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For immediate release: October 19, 2006
Contact: Shawn Karrick
NASCIO Awards Outstanding Achievement in the Field of State IT: Selects 12 Winners from 139 Submissions
(Miami, FL) – The National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) has selected 12 state IT initiatives in 10 categories to receive 2006 Recognition Awards for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Information Technology in State Government.
NASCIO’s Recognition Awards Program, in its 18th consecutive year, features several new categories, which reflect the wide range of IT projects currently under development within state governments. Emphasis was placed on recognizing programs that exemplify best practices, support the public policy goals of state leaders, assist government officials to execute their duties and provide cost-effective services to citizens.
“Successful state information technology initiatives should be highlighted and shared,” said South Carolina CIO and NASCIO Awards Committee Chair, Dr. Jim Bryant. “NASCIO’s awards program encourages state governments to learn from each other so that they can ultimately provide more efficient, higher quality services to their constituents.”
Twelve award-winning entries were chosen from a record 139 submissions by 33 states. NASCIO’s Awards committee, comprised of NASCIO state and corporate members representing leading public and private IT organizations selected the 2006 award recipients. The following is a list of award recipients organized by category:
Business Continuity
Recipient: Kentucky Mutual Aid and Interoperability
Cross-Boundary Collaboration and Partnerships
Recipients: California Department of Health Services Prenatal and Newborn Screening Information System
District of Columbia Safe Passages Information System
Data, Information and Knowledge Management
Recipient: Pennsylvania’s Global XML 3.0 Document Creation Process
Honorable Mentions: The District of Columbia Government’s DCStat
Virginia Mine Mapping System
Digital Government: Government to Business (G to B)
Recipient: Michigan Business Portal
Honorable Mentions: South Carolina Business One Stop
Virginia Electronic Permitting System
Digital Government: Government to Citizen (G to C)
Recipients: Arizona 2-1-1 Online
e-TAP: New York State’s Comprehensive Online Student Financial Aid Gateway
Digital Government: Government to Government (G to G)
Recipient: Michigan’s E-mail Consolidation Project
Enterprise Architecture
Recipient: District of Columbia Enterprise Integration Stack
Enterprise IT Management Initiatives
Recipient: Michigan’s Human Resource Optimization Project
Information Communications Technology (ICT) Innovations
Recipient: Michigan’s Innovative Fraud Detection Program
Honorable Mention: Commonwealth of Virginia Interoperable Communications
IT Project and Portfolio Management
Recipient: Michigan’s Project Management and Governance Model
Honorable Mentions: North Carolina EPMO and Portfolio Management
Title and Registration User’s System of Tennessee (TRUST)
State government projects and initiatives from each of the 50 U.S. states were eligible to be nominated for these prestigious annual awards. Criteria for selection included a description of the project with length of time in operation; relative significance to the operation of government; benefits realized by service recipients, taxpayers, agency, and state; and return on investment. Full submissions from all nominations are posted on NASCIO’s website at http://www.nascio.org/awards/.
NASCIO is the premiere network and resource for state Chief Information Officers (CIO) and an effective advocate for information technology policies at all levels of government. NASCIO represents the state chief information officers from the 50 states, six U.S. territories and the District of Columbia. Members include cabinet and senior level state officials responsible for information resource management. Other IT officials participate as associate members and private sector representatives may become corporate members. For more information about NASCIO visit www.nascio.org.
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Contact Dianne Adams, NASCIO Programs Coordinator at (859) 514-9167 or dadams@AMRms.com for more information.
AMR Management Services provides NASCIO’s executive staff. For more information about AMR visit http://www.AMRms.com/.
