Transform Hawaii Government

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IT Steering Committee approves strategic plan

July 15, 2019
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The Ige Administration has a significant head start on its IT strategic planning. Members of the State of Hawaii IT Steering Committee approved the state’s updated IT Strategic Plan on April 25. This puts the administration more than a year ahead of the requirement to deliver an updated plan to the Legislature, as required by Act 238. The … Read more

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Gov. Ige signs HB531, IT Steering Committee approves strategic plan, special briefing by State CIO, how to help steer culture of government and innovation, and more

July 11, 2019
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Gov. Ige signs HB531

July 10, 2019
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“Our strategic plan provides clear direction for enhancing the state’s business processes with technology to best serve the citizens of Hawaii … We will continually refresh it as we move forward to account for lessons learned and changes in technology.” – Douglas Murdock, Chief Information Officer, State of Hawaii It is now law for the … Read more

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Legislators send HB531 to the governor for signature, Delaware’s CIO isn’t giving up on his data analytics vision, and more

May 14, 2019
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THG applauds confirmation of Douglas G. Murdock as state CIO

March 26, 2019
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HONOLULU – Transform Hawaii Government (THG) Executive Director Christine Sakuda today released the following statement regarding the state Senate’s confirmation of Douglas G. Murdock as chief information officer (CIO) of the State of Hawaii: “Our Transform Hawaii Government coalition applauds the members of the state Senate for confirming CIO Doug Murdock, who instills confidence in our state’s … Read more

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New online services available this tax season

March 25, 2019
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In summer 2015, the Hawai’i Department of Taxation launched an ambitious Tax System Modernization project that, over the course of five “rollouts,” promised to transform operations and better meet the rising expectations of taxpayers. Now, with the completion of “Rollout 4” last November, the majority of state tax services have been migrated to the new … Read more

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Why we and others believe a strong data policy is critical to an effective and transparent government, new state online services for tax season, City and County of Honolulu launches online dashboard, and more

March 15, 2019
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Why does the State of Hawai‘i need a chief data officer?

March 11, 2019
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Making informed decisions about the future of Hawaii requires that decision-makers, both within and external of government, have access to empirical data. In fact, data governance is among the top 10 priorities of chief information officers across all states, according to the National Association of State Chief Information Officers. That’s why THG identified bills like HB … Read more

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Hawai‘i must sustain its technology momentum

March 4, 2019
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“By taking quick action to appoint a new state chief information officer (CIO), Gov. David Ige demonstrated a strong appreciation for having capable leadership in place to continue momentum set by previous CIOs. Expediting this appointment was critical not only to maintaining progress in implementing systems but also for assessing how well those systems are being used … Read more

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Data, strategic planning bills critical to transforming state government

February 25, 2019
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THG is strongly supporting four priority bills this legislative session to usher forward progress in the areas of managing government data and long-term strategic planning: SB 1001, Relating to Government Data – Establishes a chief data officer and data task force, within the office of enterprise technology services, to develop, implement, and manage statewide data … Read more

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