(a) There is a Maryland Office of Digital Experience.
(b) The purpose of the Office is to:
(1) provide oversight, leadership, intervention, and strategic modernization for major information technology development projects, including large–scale, high impact, multi–agency projects, in a transparent manner that ensures a positive return on investment; and
(2) direct the development of modernized systems in a manner that:
(i) when appropriate, prioritizes a product–based approach to the development of modernized systems over a project–based approach;
(ii) is cost–effective;
(iii) lowers risks;
(iv) delivers value faster; and
(v) otherwise improves the delivery of services for residents of the State.