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State IT Governance


Governor Mark Dayton announced the appointments to the Technology Advisory Committee on November 14, 2011, kicking-off the implementation of a new governance structure for the management of information technology at the State of Minnesota, including the consolidation of state information systems and services. Both the Technology Advisory Committee and IT Consolidation were mandated by legislation in the 2011 1st Special Session.

The Technology Advisory Committee will be part of a larger State IT governance structure now under development  to ensure that all constituencies - agency IT staff and management as well as IT business customers - have input into enterprise direction now and in the future.

 
 

Technology Advisory Committee

The Technology Advisory Committee is charged with advising the State CIO on development and implementation of:

  • A state IT strategic plan 
  • Critical IT initiatives for the State 
  • IT architecture standards 
  • Identification of business and technical needs of agencies 
  • Strategic IT portfolio management 
  • Project prioritization 
  • Investment decisions 
  • OET’s performance measures and fees for service agreements with agencies 
  • Management of state enterprise technology revolving fund 
  • Efficient and effective operation of OET

Committee Members

The Technology Advisory Committee is made up of eight members appointed by Governor Dayton through the open appointment process and one appointed by the Association of Minnesota Counties. The membership includes:

  • Paul Aasen, Commissioner, Pollution Control Agency 
  • Bernard Arseneau, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Transportation 
  • Lynn Anderson, Deputy Commissioner, Minnesota Management and Budget 
  • Ramona Dohman, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety 
  • Laurie Martinson, Operations Services Director, Department of Natural Resources 
  • Chuck Johnson, Chief Financial Officer, Department of Human Services. 
  • Gary Shelton, Scott County 
  • Richard Kolodziejski, Minnesota Association of Professional Employees 
  • Rick King, Thomson Reuters