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Click to add textTechnology and Michigan: Two Sides of One Coin
Spring 2007 Section Conference
Teri Takai, CIO & DirectorMarch 29, 2007
State of Michigan • Department of Information Technology
From Vision to Action
Agenda
My Michigan connection
A little history about MDIT
Re-wiring Michigan’s economy
Michigan is still in the game
State of Michigan • Department of Information Technology
From Vision to Action
My journey was made in Michigan
University of Michigan
Ford Motor Company
EDS
Federal Mogul
Then, the phone call…
State of Michigan • Department of Information Technology
From Vision to Action
Governor Granholm’s Offer
Challenge of creating a new state agency
Opportunity to be a Cabinet member
Chance to impact public policy
State of Michigan • Department of Information Technology
From Vision to Action
A little history about IT in Michigan
New state agency by Executive Order in 2001
Consolidated IT services from 19 agencies into a single department
Funded by agencies
Single control point for all IT spending
State of Michigan • Department of Information Technology
From Vision to Action
Behind the scenes…
We support and maintain: Over 800 critical business applications 58,163 desktop computers 1,305 telecommunication locations 19 state agencies
But to the public we are Michigan.gov
State of Michigan • Department of Information Technology
From Vision to Action
Files an income tax return Pays or receives child support Wins the Lottery wants to start a business Compares schools Applies for a drivers license…or gets pulled over by a state
trooper
But our greatest task is our greatest challenge…
…Technology makes it happen!
Whenever a citizen…
State of Michigan • Department of Information Technology
From Vision to Action
Rewire Michigan’s economy
Our role is clear Support and strengthen economic development
initiatives through technology
It’s a sobering challenge
State of Michigan • Department of Information Technology
From Vision to Action
Our defining industry has defined our economy
Michigan has more automotive-related jobs than any other state
The automotive sector is struggling, and Michigan is feeling the pain
Where do we go from here?
28,000 workers lost their jobs when GM closed Buick City in Flint
State of Michigan • Department of Information Technology
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The state of our great State
“Battered Ford braces for dismal sales report”- Detroit News, February 1, 2007
“Pfizer stuns Michigan with huge job cuts”- Detroit Free Press, January 23, 2007
“Delphi files for bankruptcy”- Detroit Free Press, October 2005
How did we get here?
State of Michigan • Department of Information Technology
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Jobs today – Jobs tomorrow
Governor’s vision: Transform Michigan’s economy Create jobs today Invest in all our people Diversify economy to create jobs tomorrow
The road to recovery
State of Michigan • Department of Information Technology
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Create jobs by sparking economic activity
Accelerate permit process by as much as 66% Apply, pay, receive! The State now has 23
permits available online for end-to-end processing and that number is growing
Tax id process needed to do business in Michigan has been streamlined from 6 to 8 weeks to 48 hours
www.michigan.gov/mitaps
The Flint Engine Plant received its permit in 29 days, a process that normally takes 18 months
Action Step
State of Michigan • Department of Information Technology
From Vision to Action
Create jobs
Entrepreneurial “best practices” on the “Be Your Own Boss” website 10,000+ average hits per month
Web-based business start-up wizard 34,000+ average hits per month
www.michigan.gov/businessstartup www.michigan.gov/beyourownboss
From employers to employees, the State is taking action
Action Step
State of Michigan • Department of Information Technology
From Vision to Action
Connect workers to today’s jobs
43,000 jobs available 660,000 resumes online
Last month…. Searches by employers: 89,058 Electrical engineer resumes posted: 601 Engineer job postings: 964
The quality of our workforce will bring employers to the State
www.michigan.gov/miintern www.michiganworks.org
Action Step
• Internship opportunities
• Tool kit for resume writing, cover letters and job interviews
State of Michigan • Department of Information Technology
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Invest in our people through education
New $4,000 Michigan Merit Award Scholarship Goal: double number of
college grads in ten years Be the best
educated workforce in the nation Rigorous core curriculum for high schools that
includes four credits of math and three credits of science beginning in 2008
And with an educated workforce, anything is possible
Action Step
State of Michigan • Department of Information Technology
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Diversify Michigan’s economy
1,000 bio-based fuel pumps by 2008 Michigan farms are producing the crops Businesses are building production facilities
throughout the State Auto companies are manufacturing alternative
fuel vehicles
Corn and soybean farmers are harvesting economic gold New bio-products can replace petrochemical plastics with unlimited
opportunities for use, including construction and solid heating fuel
And with all of these steps comes economic renewal
Action Step
State of Michigan • Department of Information Technology
From Vision to Action
From A to Z, companies are saying YES to Michigan
American Axle in Detroit and Avon Automotive in Cadillac
Bosch in Plymouth and BorgWarner to Auburn Hills Carbone in Essexville Daimler Chrysler in Dundee Google in Ann Arbor Hemlock Semi-Conductor in Hemlock Toyota Technical Center in Washtenaw County United Solar Ovonic - in Greenville ZuSyn in Kalamazoo
- And the list goes on….
We have the resources these companies need
State of Michigan • Department of Information Technology
From Vision to Action
Even with an economy in transition, our roots are still our foundation
And this is why….
Believe in our future
#1 in international automotive R&D and private R&D spending
#1 in US automotive engineers#1 in US automotive suppliers#1 fastest growing life sciences industry in US#2 in US in new capital investment#3 in US in international capital investment#4 largest high-tech workforce in nation#5 in US nanotechnology
State of Michigan • Department of Information Technology
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Believe in Michigan
“This is about Michigan whose engineers can harness the power in alternative fuels…whose business people are excited about selling products we don’t even have a name for. We love the Michigan that is, and the Michigan that will be.”
-Governor Granholm
State of Michigan • Department of Information Technology
From Vision to Action
Questions?
Teri Takai, State CIO, Director, MDIT www.michigan.gov/dit
