Gov. Jay Inslee signed an executive order on Jan. 30, 2024, to develop guidelines for how the state adopts generative artificial intelligence into its own systems to ensure its ethical and transparent use.
Under Inslee’s order, WaTech, the agency operating the state’s technology…
Privacy Week helps spread awareness about online privacy and educates people on how to manage their personal information and keep it secure. The celebration culminates with Data Privacy Day on Jan. 28.
Gov. Jay Inslee has proclaimed Jan. 28 as Data Privacy Day in Washington state. To celebrate and recognize Privacy Week this year, WaTech's Office of Data and Privacy…
WaTech has released its 2021-23 IT Biennial Report, as required under state law, which highlights progress made implementing the state strategic information technology plan from July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2023.
The report portrays a state on the edge of technological transformation. Advancements that were once fodder for science fiction have become commonplace, but some of our state…
Washington Technology Solutions (WaTech) is working to stay ahead of the curve on IT issues and transform the way the state delivers services to Washingtonians by creating a connected government that leaves no community behind.
Many of the efforts well underway in Washington state were also recently identified by the National Association of State Chief Information…
Gov. Jay Inslee’s 2024 supplemental budget, released on Wednesday, Dec. 13, proposed additional funding for WaTech to tackle strategy for artificial intelligence, support technology modernization and implement an electronic health records program.
The governor’s budget will go to the state Legislature for consideration in January.
Here are WaTech’s highlights pulled from the…
