State CIO survey
Just as information technology undergirds every aspect of doing business in the corporate sector, so is it now a mainstay of state government. Grant Thornton has joined forces with the National Association of State Chief Information Officers and TechAmerica to survey state and territorial CIOs or their equivalents on their most challenging issues -- from tight budgets to the continual flow of new technologies. Results are based on the responses of 40 participants, or about three-fourths of eligible jurisdictions. The 39-question survey covered a range of topics:
- IT governance: Many CIOs shoulder much of the responsibility for statewide IT governance but do not have the same level of authority.
- IT investments and budgets: Two-thirds of CIOs expect lower IT budgets in 2011 through 2013.
- Statewide IT business models and sourcing strategies: In the next three years, most CIOs plan to expand IT shared services and managed services.
- Procurement and procurement reform: CIOs give state IT procurement processes a grade of C and say processes and practices need updating.
- Emerging technologies: Half of CIOs are investing in cloud computing, and one-third are running active or pilot cloud projects.
