[clue-talk] Know anyone in the State IT dept?

[Robert L. Harris]

Nicely written, lets hope it doesn't fall on deaf ears.

Robert


On 3/6/09 10:31 AM, Grant Johnson wrote:
> Copy of what I sent to the CIO's office:
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> My name is Grant Johnson.   I am not currently a resident of Colorado,
> but have been in the past.   I have worked with your current CIO,
> Michael W. Locatis.  If you ask him, he should remember me from Time
> Warner, and will vouch for my technical reliability.
>
> I am writing in reference to the recent Slashdot article.   Yes, I know
> that Slashdot tends to cause a tsunami in the technical world.   That is
> why, rather than just referencing the web browser issue, I would like to
> ask you to take a close look at your IT department as a whole.
>
> In times such as these, when costs are rising while revenues are
> falling, it is an absolute necessity to be a good steward of what
> resources we have.  This will lead some citizens to choose lower cost
> options for their computing.   These may not have Internet Explorer
> available.  For instance, recently, it was possible to purchase a small
> notebook (netbook) for less than 200 dollars onling.   This will open up
> the world of computing to many who could not previously afford it.
> Similar machines are available at Target for under 300 dollars today.
> As more of the aplications we use move online, and the actual desktop
> machine becomes less important, this will happen even more.
>
> You need to make an effort to use standard, published document formats
> for disemination to the public, so that citizens can use them without
> needing to support one particular company.  Good examples of these
> formats are PDF, plain text, and HTML. This is an absolute necessity for
> truly open communications with the citizens of the state.
>
> You also need to simply make your web presence standards compliant.
> If you do, it will move the burden for things rendering and working
> correctly onto the software vendors, and reduce the workload on your
> staff, saving your departments money as well.
>
> Open standards can simultaneously improve your costs, while adding to
> the transparency of information, to the citizens regardless of brand of
> computer or physical disability.  On top of that, it is just the right
> thing to do.
>
> Mike is free to contact me on my cell phone or by email if
> he has any concerns regarding this correspondence.
>
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