A 2018 Connecticut law formalized the position of Chief Data Officer (CDO) within the Office of Policy and Management (OPM) and created the Connecticut Data Analysis Technology Advisory Board. The law required each state agency to designate an agency data officer to manage high-value data sets and coordinate data-related activities with the state CDO. The CDO, along with individual agency data officers, is required to biannually update the state data plan, which covers open data and creates data standards for agencies.

The Office of Policy and Management Data and Policy Analytics division serves as a resource for data analysis and data-related projects and is responsible for the development and implementation of the State Data Plan, the State’s Open Data Portal, and P20 WIN, the state’s integrated data system, development of the state GIS Office, and establishment of the research and evaluation functions and policies for agencies.