California Office of the State Chief Information Officer

California Information Technology Strategic Plan

Publication and updating of the California State Information Technology Strategic Plan is one of the IT Council's most important activities. The plan, originally adopted in November of 2004 and updated annually since then, guides the acquisition, management and use of technology within the Executive Branch of State government for a five-year period (2005-2009).

The mission statement adopted in the strategic plan recognizes and emphasizes information technology's role in supporting the State's programmatic business needs. The mission statement is as follows:

Information technology support for the Executive Branch of California State Government will operate as a seamless enterprise, delivering consistent, cost-effective, reliable, accessible and secure services that satisfy the needs of its diverse public and private customers, including the People of California, its business communities and its public sector agencies.

The plan contains six strategic goals. These goals, and their associated objectives and action items, detail the steps necessary for California to harness the power of information technology to improve service delivery and streamline internal operations. The goals are as follows:

  1. Make government services more accessible.
  2. Implement common business applications and systems to improve efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
  3. Ensure State information assets are secured and privacy protected.
  4. Lower costs and improve the security, reliability and performance of the State's IT infrastructure.
  5. Strengthen our technology workforce.
  6. Establish a technology governance structure.

2006 IT Strategic Plan

See previous Strategic Plans here.