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C O N T I N U E D F R O M PAG E 19 SB 1788 Level: State — Texas Introduced: March 21, 2007 What It Means: This act would require the creation and operation of a state virtual school network to educate students electronically. Possible Impact: The bill should spur more e-learning opportunities and the technological upgrades that should come along in order to facilitate them. Where It Is Now: Gov. Rick Perry signed this into law in June 2007. Your Favorite GTtv Videos Most-watched videos on govtech.com for 2008. License Plate Readers Help Police Microsoft’s High Tech Future School Josh Rushing Keynote at CA CIO Academy Vint Cerf: The Internet in 2035 Police Bait Cars Curb Auto Theft Interview Summary: State of CA CIO Schwarzenegger Speaks at Conference on California’s Future Air Show Mobile Command Center History Up Close (Library of Congress) Smackdown: Testing the Rugged Laptop “Whatever gets measured will get funded,” South Dakota CIO Otto Doll said. “Under fiscal duress, governors will seek accountability through statistics to ensure cost effectiveness.” While that posture could signal that unproven, big-budget IT projects will be delayed until the economy recovers, others believe downsized spending will necessitate innovation. One possibility that some government CIOs mentioned is a focus in 2009 on cloud computing. Cloud computing is a concept Otto Doll in which data and processing power is stored in a shared “cloud” of Internet servers, and users — such as government — draw on this instead of their own internal resources. Most governments have been reluctant to embrace the cloud because of concerns about securing Americans’ sensitive and personal data. Technologists say it will save money because of the economy of scale: The Internet is omnipresent, so it provides services as cheaply as possible. “Cloud computing may bring the price point to a level that everyone has to take note,” said P.K. Agarwal, CTO of the California Department of Technology Services. Tight budgets could force governments to ramp up green IT, and server and storage virtualization, said David Fletcher, CTO of Utah. He also predicts that more attention DEC_08 “Whatever gets measured will get funded. Under fiscal duress, governors will seek accountability through statistics to ensure cost effectiveness.” Otto Doll, CIO, South Dakota SB 1822 Level: State — Texas Introduced: March 22, 2007 What It Means: This act would prohibit a tax professional from disclosing certain personal information about the owner of a property on a tax appraisal if the owner chooses to prohibit that. Possible Impact: This would mandate the state to uphold stricter privacy standards relating to online content when it comes to ﬁnancial information. Where It Is Now: This bill hasn’t moved past the introduction phase yet but has been referred to the Senate Committee on State Affairs. will given to the IT needs of mobile workers and citizens, including more utilization of software as a service for improved execution, and the deployment of an expanded suite of business productivity applications “Web 2.0 will continue to evolve and more governments will interact with citizens on a personal level via the Internet,” he said. Alabama CIO Jim Burns agrees that e-government could develop further. “Enabling technologies — involving middleware and Web-based applications — are already readily available, and citizens are now asking, even demanding, that government provide more services that are available 24 hours a day. In short, they want to spend less time in line and more time online,” he said. AB 2555 Level: State — New York Introduced: Jan. 17, 2007 What It Means: This would require the state’s Ofﬁce for Technology to make the necessary technology modiﬁcations to allow some information on the state Web site to be accessible from a PDA. Possible Impact: The state’s Web page would get a boost in terms of accessibility. Where It Is Now: This was referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations in January 2008. Your Favorite Photo Slideshows Most-viewed slideshows on govtech.com for 2008. Best of New York 2008 CA CIO Academy 2008 GTC West Presents Conference on California’s Future Consumer Electronics Show 2008 GIS Evolution Best of California Awards 2007 World Conference on Disaster Management Up and Coming CIOs Government’s Five Most Influential Women CIOs GTC Southwest 2008 AB 4157 Level: State — New York Introduced: Jan. 31, 2007 What It Means: This would require that every state agency provide free Internet access to public records. Possible Impact: State agencies would have to work with the secretary of state to make this a reality. They would have to give the secretary a list of all documents made available through these means. Where It Is Now: This was referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations in January 2008. In March 2008, the committee was holding it for consideration. Gail Roper, CIO, Raleigh, N.C. 20 http://www.govtech.com http://www.govtech.com http://www.govtech.com http://www.govtech.com http://www.govtech.com

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