The state is moving forward with plans to form the Department of Innovation and Technology.

The impacts are described as a transformation journey from computer technology dating to the 1970’s. A first step has been at the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. The IDPFR is now transferring the state licensing process to an online environment.

IDPFR Secretary Bryan Schneider says that license renewals for accountants to cosmetologist are now handled electronically. They have also made those certificates now available on-line. Schneider says it’s better for all.

Other officials at the Department of Corrections and Transportation say similar transformations are happening in their offices too.