§3.5–902.

    (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.