AWARDS & RECOGNITION | National Technology Champion Award
The NASCIO National Technology Champion Award is designed to recognize one individual annually for outstanding contributions in the field of information technology in the public sector. Information technology - and the sound policy to manage it - facilitates the information sharing and knowledge transfer critical to protect national assets, provide cost-effective government services, and establish responsive communication to meet the needs of today's citizens.
NASCIO's members recognize the need for strong national leadership to advance sound information technology policy. Through this award, NASCIO strives to acknowledge innovators who promote excellence in both technology and good government. Nominees should have a proven track record of sustained interest in and advocacy for IT in the public sector. The ideal candidate has demonstrated a broad-ranging impact felt beyond his/her jurisdiction or organization.
Nominees could be an elected or appointed official representing federal, state or local government. They might also be an academician, author, journalist, or an individual from the non-profit or private sector; however, current state CIOs and individuals currently employed by NASCIO corporate member companies are not eligible to receive this award. The final determination of the National Technology Champion is made by NASCIO's Executive Committee.
Selection Criteria:
- The National Technology Champion is an individual whose personal leadership has made a critical contribution to the effective use of information technology in the public sector. His/her contribution must be national in scope; however it could be in a specific category (i.e. government efficiency, homeland security, healthcare, education, information security, research, etc.)
- The National Technology Champion is also an innovator whose work has made demonstrable impacts to advance information technology as an effective tool for government.
Nominations for the 2010 NASCIO National Technology Champion are now closed. The recipient will be announced during a luncheon ceremony at NASCIO's Midyear Conference on April 29 in Baltimore, Maryland.
If you have questions about the National Technology Champion Award, please contact Dianne Adams at dadams@AMRms.com.
Prior Recipients:
 | 2009 National Technology Champion Tom Carper, Senator, Delaware |
 | 2008 National Technology Champion Peter Harkness, Editor and Publisher, Governing Magazine |
 | 2007 National Technology Champion Cathilea Robinett, Executive Director, Center for Digital Government |
 | 2006 National Technology Champion Secretary Michael Leavitt, US Department of Health and Human Services |
 | 2005 National Technology Champion Jerry Mechling, Lecturer in Public Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University |
 | 2004 National Technology Champion Jim Geringer, Governor of Wyoming 1995 – 2003 |
 | 2003 National Technology Champion Congressman Tom Davis, US House of Representatives, Virginia |
