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For immediate release: July 3, 2008
Contact: Shawn Karrick
NASCIO Releases Brief "Ready for the Challenge? State CIOs and Electronic Records"
(Lexington, KY) - The National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) is pleased to announce the release of its research brief "Ready for the Challenge? State CIOs and Electronic Records". The brief is a product of NASCIO’s Electronic Records and Digital Preservation Working Group and may be found online at www.nascio.org/publications/.
States continue to struggle with new challenges presented by a growing portfolio of electronic records and digital content that must be preserved. Within this context, the issue of electronic records (or e-records) management has emerged as a high-priority policy and technology issue for State CIOs. This issue is now driven by emerging trends such as new Web 2.0 collaboration tools that create e-records in forms that are transitory, yet still document the business of government, the vulnerability of essential e-records during disasters and a growing emphasis on transparency and accountability in state government, including online public access to records on spending, performance, procurements and contracts.
"State CIOs face new challenges presented by the dynamic nature of electronic records and greater demands for online public access. By better understanding their leadership role and need to be part of the deliberations, CIOs have an opportunity to collaborate with other state agencies to forge enterprise solutions. NASCIO’s research brief calls attention to issues and offers best practices from several states." said Gary Robinson, State CIO, State of Washington, and Chair of NASCIO’s Electronic Records and Digital Preservation Working Group.
NASCIO is the premier network and resource for state CIOs and a leading advocate for technology policy at all levels of government. NASCIO represents state chief information officers and information technology executives from the states, territories, and the District of Columbia. The primary state government members are senior officials who have executive level and statewide responsibility for information technology leadership. State officials who are involved in agency level information technology management may participate as state members. Representatives from other public sector and non-profit organizations may also participate as associate members. Private sector firms may join as corporate members and participate in the Corporate Leadership Council.
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For information regarding the brief, please contact Doug Robinson, NASCIO Executive Director, at (859) 514-9153 or drobinson@amrms.com; or Shawn Karrick, NASCIO Membership and Communications Coordinator, at (859) 514-9156 or skarrick@AMRms.com.
AMR Management Services provides NASCIO’s executive staff. For more information about AMR visit www.AMRms.com.
