Thank you to Prime Minister Utopia for the nomination and to the Assembly for the chance to present my continued plans as Director of Technology!
Unfortunately, I only had around a week as Director of Technology between receiving Assembly confirmation and taking a leave of absence. Thus, if confirmed, my goals would be largely the same as those I presented in my last agenda.
In short, however, if (re-)confirmed as Director of Technology, my primary objectives would be those that Prime Minister Utopia has laid out:
- To track, document, systematize, and support the use of various technological systems within the Coalition;
- To collaborate with other Ministries on the efficient and effective usage of such systems; and
- To promote technological development in the region.
Tracking Technology
As Director of Technology, I will work to survey and document the tech we already have. In my last agenda, I listed some examples — the graphics repository, the regional nation autologin, and the dispatch system. In the term ahead, I hope to continue surveying the tech we already use, as well as creating documentation for how to use them as necessary.
Identifying Efficient Use
As Director of Technology, I will engage in discussions with other parts of the executive to identify how to effectively use our system. I think this largely goes hand-in-hand with the other goals here. Tech can be used more efficiently when it’s documented (so people can learn to use it, instead of having to track down how to learn to use it). It can also be used more efficiently through discussions within the executive about tech ideas, which can identify which areas existing tech can already serve the needs that exist, and which areas new tech could benefit. I’ve initiated some of these conversations already, but I hope to continue doing so in the term ahead.
Promoting Technological Development
I’ve started discussions with the Cabinet on identifying areas where tech can be useful, and defining the use cases or needs for those projects. I’ve been working on a notification system for executive applications, but I’m actually more excited that I know another minister has been working on a project (I’ll leave the announcement to them). In the term ahead, I hope to open up more projects for public contribution as well, as their need and scope becomes more defined, to promote tech development outside of the Cabinet too.
I know this is a fairly brief agenda. I think my previous agenda mostly still holds true in terms of what I hope to do, and that should contain some more details, but I’m also happy to answer any questions of my plans!