Capabilities or Barriers: Describe current agency capabilities or barriers that may advance or impede the agency’s ability to successfully implement the technology initiative

1. Initiative Name: Name of the current or planned technology initiative.

Security - Strengthen, maintain and enforce policies and infrastructure for data privacy and system security.

2. Initiative Description: Brief description of the technology initiative.

The BON has participated in an external security assessment to evaluate its IT Security Program, requirements, and current capabilities against industry leading practices. The

assessment has outlined a five year plan to address a set of integrated security processes and technology recommendations for addressing the identified strategic gaps. The BON will be implementing these recommendations as outlined in the five year plan along with performing security awareness training with staff.

3. Associated Project(s): Name and status of current or planned project(s), if any, that

support the technology initiative and that will be included in agency’s Information Technology Detail.

4. Agency Objective(s): Identify the agency objective(s) that the technology initiative supports.

All Agency Objectives

5. Statewide Technology Priority(ies): Identify the statewide technology priority or priorities the technology initiative aligns with, if any.

• Security and Privacy • Data Management 6. Anticipated Benefit(s): The BON anticipates benefits in the following areas::

• Operational efficiencies (time, cost, productivity)

• Citizen/customer satisfaction (service delivery quality, cycle time)

• Security improvements

• Foundation for future operational improvements

• Compliance (required by State/Federal laws or regulations)

7. Capabilities or Barriers: Describe current agency capabilities or barriers that may advance or impede the agency’s ability to successfully implement the technology initiative.

The barriers in implementation of this project are lack of funding, lack of IT staffing and overall costs.

1. Initiative Name: Name of the current or planned technology initiative.

Development of new capabilities for real time data sharing, updating and processing with other individual, State, and Federal constituencies.

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2. Initiative Description: Brief description of the technology initiative.

The BON is exploring and reviewing every data sharing path within the agency and has created a position for Integration of new systems and new processes to import and export meaningful data with our partners a real-time, weekly, monthly and yearly basis, or as

requested. New initiatives in this area include the effort to post de-identified raw data used for statistical reporting for public use, research and the ability to allow constituents real time access to their own data and the ability to update their non-licensing base information.

3. Associated Project(s): Name and status of current or planned project(s), if any, that

support the technology initiative and that will be included in agency’s Information Technology Detail.

4. Agency Objective(s): Identify the agency objective(s) that the technology initiative supports.

Licensing, Nursing Education, Data Sharing, APRN Compact, Transparency in Regulation, Security.

5. Statewide Technology Priority(ies): Identify the statewide technology priority or priorities the technology initiative aligns with, if any.

• Security and Privacy

6. Anticipated Benefit(s): Identify the benefits that are expected to be gained through the technology initiative. Types of benefits include:

• Operational efficiencies (time, cost, productivity)

• Citizen/customer satisfaction (service delivery quality, cycle time)

• Security improvements

• Foundation for future operational improvements

7. Capabilities or Barriers: Describe current agency capabilities or barriers that may advance or impede the agency’s ability to successfully implement the technology initiative.

The barriers in implementation of this project are limitations of equipment, lack of IT staffing and reverse engineering of older established systems written in a variety of programing languages.

1. Initiative Name: Name of the current or planned technology initiative.

Upgrade Licensing System - Expansion of existing and new licensee data, electronic file systems and shared data services.

2. Initiative Description: Brief description of the technology initiative.

The BON’s current licensure application has been in existence for 12 years, but has been maintained and upgraded using a valid software migration path and is up-to-date in regards to system and data maintenance. However, the data architecture is outdated and due to the

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functionality of newer developmental software and the integration of web interfaces and mobile technology, the BON will be partnering with National Council of State Boards of Nursing to develop a new licensure application that is cloud-based. This new system will allow

information to be gathered and updated among the other US Boards of Nursing in a real time.

3. Associated Project(s): Name and status of current or planned project(s), if any, that

support the technology initiative and that will be included in agency’s Information Technology Detail.

4. Agency Objective(s): Identify the agency objective(s) that the technology initiative supports.

All agency objectives

5. Statewide Technology Priority(ies): Identify the statewide technology priority or priorities the technology initiative aligns with, if any.

• Security and Privacy

6. Anticipated Benefit(s): Identify the benefits that are expected to be gained through the technology initiative. Types of benefits include:

• Operational efficiencies (time, cost, productivity)

• Citizen/customer satisfaction (service delivery quality, cycle time)

• Security improvements

• Foundation for future operational improvements

7. Capabilities or Barriers: Describe current agency capabilities or barriers that may advance or impede the agency’s ability to successfully implement the technology initiative.

The barriers in implementation of this project are budget limitations, lack of funding, lack of IT staffing and overall costs.

1. Initiative Name: Name of the current or planned technology initiative.

Rapid information discrimination to constituents – expanding the mobile application offerings and services.

2. Initiative Description: Brief description of the technology initiative.

The BON plans to expand on the release of its new website and mobile application with additional improvements. These improvements will allow nurses, and the general public to verify a license, check the status of an application, and obtain information that is important to stakeholders, in real time. Address changes, and other routine updates, may be made by a nurse without having to contact BON staff directly.

The BON plans to continue making improvements to the website and applications to make information easily accessible on all devices and therefore eliminating the limitations placed on

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