SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Information technology leaders descended on the capital city this week to share ideas and strategies during the 2019 California Public Sector CIO Academy.
California CIO Amy Tong gave opening remarks at the two-day event and touted the state’s IT achievements over the past year, while also looking to the future for change. “2018 was a very productive year,” she said. “2019 is going to be another exciting year.”
During the past 12 months, the CIO noted, the state has seen a number of successes. One was its ranking in the Center for Digital Government’s* Digital States Survey, which evaluates states’ use of IT to deliver services. After 10 years of California receiving a B+ grade in the national survey, the Golden State finally broke through into the A- category this past year. “We’re finally getting to the A category,” Tong said proudly.
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