As used in this subchapter, the following definitions apply:

(1) "Advisory groups" means those advisory bodies established by statute or executive order that provides guidance for information technology in the enterprise.

(2) "Chief information officer" means a person appointed by the director of the department to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the department relating to information technology.

(3) "Data" means any information stored on information technology resources.

(4) "Department" means the Department of Administration established in 2-15-1001 , MCA.

(5) "Enterprise" means all agencies of the state, including the university system, working collaboratively to use, share, and leverage the investments made in information technology. To this end, agencies of the state and participating entities share systems, networks, and service access entry points, use standard software and hardware, and train employees in common techniques.

(6) "Formal agreement" means any type of agreement that includes the acquisition or modification of information technology between a state agency and another state, local, federal, nonprofit or quasi-governmental organization or private vendor.

(7) "Guideline" means a statement or other indication of policy or procedure by which to determine a course of action.

(8) "Information technology" means hardware, software, and associated services and infrastructure used to store or transmit information in any form, including voice, video, and electronic data.

(9) "Information Technology Board" means the Information Technology Board established in 2-15-1021 , MCA.

(10) "Procedure" means a set of established forms, processes or methods for conducting the affairs of the department.

(11) "Software and management systems" means information technology systems, either commercially available or custom written software including application development systems, operating systems, database management systems and any other software installed on a computer.

(12) "State agency" means any entity of the executive branch, including the university system.

(13) "Statement of work" means a description of scope of a project including any background statements, a comprehensive listing of responsibilities for buyers and sellers, deliverables and their schedules, acceptance criteria and special terms and conditions of performance.

(14) "Statewide telecommunications network" means any telecommunications facilities, circuits, equipment, software, and associated contracted services administered by the department for the transmission of voice, video, or electronic data from one device to another.