State CIO Top Ten Policy and Technology Priorities for 2023

NASCIO conducts a survey of the state CIOs to identify and prioritize the top policy and technology issues facing state government. The CIOs top ten priorities are identified and used as input to NASCIO’s programs, planning for conference sessions, and publications.

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Application Modernization is an Imperative for State Governments

NASCIO and VMware conducted a study during 2022 on the topic of state government application modernization.  This study included an online survey and detailed individual interviews of state and territorial CIOs.  The report presents findings from this research, key recommendations and a playbook for moving forward with application modernization.

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State Government Application Modernization is Under Stress!

NASCIO and VMware conducted a study during 2022 on the topic of state government application modernization. This study included an online survey and detailed individual interviews of state and territorial CIOs. On this webinar we explore the results of this study and highlight the challenges to application modernization and the recommendations for states and territories to move forward with their application modernization efforts.

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State CIO Top Ten Policy and Technology Priorities for 2022

NASCIO conducts a survey of the state CIOs to identify and prioritize the top policy and technology issues facing state government. The CIOs top ten priorities are identified and used as input to NASCIO’s programs, planning for conference sessions, and publications.

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Insights from the World of Public Sector Leadership: 2021 State CIO Survey

Explore the priorities, perspectives, issues and trends reported by state CIOs. The 2021 State CIO Survey, conducted by NASCIO, Grant Thornton and CompTIA, provides insights into the role of state CIO, including key relationships, business trends and critical policy areas.

Session from the NASCIO 2021 Annual Conference.

Moderator: Doug Robinson, Executive Director, NASCIO

Panel:  Katrina Flory, CIO & Assistant Director, Ohio | Jennifer Ricker, CIO & Acting Secretary, Illinois | Graeme Finley, Principal, Public Sector Advisory, Grant Thornton

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Deep Dive Session: Low Code/No Code Development

Low Code No Code – Old Code New Code?
In the recent NASCIO CIO 2020 Survey, 1/3 of the state CIOS indicated Low Code No Code solutions as one of the top emerging technologies. That sounds great, but how do you leverage these emerging technologies and gain cost efficiencies with your existing platforms from mainframe to distributed services?  DevOps maturity is a challenge for many organizations. The imperative to deliver apps faster with fewer defects has proven to be difficult. According to Gartner, by 2024, three-quarters of large enterprises will be using at least four low-code development tools for both IT application development and citizen development initiatives. The advancement and popularity of low-code application platforms (LCAP) promises to offer productivity gains for DevOps and test automation practitioners. In this session, you will gain insight on the impact of low-code/no-code on DevOps in the enterprise – Skillsets needed for successful LCAP implementation – The reality of low-code/no-code for test automation in DevOps.

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Deep Dive Session: Legacy Modernization

Emerging Stronger Through IT Modernization 
Despite the challenges brought on by COVID-19, the State of Iowa remains committed to digital transformation and is reimagining the workplace to more effectively serve its people. This lively discussion with Iowa’s CIO Annette Dunn will focus on technology modernization and how an agile digital strategy can help you emerge stronger.

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State CIO Top Ten Policy and Technology Priorities for 2020

NASCIO conducts a survey of the state CIOs to identify and prioritize the top policy and technology issues facing state government. The CIOs top ten priorities are identified and used as input to NASCIO’s programs, planning for conference sessions, and publications.

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The State CIO Operating Model: A Playbook for Managing Change in a Sustainable Way

This is the fourth in our NASCIO series “The CIO Operating System:  Managing Change in a Sustainable Way.”  It is also the culmination of the work from NASCIO’s project team and a partnership with Integris Applied, Inc., a corporate member of NASCIO, that began in January of 2018.  This is a playbook of eleven plays that any state or territory can utilize in order to move into a new operating model.  This operating model creates a highly disciplined state CIO organization that proactively engages with state agencies, understands current and emerging program and citizen needs, as well as maintains market awareness of current and emerging trends and offerings.  Moving into and maturing this model is essential for each state and territory to effectively map capability demand with capability supply.

This report looks to the past in that it is the highlight and culmination of the first year of this special project, synthesizing all the previous work which includes three reports, a recorded webinar, a survey of state CIOs.    It looks to the future in that the plays will be further developed with necessary guidance on how to effectively execute these eleven plays.  The next big push in this project will be the development of the “DevOps” for the new multisourcing operating model.  This playbook then becomes the launching point for the future.  In many ways this report and the project that produced it is an inflexion point coincident with NASCIO’s 50th anniversary.  Much has been accomplished within the NASCIO community in the past 50 years.  And we celebrate all of that.  Then we look to the future and consider “what is possible?”  This playbook is the first step into that future.  So fasten your seat belts, and get ready for the next major phase.  Its going to be a wonderful ride!
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Perspectives on Privacy: A Survey and Snapshot of the Growing State Chief Privacy Officer Role

Compared to a private company or even any other level of government, the need to focus on privacy at the state level is significant. The amount of personal information citizens provide to their state outweighs anything a citizen provides to any one company. Because of this, we have seen number of states who have hired a chief privacy officer increase rapidly over the last several years. This NASCIO research provides a snapshot of the state chief privacy officer position, the background of CPOs, what they do in their roles, how the role is administratively structured and their advice for states interested in creating the position.

 

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