House Committee on Technology - 83rd R.S. (2013)
| Committee: | House Technology | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Subjects: | Business climate | Cellular telephones | e-government | Electronic security | High tech industry | Identity theft | Information Resources, Texas Department of | Internet | Patents | State government contracts | Traffic safety | Transportation, Texas Department of | Video games | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.83 T227 | |
| Session: | 83rd R.S. (2013) | |
| Online version: | View report [113 pages] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Study the current laws, rules, and processes in place for the Department of Information Resources's Cooperative Contracts and recommend improvements to the 84th Legislature. (Joint charge with the House Committee on Government Efficiency and Reform) | |
| 2. | Examine the public's accessibility to government services and agencies through the use of mobile applications and online services. (Joint charge with the House Committee on Government Efficiency and Reform) | |
| 3. | Study the feasibility of an integrated identity management program (IIMP) for state agencies. Examine best practices in the deployment of technology to safeguard state data and programs, limit fraudulent or unauthorized access to state hardware and software, and develop a secure state digital infrastructure. Determine potential savings to the state and make further recommendations on the implementation of IIMP that encompass both logical and physical security. | |
| 4. | Study whether abuses in the patent system interfere with the goal of expanded opportunity and innovation for Texas businesses and whether actions by the state can address any such abuses. | |
| 5. | Evaluate Texas's competitiveness with other states in recruiting and cultivating the software industry, including entertainment software; fostering economic development; and creating potential new jobs. Examine current incentives and regulations and whether these assist or hinder the expansion of the entertainment software industry in Texas. | |
| 6. | Review state regulatory and tax policy to ensure that investment in technology infrastructure, goods, and services is unfettered and that Texas is able to capitalize on innovation to fuel additional job growth, business expansion, and investment. (Joint charge with the House Committee on Ways and Means) | |
| 7. | Monitor and review the efforts of the Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) Texas Technology Task Force (TTTF). The TTTF shall study emerging transportation, communication, and computing technologies and determine physical infrastructure and system components that TxDOT or other state departments would need to provide to enable selected technologies. The task is to be completed by TTTF as directed by SB 1, 83rd R.S., item 44, Article VII-31. (Joint charge with the House Committee on Transportation) | |
| 8. | Conduct legislative oversight and monitoring of the agencies and programs under the committee’s jurisdiction and the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 83rd Legislature. In conducting this oversight, the committee should: a. consider any reforms to state agencies to make them more responsive to Texas taxpayers and citizens; b. identify issues regarding the agency or its governance that may be appropriate to investigate, improve, remedy, or eliminate; c. determine whether an agency is operating in a transparent and efficient manner; and d. identify opportunities to streamline programs and services while maintaining the mission of the agency and its programs. | |
| Supporting documents | ||
| Committee: | House Technology | |
| Title: | Committee meeting handout, February 11, 2013 ("Bio-nanoprinting: digitizing the language of life," Trends E-Magazine, January 2013) | |
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| Session: | 83rd R.S. (2013) | |
| Online version: | View document [4 pages] | |
| Committee: | House Technology | |
| Title: | Committee meeting handout, February 11, 2013 ("Here comes the industrial Internet," Trends E-Magazine, February 2013) | |
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| Session: | 83rd R.S. (2013) | |
| Online version: | View document [5 pages] | |
| Committee: | House Technology | |
| Title: | Committee meeting handouts and testimony (partial), February 11, 2013 (Texas Department of Information Resources, Cloud computing, Texas Emergency Technology Fund) | |
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| Session: | 83rd R.S. (2013) | |
| Online version: | View document [200 pages File size: 3,750 kb] | |
| Committee: | House Technology | |
| Title: | Committee meeting handouts and testimony, February 18, 2013 (Cloud computing, Travis County Clerk, Texas Secretary of State, Commission on State Emergency Communications) | |
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| Session: | 83rd R.S. (2013) | |
| Online version: | View document [128 pages File size: 5,192 kb] | |
| Committee: | House Technology | |
| Title: | Committee meeting handouts, February 25, 2013 (Venture capital investing, University technology commercialization, Comptroller of Public Accounts franchise tax, Legislative Budget Board overview of research and development tax incentives) | |
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| Session: | 83rd R.S. (2013) | |
| Online version: | View document [71 pages File size: 4,152 kb] | |
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