NASCIO Announces Recipients for 2022 NASCIO State IT Recognition Awards

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Wednesday, October 12, 2022 —The National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) has announced recipients for the 2022 NASCIO State IT Recognition Awards. This year nearly 90 submissions were received from NASCIO member states and territories and 55 NASCIO members served as volunteer judges.

The award nominations showcase the use of information technology to address critical business problems, more easily connect citizens to their government, improve business processes and create new opportunities that improve the lives of citizens. To ensure states have access to the innovations and leading practices of their peers, all award submissions have been added to NASCIO’s Awards Library.

NASCIO Awards Committee co-chairs, Jennifer Ricker, Secretary of Technology for the State of Illinois and James Weaver, Secretary of Technology for the State of North Carolina, said, “We congratulate all of the recipients and thank those who submitted for this prestigious program. We are proud to highlight the best of state IT!”

Award recipients for the 2022 State IT Recognition Awards are:

Business Process Innovations
State of North Carolina: When Minutes Mattered: Automated COVID-19 Reporting System Saved Hospitals’ Time and Reduced Administrative Burden

Cross-Boundary Collaboration & Partnerships
State of Nebraska: United Effort for Law Enforcement

Cybersecurity
State of Michigan: MILogin: Michigan’s Digital Identity Program

Data Management, Analytics & Visualization
State of Tennessee: Vaccination Registration and Administration Solution

Digital Services: Government to Business
State of Arizona: Underground Storage Tank Compliance and Reporting Goes Digital

Digital Services: Government to Citizen
State of Texas: Texas by Texas (TxT) Digital Assistant

Emerging & Innovative Technologies
State of Ohio: The Ohio Benefits Program is BOT “In”

Enterprise IT Management Initiatives
State of Tennessee: Tenncare Cloud Services Project

Information Communications Technology (ICT) Innovations
State of North Carolina: Prison Telehealth Program: Efficiency and Innovation In North Carolina Correctional Facilities

State CIO Office Special Recognition
State of Illinois: Access Illinois: Elevating Accessibility for Residents with Disabilities

To review these and other submissions, please visit NASCIO’s Awards Library: NASCIO.org/awards.

NASCIO Contact

Meredith Ward
Director of Policy and Research
National Association of State Chief Information Officers
859.514.9209
[email protected]