Surveys and Awards
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THE WINNERS ARE...

The Center for Digital Government is pleased to announce the winners of its 2005 Best of the Web contest and Digital Government Achievement Awards. Congratulations to all of our winners and finalists.

BEST OF THE WEB AWARDS:

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

State Portal Category Finalists:
Alabama
Arizona
Michigan
Nebraska
Texas

CITY PORTAL CATEGORY
1st Place: (tie) Washington, D.C.
1st Place: (tie) City of New Orleans, La.
2nd Place: City of Virginia Beach, Va.
3rd Place: City of Tampa, Fla.
4th Place: City of Seattle, Wash.
5th Place: New York City, N.Y.

City Portal Category Finalists:
City of Colorado Springs, Colo.
City of Baton Rouge, La.
City of Mesa, Ariz.
City of Phoenix, Ariz.
City of Des Moines, Iowa
City of Portland, Ore.
City of Denton, Texas
City of Corpus Christi, Texas

COUNTY PORTAL CATEGORY
1st Place: Hennepin County, Minn.
2nd Place: Fairfax County, Va.
3rd Place: Orange County, Fla.
4th Place: King County, Wash.
5th Place: Fulton County, Ga.

County Portal Category Finalists:
Alameda County, Calif.
Sacramento County, Calif.
San Diego County, Calif.
Seminole County, Fla.
Columbia County, Ga.
Westchester County, N.Y.

DIGITAL GOVERNMENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS:

Government-to-government category winners:
  • National Institute of Health Library website
  • Juvenile Justice Information System, Montgomery County, Md. (secure site)
  • Minnesota Legislature Web site
  • Project Safe Neighborhoods Mapping and Analysis Program, U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern Distr. of Penn. (secure site)
  • Dashboard Services, Commonwealth of Virginia (multiple sites)
  • Information System for Local Roads, Wisconsin DOT

    Government-to-government category honorable mentions:
  • EZVoter, Arizona DOT
  • CalOpps Job Board, Foster City, Calif.
  • Juvenile Justice Information Sharing System, Indianapolis/Marion County, Ind.
  • Digitally Certified Driving Records, Indiana
  • Virtual Network, Nevada State Health Div. (secure site)

    Government-to-business category winners:
  • Survey Records System, San Diego County, Calif.
  • Web-Enabled File Management System, Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission
  • Business Tax Express, Montana DOR
  • iMatchSkills, Oregon Employment Dept.
  • Electronic Regulatory Filing System, Wisconsin Public Service Commision

    Government-to-business category honorable mentions:
  • Group License Verification, Alabama Board of Nursing (secure site)
  • Motor Vehicle Dealer Suite of Services, Arizona DOT
  • E-Quote, Michigan (secure site)
  • Business Entity Annual Report, Montana Secretary of State
  • Child Care Attendance Verification, Tennessee Dept. of Human Service
  • MyBuildingPermit.com, eCityGov Alliance, Wa.

    Government-to-citizen City category winners:
  • MyWichita, Wichita, Kan.
  • EPPD Commuter Info Center, El Paso, Texas
  • E-Democracy, Los Angeles, Calif.
  • E-Volvement: North Portland Online, Portland, Ore.
  • Current Traffic Conditions and Hazards, City of Richmond, Va.

    Government-to-citizen City category honorable mentions:
  • E-Line, Cambridge, Mass.
  • RecLink, Raleigh, N.C.

    Government-to-citizen County category winners:
  • Forest Preserve Picnic Permit System, Cook County, Ill.
  • Online Appraisal Values, Douglas County, Kan.
  • e-Subscription, Montgomery County, Md.
  • Judicial Records Search, Denton County, Texas
  • What do I do with...? Web Site, King County, Wa.

    Government-to-citizen County category honorable mentions:
  • Road Closures Web site, Los Angeles Co., Calif.
  • Food Facility Inspection Reports, Hamilton County. Ind.
  • Clerk of Courts Web site, Butler County, Ohio

    Government-to-citizen State category winners:
  • Megan's Law on the Internet, California Dept. Of Justice
  • Building Customer Relationships for Results, Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources
  • Unemployment Insurance for You, Montana Dept.of Labor and Industry
  • License Point Of Sale, Virginia Dept. of Game and Inland Fisheries (secure site)
  • WiFrontDoorHousing, Wisconsin Dept. of Commerce

    Government-to-citizen State category honorable mentions:
  • Historic Preservation, Arkansas:
            Old State House Museum of Arkansas History
            Delta Cultural Center
            Arkansas Historic Preservation Program
            Arkansas State Parks
  • Inmate Banking System, Arkansas

    Government internal category winners:
  • Information Exchange System, Georgia Dept. of Administrative Svcs. (secure site)
  • Overland Park Intranet -- OPNet, Overland Park, Kan.
  • Critical Business Technology Assessment Program, Nevada
  • Advanced Networking, Richardson, Texas (secure site)
  • WeBudget, Nashville/Davidson County, Tenn. (secure site)
  • Enterprise IT Training, Wisconsin Dept. of Administration


    Government internal category honorable mentions:
  • CincyWebb, Cincinnati Internal Revenue Svcs Center (secure site)
  • On-Line Financial Disclosure System, Montgomery County, Md.
  • Inside Albemarle and Board Agenda Tracking System, Albemarle County, Va.
  • iLIB Image Library, King County, Wa. (secure site)

    2005 Best of the Web and Digital Government Achievement Awards Overview

    Sponsored by:
    Akamai CDW-G Gateway
    Hummingbird Smart Technologies Symantec



    The 2006 Best of the Web contest will open in April 2006.

    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 Blia Vang at bvang@centerdigitalgov.com.

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