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IT VISION

The State of South Carolina’s Information Technology vision is to be a recognized leader in the use of technology to deliver cost effective services desired by citizens, businesses and government organizations, while maximizing constituent participation in the government process.

  

IT PRINCIPLES

The State of South Carolina will strive to:

  • Use IT to bring citizens and businesses closer to their state government
  • Make IT a key element of the business strategy for the state
  • Make IT a business-driven and not a technology-driven activity based on value
  • Balance leadership of IT directions between benefits of scale achieved through enterprise activity and mission-specific requirements of individual organizations
  • Use IT to support business requirements and to achieve cost reductions through more effective and efficient use of IT resources
  • Drive constant year-to-year operational productivity improvements through monitoring against best-in-class IT benchmarks
  • Foster both simplicity and flexibility throughout the technology environment
  • Incorporate collaboration across agencies that will reduce redundant effort, encourage knowledge-sharing and exploit centers of expertise
  • Develop training programs and clear career paths for all IT staff, encouraging education on emerging technologies
     
      

IT IMPLICATIONS

  • Quality “full-service” government access (anytime, anyplace)
  • Clearly identified customers and their requirements
  • Promote interoperability and data sharing while reducing redundancy
  • Link mission and legislative requirements with technical solutions
  • Business case, ROI, TCO focus
  • Increased demand for services in a cost-cutting environment
  • Economies of scale via collaborative projects and procurements
  • Cooperation between agencies and across government levels
  • Remote office support, techniques and measures
  • Skills acquisition and succession planning
  • On-going skills analysis/evaluation
  • HIPAA compliance and privacy
  • Cyber-attack policies, protection and prevention
  • Remove IT barriers to provisioning government information and services
     
     

BUSINESS DRIVERS

  • Provide timely and effective citizen service
  • Use public resources efficiently and effectively
  • Meet legislative and program mission/directives
  • Recruit, develop and retain a skilled workforce
  • Support a growing mobile community
  • Ensure security and privacy
     
     

SCEA TAXONOMY

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