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State CIO outlines digitization, tech-debt and ROI priorities during House Bill 10 hearing
Summary
Kevin Gilbertson, Montanastate chief information officer, told Subcommittee F that House Bill 10 focuses on digitization, reducing technology debt and piloting innovations such as artificial intelligence while developing ROI measures to guide spending.
State Chief Information Officer Kevin Gilbertson told MontanaSubcommittee F that House Bill 10 contains technology priorities aimed at digitization, reducing tech debt and testing innovations such as artificial intelligence.
"Research is showing right now is that you can save about 3 hours a week using AI," Gilbertson told the committee, adding that pilot projects could free staff for higher-value work as systems mature. He described a two-part approach that weighs financial impact alongside public value when prioritizing projects.
Why it matters: House Bill 10 would authorize or fund information technology work across state agencies. Legislators pressed Gilbertson on how the state will measure outcomes and ensure fiscal responsibility for multi-million-dollar IT projects.
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