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Budget committee advances five‑year ICT plan, flags funding shortfalls and digital equity goals
Summary
The San Francisco Budget & Appropriations Committee voted to recommend the city's five‑year Information & Communication Technology plan (FY2022–26) to the full Board, after presenters outlined a reduced funding envelope, gaps in digital accessibility and recommendations to prioritize universal access and departmental roadmaps.
The Budget and Appropriations Committee voted to send the city’s five‑year Information and Communication Technology plan for fiscal years 2022–2026 to the full Board of Supervisors with a positive recommendation.
Chair Matt Haney moved the recommendation and Supervisor Safaee seconded; the roll call produced five ayes. Presenters described the plan as a citywide strategy that centers equity and accessibility, shaped by lessons from the COVID‑19 pandemic.
Carmen Chu, San Francisco’s city administrator, told the committee the plan aims to reduce barriers to services and to make digital government "meet people where they are," linking technology investments to job and workforce connections and to improving permitting and housing services.…
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