§ 103. Functions, powers and duties of the office. The office shall\nhave the following functions, powers and duties:\n 1. To act as the official state planning and coordinating office for\nthe advancement of technology to improve government efficiency and\neffectiveness, and perform all necessary and appropriate services\nrequired to fulfill these duties;\n 2. To advise and assist the state agencies in developing policies,\nplans and programs for improving the statewide coordination,\nadministration, security, confidentiality, program effectiveness,\nacquisition and deployment of technology;\n 3. To perform technology reviews and make recommendations for\nimproving management and program effectiveness pertaining to technology;\n 4. To review and coordinate the purchase of technology by state\nagencies. Where applicable, such review shall include but not be limited\nto: assessing consistency with the statewide strategic technology plan\nand agency technology plan; statewide technology standards; the\nsafeguarding of information privacy; security of confidential records;\nand proper dissemination of public information;\n 5. To establish, oversee, manage, coordinate and facilitate the\nplanning, design and implementation of the state's common technology\nnetworks;\n 6. To undertake research, studies and analyses, and act as a central\nrepository, clearinghouse and disseminator of research studies, with\nrespect to technology;\n 7. To facilitate and coordinate the improvement of program delivery\nservices through technology with and among other departments, divisions\nand agencies of the state, its political subdivisions and\nmunicipalities;\n 7-a. To provide technology services via agreements with:\n (a) municipal corporations, public benefit corporations and district\ncorporations as defined in section sixty-six of the general construction\nlaw;\n (b) political subdivisions as defined in section one hundred of the\ngeneral municipal law;\n (c) public authorities;\n (d) soil and water conservation districts;\n (e) any unit of the state university and city university of New York\npursuant to and consistent with sections three hundred fifty-five and\nsixty-two hundred eighteen of the education law;\n 8. To encourage and foster the exchange of and increase access to\ninformation within and among public and private entities and individuals\nin order to improve the delivery of state programs and services of the\nstate;\n 8-a. (a) To advise and assist state agencies in the implementation of\nlanguage translation technology on state agency websites containing\ninformation about the novel coronavirus ("COVID-19") or programs,\nbenefits or services related to COVID-19 within sixty days of the\neffective date of this subdivision; and on all state agency websites\nwithin six months of the effective date of this subdivision.\n (b) Such language translation technology shall, at a minimum, allow\nusers to translate the text of state agency websites into at least the\ntwelve most common non-English languages spoken by individuals with\nlimited-English proficiency in the state of New York, based on United\nStates census data.\n (c) As used in this subdivision, the term "state agency website" shall\nmean an internet website operated by or for a state agency. Such term\nshall include those websites operated on behalf of state agencies by\nother public or private entities, but shall not include any portions of\nthe internet outside the control of the state agency.\n 9. To undertake technology projects with a statewide or multi-agency\nimpact and, where appropriate, designate agencies to act as lead agency\nfor the project;\n 10. To establish statewide technology policies, including but not\nlimited to preferred technology standards and security, including\nstatewide policies, standards, programs, and services relating to the\nsecurity of state government networks and geographic information\nsystems, including the statewide coord‹ Prev All New York sections Next ›
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