The board shall:

1. (1) provide a forum to:

   1. (a) guide state agencies, the legislative branch, the judicial branch, and local governments in the development and deployment of intergovernmental information technology resources;
   2. (b) share information among state agencies, local governments, and federal agencies regarding the development of information technology resources;

2. (2) advise the department:

   1. (a) in the development of cooperative contracts for the purchase of information technology resources;
   2. (b) regarding the creation, management, and administration of digital government services and information on the internet;
   3. (c) regarding the administration of digital government services contracts;
   4. (d) on the priority of government services to be provided digitally;
   5. (e) on convenience fees prescribed in 2-17-1102 and 2-17-1103, if needed, for digital government services; and
   6. (f) on any other aspect of providing digital government services;

3. (3) review and advise the department on:

   1. (a) statewide information technology policies, framework, controls, standards, procedures, and guidelines;
   2. (b) the state strategic information technology plan;
   3. (c) major information technology budget requests;
   4. (d) rates and other charges for services established by the department as provided in 2-17-512(1)(r);
   5. (e) requests for exceptions as provided for in 2-17-515;
   6. (f) notification of proposed exemptions by the university system and office of public instruction as provided for in 2-17-516;
   7. (g) action taken by the department as provided in 2-17-514(1) for any activity that is not in compliance with this part;
   8. (h) the implementation of major information technology projects and advise the respective governing authority of any issue of concern to the board relating to implementation of the project; and
   9. (i) financial reports, management reports, and other data as requested by the department;
4. (4) study state government's present and future information technology needs and advise the department on the use of emerging technology in state government;
5. (5) request information and reports that it considers necessary from any entity using or having access to the state telecommunications network or information technology resources;
6. (6) assist in identifying, evaluating, and prioritizing potential departmental and interagency digital government services;
7. (7) serve as a central coordination point for digital government services provided by the department and other state agencies;
8. (8) study, propose, develop, or coordinate any other activity in furtherance of digital government services as requested by the governor or the legislature; and
9. (9) prepare and submit to the state administration and veterans' affairs interim committee in accordance with 5-11-210 a report including but not necessarily limited to a summary of the board's activities, a review of the digital government program established under part 11 of this chapter, and any key findings and recommendations that the board presented to the department.

History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 313, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 237, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 274, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 261, L. 2021; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 38, L. 2023; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 365, L. 2023; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 53, L. 2025.