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Orange County <br /> Strategic Automation Plan 2001 <br /> (SAP2001) <br /> Preliminary Report <br /> February 18, 1997 <br /> Background and Structure <br /> • Original Strategic Automation Plan recommendation from Innovation and <br /> Efficiency Committee in April 1996 <br /> • 16 member SAP2001 Working Group with a cross section of departments <br /> • Establishment of Advisory Group for review of plan development <br /> • SAP2001 to be presented to BOCC in Spring 1997 <br /> Current Information Technology Issues <br /> • Improvement of reliability of all computer systems including mainframe and <br /> PC network environment <br /> • Replacement of older components to improve maintainability <br /> • Assessment and improvement of systems security and disaster recovery <br /> • Enhancement and upgrade of existing critical systems <br /> • Continued improvements in user and IS staff skills <br /> • Assessment of computer system and application enhancement needs <br /> • Continued move toward integration of mainframe and desktop <br /> SAP2001 Time Horizons <br /> First 1 to 2 years- <br /> • clearer technology trends <br /> • near-term strategic initiatives solidify information technology infrastructure <br /> • aggressive initiatives to enhance or upgrade critical operational systems <br /> Year 3 to 5- <br /> • technology trends less clear or certain <br /> • strategic initiatives to emphasize workflow enhancements and document <br /> management <br /> • possible emphasis on telephone/computer/Internet integration <br />