue sources, IT budgeting oversight of the state technology office, and procurement responsibilities of the state technology office.
NASCIO represents the state chief information officers from the 50 states, six U.S. territories and the District of Columbia. Members include cabinet and senior level state officials responsible for information resource management. Other IT officials participate as associate members and private sector representatives may become corporate members.
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For more information contact NASCIO Digital Government Coordinator Chris Dixon at (859) 514-9148 or NASCIO Programs and Communications Coordinator Beth Roszman at (859) 514-9167.
Association Management Resources, Inc. (AMR) provides NASCIO's executive staff. For more information about AMR visit www.amrinc.net/.
