Mission
“The Commonwealth Office of Technology is the Commonwealth’s premier technology organization for providing leadership and governance of all aspects of information technology to enhance government services, improve decision making, promote efficiency and eliminate waste."
Vision
By taking an Enterprise Approach to the Management of Information Technology (EAMIT) the Commonwealth Office of Technology will transform the use of technology in state government to achieve a closer alignment of technology investments to the business of government, an increased value from those investments, better management of risk, greater control over escalating costs, and a marked improvement in service, both in terms of what is offered to employees and citizens and the quality of the delivery.
Mission Focus
Our mission requires us to:
- Develop and maintain the highest levels of technical competence in our workforce to address current technology challenges and the anticipated challenges of the immediate future
- Manage the common components of the Commonwealth’s technology infrastructure in a way that ensures the highest level of service at the minimal cost
- Provide governance over the current and future technology investments of the Commonwealth to ensure wise investment of limited assets, maximum interoperability and reuse of systems and intellectual property
- Focus technology on the business of government to ensure that every investment is directly tied to an identified priority or requirement, and that the investment is managed to deliver a benefit commensurate with the investment, and
- Promote technology in our education system and in our economy to assist the Education and Economic Development Cabinets in their missions of ensuring workforce qualifications and jobs in the developing economy of Kentucky
Values
R-A-I-S-E I-T
Respect
Treat people as they should be treated
Agility
Rapid, flexible, responsive
Integrity
Do what is right, legally and morally
Service
Dedicated to the public good, improve quality of services to customers
Efficiency
Eliminate waste, redundancy and rework
Innovation and Quality
Constant pursuit of excellence
Technical Competence
A competent, trained and dedicated workforce
Goals
Goal 1: Establish Enterprise Governance for Information Technology
- Enhance the commonwealth’s Architecture and Standards Program
- Information Technology Planning and Budgeting
- Project Review, Approval and Oversight
Goal 2: Provide an Acceptable Return on Investment in Information Technology
- Consolidate Commonwealth Technology Infrastructure
- Continue Desktop Standardization Efforts
- Rethink Technology Funding in the Commonwealth
Goal 3: Reduce Risk and Improve Quality of Outcomes
- Re-establish Cold Harbor as a World Class Data Center
- Build a Foundation for Application Development
- Establish Data Management Practices
- Provide a Secure Methodology for Managing Identities
Goal 4: Provide Quality Service to the Customer
- Implement Next-Generation Kentucky Information Highway
- Improve Wide-Area-Network Performance and Monitoring
- Establish Service Center
- Optimize COT Operational Processes
Goal 5: Promote Technology in Kentucky’s Education Systems
- Develop a Technology & Education Agenda
- Improve Technology Job Opportunities for Kentucky Students
- Assist State Employees in Pursuing Technology Career-Paths in State Government
Goal 6: Assist in the Attraction and Retention of Technology and Knowledge-based Companies to Kentucky
- Partner with ConnectKentucky on Prescription for Innovation Broadband Initiative
- Assist the Cabinet for Economic Development in Emphasizing the Technology Capabilities of the Commonwealth
- Expand the Use of Geographic Information Systems in Government Agencies