Policy & strategy

OVERVIEWDoITT works to establish a citywide IT strategy through a coordinated and collaborative approach. This includes enactment of necessary policies and governance to ensure that the City’s IT agenda is aligned with enterprise business needs and investments, as well as the individual business needs of each agency. As the City’s IT leader, DoITT leverages IT policy and strategy to enable significant cost savings, improved efficiency, security and overall service quality for agencies.

EXECUTIVE ORDER 140On October 20^th 2010, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg which authorizes DoITT to centralize the coordination of information technology planning and policy for the City. This new mandate establishes a coordinated approach to citywide IT policies to enable significant cost savings, improved efficiency, security and service through a consolidated IT infrastructure. 
Executive Order 140 provides three key directives:

1. Execute the Citywide IT Infrastructure Services Program (CITIServ) and provide for an IT shared services environment
2. Develop citywide IT policies and standards where appropriate
3. Establish enterprise IT contracts to provide favorable pricing and beneficial conditions for partner agencies 

GOVERNANCEExecutive Order 140 provides for oversight bodies to participate in and inform the process of establishing citywide IT policies and strategy. The first of these bodies is the Strategic Governance Board (SGB), comprising executive sponsorship from the Mayor’s Office.  

The second body, the Technology Governance Board (TGB), is composed of delegates from each Mayoral agency and will complement the SGB by assisting with policy research and recommendations, as well as promoting the collaborative nature of the City’s shared services model.  

These Boards and subsequent Committees will develop enterprise solutions for citywide functions and shape the City’s IT strategy for the future by focusing on priority IT issues, such as:

• Security policy
• Architecture platform standards
• Mobile device strategy
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
• Citywide contracts
• Service Level Agreements