NASCIO Looks at State IT Consolidation and Shared Services as a Business Strategy for States to Achieve Economies of Scale

The National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) announced the release of its new issue brief, IT Consolidation and Shared Services: States Seeking Economies of Scale http://www.nascio.org/publications/Con_and_SS_Issue_Brief_0306.pdf . A product of NASCIO’s Enterprise Infrastructure & Services Committee, this brief is intended to provide an overview of the challenges state CIOs face when considering statewide IT consolidation and shared services initiatives.

This issue brief provides a general overview of not only what consolidation and shared services mean to the state CIO, but will identify triggers that make state’s pursue one or the other and outline the benefits and drawbacks to doing either or both. Also, this issue brief will identify and explore the potential roadblocks such as cultural issues and exceptions based on specific agency restrictions. References to other reports, state plans and resources that relate to consolidation and shared services are provided as well. The brief is available at: http://www.nascio.org/publications/Con_and_SS_Issue_Brief_0306.pdf

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