State & Local Government Policy, Business and Technology

Illinois' IT Modernizations Result in Increased Knowledge, Better Outcomes

Government Technology: In January, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner announced the formation of a new office, the Department of Innovation and Technology, that would modernize technology in the state. And on March 30, Rauner and several department directors explained how system modernization is improving one of the nation’s most outdated collection of state systems.

“As we’ve talked with you in the past, Illinois has been woeful — we’ve been way behind, decades behind in the use of technology to provide higher quality services, more efficient services for the people of Illinois,” Rauner said. “…We’re one of the highest spending states on IT, but one of the worst states on digital services delivered. We’ve got to change that. We’ve got to invest our money wisely and provide much more digital services, higher quality services.”

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