California Executive Order N-30-25 — .Efficient And Effective Government .signed

Cal. Exec. Order No. N-30-25

California Governor Orders

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT STATE OF CALIFORNIA EXECUTIVE ORDER N-30-25

WHEREAS California is the 4th largest economy in the world and the home of Silicon Valley, which is synonymous with bold innovations that have improved daily life and business models worldwide; and

WHEREAS thousands of California startups, technology companies, and cloud-service providers have ushered in a new age of digital services that has made business faster, more dynamic, and better able to deliver seamless customer experiences; and

WHEREAS this revolution in digital services has created higher customer expectations for Californians that federal, state and local government meet their needs as quickly and intuitively as private sector businesses do; and

WHEREAS California is a leader in Generative Al (GenAI) testing and solution development, with out of of the top Al companies headquartered in California, all benefiting from the deep well of talent and our globally recognized innovation ecosystem; and

WHEREAS California state government is advancing public sector use of advanced analytics and data science through the work of departments such as the California Department of Technology (CDT), the Center for Data Insights and Information (CDII}, and the Office of Data Innovation (ODI}; and

WHEREAS I have prioritized efforts to innovate and improve efficiency in the delivery of governmental services by agencies and departments within my Administration, including: • During my first week in office, I issued Executive Order N-4-19, which established a new procurement process known as the Request for Innovative Ideas (RFl2) to solicit proposals from the private sector to solve a problem identified by a state agency, with the first RFl2 focused on addressing the State's wildfire crisis and resulting in the delivery of wildfire monitoring cameras across the state that were operational for the wildfire season; • In 2019, newly appointed leadership at the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) overhauled department practices via a DMV Strike Team to manage a surge in customer wait times related to the implementation of the Federal REAL ID Act, and since that time, DMV has expanded online services, created a virtual field office, added a credit card payment option, and developed a mobile driver's license option, while reducing and maintaining wait times at consistently low levels; • In partnership with the Legislature, I established ODI in as an office of technology experts dedicated to supporting other state agencies and departments to utilize data, technology, and principles of human centered design that are common in the private sector to improve the delivery of services to Californians; and • The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFIRE) has developed and deployed cutting-edge technology to model wildfire risks and support wildland firefighting, including: o developing sophisticated data modeling to predict geographic areas where risk of fire starts is greatest and incorporating this information into the prepositioning approval process;

Document details

Collection	California Governor Orders
Citation	Cal. Exec. Order No. N-30-25
Type	executive_order
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	CA_EO
Identifier	6d203794f803e2f2aa1cf2708e4d37256f9361c6

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