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Craig Zarley with ChannelWeb posted a great article last October, following the NACISO conference, and I wanted to share that information again in light of what we are seeing this year.

According to Craig, “Solution providers hoping to capitalize on state government business in 2009 must focus on cost-cutting solutions and products.”

The National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) released the State CIO’s Top Ten Policy and Technology Priorities for 2009. The lists, based on an annual survey of state CIOs conducted by NASCIO, included one for Priority Strategies, Management Processes and Solutions and another for Priority Technologies, Applications and Tools. (see these lists here)

He goes on to say, “The lists clearly reflect the budgetary uncertainty faced by state governments in the face of what could prove to be an extended economic downturn. But by prioritizing their IT strategies, the lists also serve as a roadmap for solution providers hoping to grow their state government business.

At NACISO’s annual conference in Milwaukee last month, CIOs were quick to lump their top priorities of virtualization and consolidation into overall energy and cost cutting measures seen as part of overall green IT initiatives.

CIOs noted that green technology is no longer a fad or a political ploy. Ken Theis, Michigan’s CIO, said at the conference that CIOs need to take a leadership role in pushing green technology and he even suggested that states appoint chief energy or greening officers. “We are at a crossroads,” he said. “Green technology is something that is critical now but it is soon to be a mandate.”“

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