AWARDS & RECOGNITION
2002 NASCIO Recognition Awards
For the 15th
Consecutive year, NASCIO, representing the chief information officers
of the states, has selected winners to receive the 2002 Recognition Awards
for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Information Technology. The
awards are given annually to state IT programs and systems that have created
proven cost effective, innovative solutions in the operation of state
government. This year the program received a record number of entries-
127 nominations from 33 states. Winners were selected in nine categories
and one additional project received a special recognition award.
The award winners were honored at the 2002 NASCIO annual conference in St. Louis, Missouri. In addition, the executive summaries of all nominations are now posted on the NASCIO website to share these best practices with other states.
Categories
Click on the category name to view the 2002 nominations:
Accessibility
For exemplary
leadership activities and program development initiatives that assure
expanded access to and independent use of information technology by people
with disabilities. Access initiatives could address web sites, commerce,
information kiosks, interactive telecommunications systems, or other IT
applications in government.
WINNER: Wisconsin – Fast Transcription (Fastran) & Captioned Telephone
(CapTel) Technology Trial: Providing Better Telecommunications Access
to People with Disabilities
Communications
Infrastructure
Initiatives or facilities to promote economic development,
interoperability and improve quality of life by facilitating or providing
communications capabilities that enable state government to operate more
efficiently and effectively or offer more innovative, responsive and personalized
services to citizens. An emerging challenge is the ability to deliver
affordable (non-discriminatory pricing) broadband Internet connectivity
to all citizens, regardless of geographic location or economic status
(i.e., address the digital divide in communications technology).
WINNER: Arizona – Telecommunications Open Partnerships for Arizona
(TOPAZ)
Digital Government: Government
to Business (G to B)
For applications that foster innovative,
timesaving, cost-effective transactions between government and businesses.
Applications focus on convenience and streamlining exchange of information.
Examples include automation of procurement, registration, licensing and
permitting.
WINNER: District of Columbia - The District of Columbia Business
Resource Center
Digital Government: Government
to Citizen (G to C)
For governmental applications that provide
service to citizens. Examples include unemployment compensation, welfare
benefits, licensing, vehicle registration, justice/safety programs, insurance,
retirement programs, environmental service, tax collections, etc.
WINNER: Massachusetts – Educator Licensure and Recruitment
Digital Government: Government
to Government (G to G)
For digital government initiatives aimed
at enhancing government to government interaction, transactions, and/or
services. Examples include multi-state, multi-agency, state to local government,
state to federal government, and state to employee programs or projects
that have produced significant efficiencies and/or improved service.
WINNER: Washington
– Washington State Combined Application Program (WASHCAP)
Enterprise
Information Architecture
To promote/implement an enterprise architecture
framework that enables integration, inter-operability and sharing of information
with other entities. This effort will help improve efficiency and deliver
exceptional services to citizens, business and other governmental entities.
WINNER: Michigan – Using the Enterprise Data Warehouse to Improve
Delivery of Health Care Services
Innovative Use
of Technology
For unique uses of current technology or application
of leading-edge technology. Examples include a customer kiosk information
delivery system, multimedia applications, technologies enabling rehabilitation,
geographic information systems, artificial intelligence (AI) systems,
microapplications, i.e. PDA and wireless.
WINNER: Texas – ClinicStation: Improving the Healthcare Enterprise
with Web Services
Security and Business Continuity
This category encompasses IT security projects, as well as business continuity
initiatives as they relate to disaster recovery, business recovery, business
resumption and contingency planning. Business continuity initiatives can
embrace a broad range of service-delivery options including paper-based
and electronic, manual and automated, individual and integrated.
WINNER: North Carolina – Business Continuity and Recovery Services
State IT Management Initiatives
This category is not an applications category. It will encompass statewide
efforts in the areas of planning, policy-setting, standards development,
public/private partnerships, recruitment and retention, training, management
practices, outsourcing, consolidation or decentralization, major technology
studies, strategic initiatives, project management and quality.
WINNER: Iowa – State of Iowa Return on Investment Programs
Special Recognition Award
WINNER: North Carolina – Rural Internet Access Authority: Connecting
North Carolina to a Better Future
