Workforce & People

How Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin Are Helping Shape IT in Illinois

To accelerate IT transformation in Illinois, CIO Hardik Bhatt leverages best practices from leading states.

November 10, 2016 • 
Noelle Knell
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Illinois CIO Hardik Bhatt
As he presses ahead with an ambitious IT transformation plan, Illinois CIO Hardik Bhatt isn't starting from scratch. At the annual NASCIO conference in Orlando, Fla., Bhatt talked to Government Technology about the importance of learning from the experiences of other states. In one example, he applied lessons from Indiana, a state leading in analytics, in crafting a memorandum of understanding aimed at facilitating data sharing among 13 state agencies in Illinois. 

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Noelle Knell
Noelle Knell is the executive editor for e.Republic, responsible for setting the overall direction for e.Republic’s editorial platforms, including Government Technology, Governing, Industry Insider, Emergency Management and the Center for Digital Education. She has been with e.Republic since 2011, and has decades of writing, editing and leadership experience. A California native, Noelle has worked in both state and local government, and is a graduate of the University of California, Davis, with majors in political science and American history.
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