Information Technology Advisory Board (ITAB)
Purpose
The board is to provide cohesive planning and communications among appropriate publics throughout the state government and to provide an arena for discussions of relevant IT issues. The board is given the responsibility of providing an open and objective forum for the investigation of any relevant technical issues.
Objectives
The ITAB advises the State CIO and other state officials on IT issues applicable to the State of Missouri. ITAB enables the establishment of a state IT architecture and the sharing of best practices. ITAB fosters an environment for partnerships that promote cooperation and IT performance excellence. The focus will center around, but is not limited to application development, business continuity and disaster recovery, cyber security and information security, data management, end user support and help desks, mainframe and data centers, network and telecommunications operations and usage, server management and email.