Colorado’s Chief Data Officer Wins National Innovation Award
DENVER, Colo.—The Governor’s Office of Information Technology (OIT) is proud to announce
that Colorado’s Chief Data Officer, Dianna Anderson, has been honored with the coveted
2014 Technology Innovator Award from the National Association of State Chief Information
Officers (NASCIO).
It has long been recognized that individual agencies collect massive amounts of public data
from residents. Until recently they have not had an easy way to share that information. As
Chief Data Officer, Anderson led Colorado to create the Colorado Information Marketplace
(CIM). This past year, Anderson’s work with CIM was instrumental in the success of the
State’s first civic app challenge—Go Code Colorado. The Secretary of State’s office designed
Go Code Colorado to encourage developers to create solutions to identified business
problems using data that was hosted on the Colorado Information Marketplace. It was an
example of how the public data housed on CIM can be used to create business solutions.
Anderson says, “I really do believe data is the soul of information. It can be used to give us
smart solutions to tough problems, particularly in the public sector.” Secretary of
Technology and Chief Information Officer Suma Nallapati adds, "Dianna is passionate
about her work and the people of Colorado. Her drive to increase government
transparency while helping all Coloradans gain better services is a true gift to our
great state. Her leadership continues to transform the landscape of data sharing and I
know her good work will benefit the State of Colorado for many years to come."
The NASCIO Technology Innovator Awards were announced in Nashville, Tennessee on
Tuesday, Sept. 30.
About CIM It is well known that various government entities and departments collectsimilar, if not the same, information from citizens over and over again, many times using
this information only once. The Colorado Information Marketplace (CIM) aims at stopping
this data redundancy and singular use by providing a secure, standard and usable platform
for data sharing.
CIM takes Best of Breed ideas from the private sector to create a reusable, transparent and
trusted environment for data sharing. Taking an enterprise governance strategy around
privacy rules such as HIPAA and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA),
wrapping data standards and MOUs around it, and providing a publishing and cataloging
platform is revolutionizing the way information exchanges take place within the State of
Colorado.
Access to information, not just data, creates a competitive advantage for any entity looking
to improve its services. The Colorado Information Marketplace is the public sector’s answer
for information exchange and interoperability enabling good government and effective,
efficient and elegant services delivered to Coloradans. The increased transparency, better
service and reducing of waste in government programs will increase the public’s confidence
in government.
About NASCIO The National Association of State Chief Information Officers is the premier
network and resource for state CIOs and a leading advocate for technology policy at all
levels of government. NASCIO represents state chief information officers and information
technology executives from the states, territories, and the District of Columbia. The
primary state government members are senior officials who have executive level and
statewide responsibility for information technology leadership. State officials who are
involved in agency level information technology management may participate as state
members. Representatives from other public sector and non-profit organizations may also
participate as associate members. Private sector firms may join as corporate members and
participate in the Corporate Leadership Council. For more information about NASCIO visit
www.nascio.org.
Media Contact:
Tauna Lockhart, Chief Communications Officer & PIO