Increasing controls often causes a deterioration of services. Plans for the future are to maintain reasonable internal controls, while placing strong emphasis on continuing to improve services. Another challenge with the audits is that the extensive time used by NDSU personnel in responding to information requests and questions takes away from the time that could be used to make advances for the future. Opportunities The Web and other new technology - Financial services at NDSU needs to take advantage of this new technology as much as possible. Interactive web forms can be created to transaction business between departments and the central offices.
Technology allows for electronic report distribution.
Interfacing software allows accessing HECN systems via the Web. Processes both outside and within the HECN systems can be improved by using new technology. Progress HECN Web initiatives HECN Web initiative currently include five separate projects. A single WEB page that will serve as an entry point to HECN legacy information WEB systems and pages. This is the page that all outside WEB pages will access.