Montana Code 2-17-1103. Responsibilities of department for digital government
2-17-1103. Responsibilities of department for digital government. (1) The department shall:
Terms Used In Montana Code 2-17-1103
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Department: means the department of administration provided for in 2-15-1001. See Montana Code 2-17-1102
- Infrastructure: means the underlying technology necessary to provide digital government services. See Montana Code 2-17-1102
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(a)provide the ability for state agencies to offer digital government services by providing a reasonable and secure infrastructure;
(b)provide a point of entry for digital government services to achieve a single face of government;
(c)encourage a common look and feel for all digital government services for the benefit of the customers of the services;
(d)set technological standards for digital government services;
(e)use technology that enables the greatest number of customers to obtain access to digital government services;
(f)promote the benefits of digital government services through educational, marketing, and outreach initiatives;
(g)promote transparency in information management; and
(h)share and coordinate information with political subdivisions whenever possible.
(2)To fulfill the responsibilities in subsection (1), the department may contract with private entities. The department may charge convenience fees and may allow private entities to collect the convenience fees on selected digital government services in order to provide funding for the support and furtherance of digital government services.
(3)The department or a private entity under a contract as provided in subsection (2) may not use any data associated with providing digital government services for any purpose that is not provided for by law.