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<br />B. Project Plan A <br />This section of the Tactical Plan describes, by ITS initiative, activities for the planning . ... <br />period. <br /> <br />The department is submitting a combined decision item this year in support of the <br />increased cooperation between divisions related to technology planning. We feel that <br />this is significant for a number of reasons. First, the Executive Director, the Deputy <br />Director and the Planning and Budget Director for the department recommended that <br />this combined decision item be the number one priority request for FY 97-98. The <br />recommendation was also approved by the department's Interagency Council (lAC). <br /> <br />Second, a combined initiative enables the department to manage technology planning <br />and implementation as an integrated approach to improving customer service instead <br />of isolated and unrelated requests. Third, the ITS section can manage a single project <br />with multiple, phased components serving the needs of both internal and external <br />customers. <br /> <br />As a part of the preparation of the IMAP we review our previous plan and any other <br />pertinent information that may influence our planning process. This year at the <br />department's annual Division Director's retreat we focused on developing thematic <br />decision items to emphasize, the importance of working together on cross cutting <br />issues for our agency. <br /> <br />'. <br /> <br />The continuing and new projects planned for FY 96-97 and FY 97-98 support this <br />concept in planning for the future. One of the over-arching themes for the department <br />was defined as Information Integration and Exchange. This theme deals with <br />improving delivery of customer services, internal and external communication, listening <br />to the public and responding, policy development and coordination and strengthening <br />technical capabilities. <br /> <br />The issue of providing public access to DNR data through various delivery systems has <br />received a great deal of attention during the fiscal year just ended. We have entered <br />into grant agreements with both the National Biological Service (NBS) and the <br />Colorado Advanced Technology Institute (CATI) to develop an Internet presence for <br />the department. <br /> <br />These partnerships have produced promising results. The U.S. Department of the <br />Interior invited all 50 states to apply for funding to participate in the NBS for State <br />Partnerships initiative. Of 19 proposals received, four were selected to participate in <br />the pilot project. The NBS grant enabled us to hire a contractor to establish the pilot <br />for DNR in Routt County. The project is intended to develop, exchange and transfer <br />information on biological resources developed at local, state and federal levels. The <br />DNR will report on the variety of local and regional decision-making processes for <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />6 <br />