Connecticut General Statutes 4d-7 – Information and telecommunication systems strategic plan
(a) The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall develop, publish and annually update an information and telecommunication systems strategic plan, in accordance with the policies established by the Office of Policy and Management, which shall have the following goals: (1) To provide a level of voice and data communications service among all state agencies that will ensure the effective and efficient completion of their respective functions; (2) to provide all necessary telecommunication services between state agencies and the public; (3) to provide, in the event of an emergency, immediate voice and data communications and critical application recovery capabilities which are necessary to support state agency functions; and (4) to provide necessary access to higher technology for state agencies.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 4d-7
- Architecture: means the defined structure or orderly arrangement of information systems and telecommunication systems, based on accepted industry standards and guidelines, for the purpose of maximizing the interconnection and efficiency of such systems and the ability of users to share information resources. See Connecticut General Statutes 4d-1
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Administrative Services. See Connecticut General Statutes 4d-1
- State agency: means each department, board, council, commission, institution or other agency of the Executive Department of the state government, provided each board, council, commission, institution or other agency included by law within any given department shall be deemed a division of that department. See Connecticut General Statutes 4d-1
- Telecommunication systems: means telephone equipment and transmission facilities, either alone or in combination with information systems, for the electronic distribution of all forms of information, including voice, data and images. See Connecticut General Statutes 4d-1
(b) In order to facilitate the development of a fully integrated state-wide information services and telecommunication system that effectively and efficiently supports data processing and telecommunication requirements of all state agencies, the strategic plan shall include: (1) Guidelines and standards for the architecture for information and telecommunication systems that support state agencies, including, but not limited to, standards for digital identity verification under section 1-276 that are consistent with industry standards and best practices; (2) plans for a cost-effective state-wide telecommunication network to support state agencies, which network may consist of different types of transmission media, including wire, fiber and radio, and shall be able to support voice, data, electronic mail, video and facsimile transmission requirements and any other form of information exchange that takes place via electromagnetic media; (3) identification of annual expenditures and major capital commitments for information and telecommunication systems; (4) identification of all state agency technology projects; (5) a description of the efforts of executive branch state agencies to use e-government solutions to deliver state services and conduct state programs, including the feedback and demands of clients of such agencies received by such agencies and such agencies’ plans to address client concerns by using online solutions, when such solutions are determined feasible by such agencies; and (6) potential opportunities for increasing the efficiency or reducing the costs of the state’s information and telecommunication systems.
(c) On or before August first, annually, each state agency shall submit to the Commissioner of Administrative Services all plans, documents and other information requested by the commissioner for the development of such plan.
(d) The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall not implement a state agency proposal for information system hardware, software, maintenance service or consulting unless such proposal complies with the strategic plan and the agency’s approved business systems plan. The commissioner shall maintain a current inventory of information system components to facilitate asset management and procurement leverage.
(e) Not later than September fifteenth, annually, the Commissioner of Administrative Services shall submit the updated strategic plan to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management. Not later than October first, annually, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall submit to the Governor and the General Assembly, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, (1) the updated strategic plan, and (2) a report on the activities of the Department of Administrative Services and any cost savings and improvements in the efficiency of information and telecommunication systems of state agencies that are attributable to the efforts of the Department of Administrative Services.