Information Technology Governance Policy

Policy 916

1 Introduction

Appalachian State University’s Information Technology Services (IT) and information resource needs continually evolve as new challenges, opportunities, and technologies emerge. The University adopts this policy to:

1. Align our IT governance objectives and comply with the University of North Carolina Information Technology Governance Policy, 1400.1;
2. Designate the Chief Information Officer as the position responsible for overseeing the information technology governance program and ensuring the establishment and proper implementation and operation of the information technology governance program framework and principles across all areas of campus IT;
3. Outline an IT governance program that ensures information technology solutions are cost effective, strategically aligned with institutional goals, and identify and minimize risk to the institution;
4. Encourage information technology collaboration and shared service agreements between the University Information Technology units and staff, and where appropriate, between and among, University of North Carolina institutions and the System Office; and
5. Ensure the objectives, information, and standards established within this policy have a broad campus distribution and adoption across all areas of campus IT.

3 Definitions

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