Surveys and Awards
A New Generation of Government and Education

AND THE WINNERS ARE...

The Center for Digital Government is pleased to announce the winners of its 2004 Best of the Web contest and Digital Government Achievement Awards. Congratulations to all of our winners and finalists.

STATE PORTAL CATEGORY
1st Place: Maine
2nd Place: Indiana
3rd Place: Virginia
4th Place: Delaware
5th Place: Arizona

State Portal Category Finalists:
Alabama
Kentucky
Michigan
Nebraska
Tennessee

CITY PORTAL CATEGORY
1st Place: City of Fort Collins, Colo.
2nd Place: City of Phoenix, Ariz.
3rd Place: New York City, N.Y.
4th Place (tie): City of Chicago, Ill.
4th Place (tie): City of New Orleans, La.
5th Place: City of Dallas, Texas

City Portal Category Finalists:
City of Colorado Springs, Colo.
City of Corpus Christi, Texas
City of Denton, Texas
City of Des Moines, Iowa
City of Mesa, Ariz.
City of San Francisco, Calif.

COUNTY PORTAL CATEGORY
1st Place: Miami-Dade County, Fla.
2nd Place: Santa Clara County, Calif.
3rd Place: Fulton County, Ga.
4th Place: King County, Wash.
5th Place: San Diego County, Calif.

County Portal Category Finalists:
Oakland County, Mich.
Sarasota County, Fla.
Tarrant County, Texas

DIGITAL GOVERNMENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

Government-to-government category winners:
1st place: NC E-Procurement@YourService, North Carolina (secure site)
2nd place: Graduated Interventions Levels System, Richmond, Va. (secure site)
3rd place: Juvenile Information Sharing System, Sedgwick County, Kan. (secure site)
4th place: Rhode Island eGovernment Exchange System Portal
5th place: Pennsylvania Justice Network

Government-to-business category winners:
1st place: WorkInTexas.com, Texas Workforce Commmission
2nd place: Utah.gov Business Portal
3rd place: Business Services Online, U.S. Social Security Admin.
4th place: Wireless Building Inspection System, Hollywood, Fla. (secure site)
5th place: SOSonline.org, Maine Secretary of State

Government-to-business category finalists:
  • Trucking.idaho.gov
  • Kansas Online UCC Services (Uniform Commercial Code)
  • Oklahoma Water Resources Board Well Drillers' Applications
  • Pennsylvania Dept. of Revenue e-Services Center

    Government-to-citizen category winners:
    1st place: Contract, Vendor and Payment Search Web Site, Chicago, Ill.
    2nd place: GIS Internet Service for Mecklenburg County, N.C.
    3rd place: CHEATERS -- Californians Help Eliminate all the Evasive Scofflaws, California Highway Patrol
    4th place: 311 Online, Hampton, Va.
    5th place (tie): Utah State Courts
    5th place (tie): Connecticut Judicial Branch

    Government-to-citizen category finalists:
  • Georgia Department of Human Resources, Office of Child Support Enforcement, Constituent Services Portal
  • Division of Air Resource Management, Fla.
  • TampaGov Customer Service Center, Fla.

    Government internal category winners:
    1st place: CSPD Connections, Colorado Springs Police Department
    2nd place: IMPACT (Information Management Protecting Adults and Children in Texas), Texas Dept. of Family and Protective Services (secure site)
    3rd place: eForms Workflow, New York City Housing Authority
    4th place: Building Related Court Actions (BRCA) Database, Chicago, Ill.
    5th place: Employee Portal, San Diego County, Calif. (secure site)


    2004 Best of the Web and Digital Government Achievement Awards Overview

    Sponsored by:
    Gateway Since its founding in 1985, Gateway has been a technology pioneer, offering award-winning PCs and related products to consumers, businesses, government offices and schools.With its acquisition of eMachines now complete, Gateway is the third-largest PC company in the U.S. and among the top ten worldwide. Its products under both brands received more than 150 awards and honors last year. Gateway products are offered at major retailers, over the web and phone, and through its direct and indirect sales force.


    Microsoft Microsoft is dedicated to more efficient and responsive e-government. That means helping government serve the public any time, any place and on any device. As the world's leading software provider for desktop and mobile computers, we engineer products that give government agencies choices in selecting devices, networks, services and technology partners.


    Verisign VeriSign, Inc. delivers intelligent infrastructure services that make the Internet and telecommunications networks more reliable and secure. Every day VeriSign helps thousands of businesses and millions of consumers conduct commerce and communications with confidence.

    The 2005 Best of the Web contest will open in April 2005.

    For more information on the Best of the Web contest, contact Janet Grenslitt at jgrenslitt@centerdigitalgov.com.

    For more information on Best of the Web sponsorship opportunities, contact Rob Carlson at 916/705-4333.

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