Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 42 Public Officers And Agencies - Section 42.17.465 Information technology plan -- Contents

§ 42.17.465. Information technology plan -- Contents

(1) The commission shall develop an information technology plan consistent with plans or portfolios required by chapter 43.105 RCW.

(2) The plan must include, but not be limited to, the following:

(a) A baseline assessment of the agency's information technology resources and capabilities that will serve as the benchmark for subsequent planning and performance measures;

(b) A statement of the agency's mission, goals, and objectives for information technology, including goals and objectives for achieving electronic access to agency records, information, and services for at least the next five years;

(c) An explanation of how the agency's mission, goals, and objectives for information technology support and conform to the state strategic information technology plan;

(d) An implementation strategy to enhance electronic access to public records and information required to be filed with and disclosed by the commission. This implementation strategy must be assembled to include:

(i) Adequate public notice and opportunity for comment;

(ii) Consideration of a variety of electronic technologies, including those that help to transcend geographic locations, standard business hours, economic conditions of users, and disabilities;

(iii) Methods to educate agency employees, the public, and the news media in the effective use of agency technology;

(iv) Ways to simplify and improve public access to information held by the commission through electronic means;

(e) Projects and resources required to meet the objectives of the plan; and

(f) If feasible, estimated schedules and funding required to implement identified projects.

[1999 c 401 § 4.]

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