12.8.1. Each year, the Minister proposes to the Government, within 60 days after the investment and expenditure plan for the information resources of public bodies referred to in section 16.1 is tabled in the National Assembly, a portfolio of priority information resource projects in order to establish government priorities as regards public bodies’ digital transformation initiatives.
Subject to obtaining the authorizations required in accordance with this Act, a public body must give priority to the carrying out of any project included in the government priorities and for which the body is responsible.
The Minister may make a directive specifying guidelines regarding prioritization criteria for public bodies’ information resource projects and establishing rules to ensure centralized governance of priority projects portfolio management, including as regards project follow-up.
A directive made under this section must be approved by the Government and is applicable on the date specified in the directive. Once approved, the directive is binding on the public bodies concerned and the rules it establishes apply to those bodies in addition to the rules already applicable to them under this Act, in particular as regards reporting and audits.
2023, c. 282023, c. 28, s. 71.