[SecurityLeadership] IT Purchasing Recommendation for Higher Education Taskforce

[OneNet Security Leadership]

Well said!

Thank You,
Michael Martin
Chief Information Officer
Carl Albert State College
Viking Proud!
918-647-1388
mmartin at carlalbert.edu

On Wed, Nov 15, 2017 at 3:40 PM, OneNet Security Leadership <
securityleadership at lists.onenet.net> wrote:

> Higher Ed CISO Summit Participants:
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>
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> One of the pressure points discussed at the Higher Education CISO Summit
> was business processes. We want to follow-up on this take-away by providing
> you with the following recommendation on IT purchasing that will be
> submitted to the Higher Education Taskforce.
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>
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> ·       The State Regents’ Council on Information Technology will lead an
> initiative to coordinate the purchase of common computer-related
> applications and technology across the higher education system.  Leveraging
> the purchasing power of several institutions allows OSRHE to procure IT
> materials and services at a lower cost, providing for an increased level of
> efficiencies, cost savings and an overall improved academic experience. In
> addition, increased buying power will allow smaller institutions to invest
> in technologies they may have been previously unable to afford, ensuring
> all students, faculty and staff across our higher education system have
> access to the same technologies. We understand fully that this cannot be
> realized instantaneously but instead will be successful only if taken on
> with long-term commitment and an attitude commensurate with the high
> standards that all Oklahoma higher education institutions embrace every day.
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> We hope this recommendation will be an opportunity to create system-wide
> cost savings and improve access to the best technologies for all of our
> institutions.
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> If you have comments or questions about recommendations to the taskforce,
> please let us know.
>
>
>
> Best,
>
> April Goode MBA SPP
>
> Director of OneNet Strategic Planning and Communications
>
> Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
>
> 405.225.9251 <(405)%20225-9251>
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>
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