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The Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)
plans and directs the development, implementation, maintenance,
enhancement, and operation of the Smithsonian Institution's information
technology (IT) systems. In addition, it operates the Smithsonian
Institution's computer facilities, equipment, web infrastructure,
web hosting services, telecommunications, and networks. OCIO also
provides management oversight of decentralized IT implementations
by Smithsonian museums and units.
OCIO staff and their Institutional partners work together to identify
ways in which IT can be leveraged to improve how the Smithsonian
achieves its mission for the increase and diffusion of knowledge
worldwide for students, educators, scientists, scholars, citizen
scientists, enthusiasts, and the general public. Our biggest challenges
will be to:
- Develop a common vision for the Smithsonian’s web strategy
and increase the shared services which can be leveraged by Smithsonian
webmasters across the Institution
- Establish the infrastructure to preserve and provide expanded
access to the Smithsonian’s ever growing digital assets
- Strengthen scientific computing by providing the tools and
storage for the vast amount of data generated by Smithsonian scientists
- Enhance the systems that support the management and delivery
of the Institution’s educational offerings
- Consolidate application servers and commodity IT resources in
the Smithsonian’s state-of-the-art data center
For most of these challenges, the technology exists today. The
challenge lies in developing common standards, defining common requirements,
funding, and ultimately building flexible solutions that will support
the diversity from which the Institution gets its strength. |
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