2007 Best of Kentucky Technology Awards

LEADERSHIP AWARDS

Visionary Award
This award will be given to a government manager or official who has demonstrated vision, leadership and support of technology initiatives. The nominee should have a clear record of driving the use of technology, a demonstrated ability to identify future needs and a passion for serving the public. This category welcomes nominees regardless of whether they work inside or outside an information technology department/division.

IT Champion Award
The 'IT Champion' award will be presented to a government manager or elected/appointed official who has played a crucial role in driving and supporting IT initiative(s) that otherwise might not have seen the light of day. This category particularly encourages nominees outside of the traditional information technology arena.

Demonstrated Leadership in Management of Information Technology
The 'Demonstrated Leadership in Management of Information Technology' award is available to technology managers who have staffed, planned and executed technology initiatives that have assisted their department/agency in meeting its mission. The winner of this category will be judged on the basis of vision, leadership and support of IT throughout the department/agency and the entire jurisdiction.

DEVELOPMENT AWARDS

Best Application Serving a Public Organization's Business Needs
The 'Best Application Serving a Public Organization's Business Needs' award will be presented to individuals and teams that have designed, developed and deployed new applications or improved existing systems that assist the organization in handling its day-to-day work.

Best Application Serving the Public
The 'Best Application Serving the Public' award will be presented to individuals and teams that have designed, developed and deployed applications or improved existing systems that directly deliver services more efficiently and effectively to the public. For this award, the public may be defined as citizens, contractors, or vendors.

Best IT Collaboration Among Organizations
The 'Best IT Collaboration among Organizations' award will be presented to individuals and/or organizations that have demonstrated special efforts to facilitate inter-organizational technology projects, governance initiatives, datashare initiatives and/or integration initiatives that lead to or facilitate greater cooperation between organizations, government agencies or business units. An outstanding application and/or collaborative effort between agencies or jurisdictions are the basic qualifiers for this award.

Most Innovative Use of Technology - Government
The 'Most Innovative Use of Technology - Government' award will be presented to individuals and/or organizations that have demonstrated a creative, unique and resourceful use of technology in Government. This category is open to any government agency at the state and local levels, no matter how large or small.

Most Innovative Use of Technology - Education
The 'Most Innovative Use of Technology - Education' award will be presented to individuals and/or organizations that have demonstrated a creative, unique and resourceful use of technology in Education. This category is open to any educational entity or agency K-12 and Post-Secondary.

Best Online Services - Commonwealth Government
The 'Best Online Services - Commonwealth Government' award will be presented to individuals and/or organizations that that demonstrate the spirit of digital government by providing the most efficient, effective and creative online services to their customers/constituents. Commonwealth-level agencies and entities of any size are welcome in this category, including the education sector.

Best Online Services - Local Government
The 'Best Online Services - Local Government' award will be presented to individuals and/or organizations that demonstrate the spirit of digital government by providing the most efficient, effective and creative online services to their customers/constituents. Local government jurisdictions of any size are welcome in this category, including the education sector.

Best Security Initiative
The 'Best Security Initiative' award will be presented to individuals and/or organizations that have demonstrated a creative, unique and resourceful application of technology furthering the goal of security. This category is open to any government agency at the state and local levels, no matter how large or small.

Best Business Continuity Initiative
The 'Best Business Continuity Initiative' award will be presented to individuals and/or organizations that have demonstrated a creative, unique and resourceful application of technology furthering the goal of business continuity. This category is open to any government agency at the state and local levels, no matter how large or small.

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