Purpose
Align the state with the official government publisher. This will ensure that applications are under the administration of the state, reducing the possibility of undesirable applications being misconstrued as official government applications.
Standard
- Mobile applications published to the Apple and/or Google application stores for distribution will use the existing "State of North Dakota" publisher.
Definitions
Application Store - Mobile application marketplaces - Apple App Store and Google Play Store
Mobile Application - An application specifically targeted to run natively on phone and tablet devices.
Publisher - Common parent account that child applications are associated under.
Scope
This standard applies to all executive branch state agencies including the University Systems Office but excluding other higher education institutions, i.e. campuses and agricultural and research centers.
Statement of Commitment
North Dakota's CIO/CTO directs that IT Policy be created to establish statewide information technology policies and standards as defined within ND Century Code (Chapter 54-59-09).
Non-Compliance
Non-compliance with this standard shall be reported to the Office of the State Auditor.