Oct 17 2023

NASCIO 2023: How State CIOs Are Improving Data Maturity and Governance

In NASCIO's recent State CIO Survey, 69 percent of states ranked their data maturity and governance as being in the beginning stages. What are the challenges to data governance, and what can states do to accelerate evolution? Minnesota CIO Tarek Tomes and North Carolina CIO James Weaver offer their perspectives.

For more insights from our coverage of NASCIO 2023, click here.

Participants

    Tarek Tomes, CIO, Minnesota

    James Weaver, CIO, North Carolina

Video Highlights

  • Data governance should be a whole-of-state initiative that involves more than just technologists.
  • States must educate their business partners and stakeholders on the importance of data governance.
  • Combining disparate data sets across agencies can give states a better understanding of their data maturity.