CIO, Chief Information Officer The California State CIO was legislated into existence in 2007. According to the
Supplemental Report of the 2007 Budget Act; the State Chief Information Officer (State CIO) and Office of the State Chief Information Officer have full responsibility and authority for statewide technology vision, strategic planning and coordination, technology policy and standards, data management policy and standards, and streamlined technology project review and approval processes.
The State CIO's specific responsibilities include the following:
- Advising the Governor on the strategic management and direction of the state's information technology resources.
- Establishing and enforcnig state information technology strategic plans, policies, standards and enterprise architecture.
- Minimizing overlap, redundancy and cost in state operations.
- Coordinating activities of agency information officers and the Director of Technology Services.
- Improving organizational maturity and capacity in the effective management of information technology.
- Establishing performance management and ensuring state information technology services are efficient and effective.
- Approving, suspending, terminating and reinstating information technology projects.
There are also CIOs at the state department level. Department CIOs are directly responsible for all IT activities within the department and accountable to the state CIO through the agency CIO for purposes of reporting departmental IT performance. In addition, department CIOs are responsible for portfolio management of the department's technology initiatives and operational oversight of consolidated technology functions, personnel, and operations such as web development, application and database mangement, security, project planning, and customer service.