Surveys and Awards

Digital Government Achievement Awards

The Digital Government Achievement Awards (DGAA) recognize outstanding agency and department Web sites and projects at the application and infrastructure level. ALL United States and international GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - all levels and all countries - may enter their actively functioning, fully operational applications and projects. The contest is held concurrently with the Best of the Web Awards (BOW) contest which has recognized excellence of official Web portals of United States cities, counties and states for the past 15 years. In 2011, nominations for BOW and DGAA can be made April 1 - June 1. Starting in 2012, nominations for both contests can be made March 1 – May 1 annually. The winners' workshop and awards presentation gala are held each September.

  Best of the Web Awards - 2001 Results

Close to 400 state and local government Web sites were judged on the following:

  • Innovation and use of Web-based online technology to deliver government services. Innovation in the areas of government to citizen, government to business and/or government to government services.
  • Efficiency or time saved. Amount of time saved internally - agency operations.
    Time saved for the citizen; ability to handle a complete transaction for service or business online and amount of information available.
  • Economy or money saved. How did you do this?
    Innovative funding?
    Public/Private partnership?
    How much did you save?
    other?
  • Functionality (ease of use) and improved citizen access. Customer satisfaction; easy to navigate, clean in appearance.
    Ability for the citizen to participate in online government.
    Interact with government and affect policy.
    How intuitive? "life event" format.
    Accessibility: is accessibility an integral part of the site?

 

Congratulations to the Best of the Web 2001 Winners:


State Government:
1st place: California
2nd place: Pennsylvania
3rd place: Maine
4th place: Virginia
5th place: Washington

Additional finalists:
Delaware
Michigan
Nebraska
Tennessee
Utah

Local Government:
1st place: New York City
2nd place: Montgomery County, Md.
3rd place: Conyers, Ga.
4th place: Miami-Dade County, Fla.
5th place: Chicago

Additional finalists:
Boston, MA
Downers Grove, IL
Durham, NC
Houston, TX
Indianapolis, IN
Louisville, KY
Mobile, AL
Richardson, TX
San Francisco, CA
Tampa, FL
Virginia Beach, VA