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For immediate release: October 26, 2009
Contact: Shawn Karrick
NASCIO Announces Recipients for 2009 Recognition Awards
(Lexington, KY) – The National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) has selected 1 state IT initiative in each of 10 categories as recipients for the 2009 Recognition Awards for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Information Technology in State Government.
Celebrating its 21st consecutive year, the Recognition Awards Program features categories reflecting the wide range of IT projects currently under development within state government. Emphasis was placed on recognizing programs that exemplify best practices, support the public policy goals of state leaders, represent an innovative use of existing and new technology, assist government officials to efficiently execute their duties, provide cost-effective service to citizens and are transferable to other agencies or units of government.
Thirty exemplary initiatives were chosen as finalists from 117 submissions by 31 states. NASCIO’s Awards committee, comprised of judges from NASCIO’s state and corporate members, selected the 2009 award finalists. Full submissions from all nominations are posted on NASCIO’s website at www.nascio.org/awards.
One initiative in each category was honored as the award recipient during the State Dinner and Award Presentation at NASCIO’s Annual Conference on October 26 in Austin, Texas.
The following is a list of award recipients by category:
Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery
State of Illinois – Illinois National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (I-NEDSS)
Cross Boundary Collaboration & Partnerships
State of Washington - Enhanced Driver License/Identification Card Project
Data, Information & Knowledge Management
Commonwealth of Virginia - Virginia Performs: Virginia's Performance Leadership and Accountability System
Digital Government: G to B
State of Utah - On the Spot Renewal System and Highway Patrol Safety Inspections
Digital Government: G to C
Commonwealth of Virginia - Virginia.gov Portal Widgets
Digital Government: G to G
State of Michigan - Michigan Standard Desktop Environment
Enterprise IT Management Initiatives
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - IT Shared Services
ICT Innovations
State of North Carolina - Wearable Inspection Grading Information Network System
Information Security & Privacy
State of Michigan - Secure Wireless LAN
IT Project & Portfolio Management
Commonwealth of Virginia - Virginia Technology Portfolio 2.0
State government projects and initiatives from the member states, territories, and the District of Columbia were eligible to be nominated for these prestigious annual awards. Criteria for selection included a description of the business problem and solution, significance of the project to the improvement of the operation of government, and the benefits of the project.
NASCIO is the premier network and resource for state CIOs and a leading advocate for technology policy at all levels of government. NASCIO represents state chief information officers and information technology executives from the states, territories, and the District of Columbia. The primary state government members are senior officials who have executive level and statewide responsibility for information technology leadership. State officials who are involved in agency level information technology management may participate as state members. Representatives from other public sector and non-profit organizations may also participate as associate members. Private sector firms may join as corporate members and participate in the Corporate Leadership Council. For more information about NASCIO visit www.nascio.org.
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Contact Dianne Adams, NASCIO Programs and Education Coordinator at (859) 514-9167 or dadams@AMRms.com, or Shawn Karrick, NASCIO Membership and Communications Coordinator at (859) 514-9156 or skarrick@AMRms.com for more information.
AMR Management Services provides NASCIO’s executive staff. For more information about AMR visit www.AMRms.com.
