1. The office is created for the purpose of leading, directing, managing, coordinating, and providing accountability for the information technology resources of state government and for coordinating statewide broadband availability and access.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 8B.3

  • Broadband: means a high-speed, high-capacity electronic transmission medium, including fixed wireless and mobile wireless mediums, that can carry data signals from independent network sources by establishing different bandwidth channels and that is commonly used to deliver internet services to the public. See Iowa Code 8B.1
  • Information technology: means computing and electronics applications used to process and distribute information in digital and other forms and includes information technology devices, information technology services, infrastructure services, broadband and broadband infrastructure, and value-added services. See Iowa Code 8B.1
  • Information technology services: means services designed to do any of the following:
     a. See Iowa Code 8B.1
  • Office: means the office of the chief information officer created in section 8B. See Iowa Code 8B.1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. The mission of the office is to provide high-quality, customer-focused information technology services and business solutions to government and to citizens.
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