CIO Appoints New Network Management Consortium
 

The purpose of the consortium is to become prescriptive in the State’s actions with respect to management of the State’s existing network assets, ensure the State maximizes its investment in network assets and effectively plan future network strategies based upon full knowledge and disclosure of network business demands.  The goal of the Consortium is not to develop a network consolidation strategy, but more importantly to ensure that Missouri manages its existing assets and further acquires and manages future assets in the most effective manner possible driven by business requirements rather than technology silos.

Agencies with major network assets have been invited to participate as well as a representative sample of network customers.  Those agencies include:

Office of Administration, Division of Information Services (Major network manager)
MOREnet (Internet and education network manager)
Office of State Courts Administrator (Cooperative Network participant)
Missouri State Highway Patrol (Cooperative Network participant)
Department of Social Services (Cooperative Network participant)
Missouri National Guard (Principle wireless/satellite planner)
Missouri Department of Transportation (Major network manager)
Department of Health (Major network customer)
Department of Insurance (Major network customer)
Department of Mental Health (Major network customer)

At a meeting held on June 18, 2002 work began to develop a Charter that will govern the operation of the Consortium. The National Guard presented a brief on a new satellite communication network proposal that will be principally designed to assist first responders in the State of Missouri. The Consortium will meet on the second Thursday of every month to discuss network issues and update plans.