Techwire offers an extended "In Case You Missed It" today — a wrapup of pivotal gov tech stories from 2017 that will have implications into 2018 and beyond, including long-term projects that will bring many procurements. Herewith, a look back and a look ahead:
Statewide, long-term projects
California opted in to FirstNet at the end of 2017.
Gov. Jerry Brown planned for tech projects in his 2017-18 budget. These were eight of the technology budget requests that Brown considered.
The state approved an email system and began shifting to the new system.
State technology upgrades
These are the five places the state planned to upgrade through software purchases.
The Department of Technology changed its enterprise architecture.
California planned for systems on and off its BreEZe system.
Future
The state's university system began upgrading its technology.
A water data platform is under consideration for future development.
State departments will have new IT needs as the year wears on.
San Francisco has budgeted for projects through 2022.