Center for Digital Government: A national research and advisory institute on information technology policies and best practices in state and local government

Surveys and Awards

New York Government Agencies, Leaders Honored for IT Innovation and Excellence
Eighteen of New York’s top technology innovators from state and local governments were recently selected by the Center for Digital Government, a division of e.Republic, to be the recipients of its esteemed Best of New York awards.
IT Innovators Recognized as Best of California

Center for Digital Government to honor public agencies and leaders for their outstanding technological innovations

Results In: Top Digital Cities for 2007
American cities that excel in the digital arena are being recognized by the Center for Digital Government as found from the 2007 Digital Cities Survey.
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Surveys and Awards Programs
Digital Cities Survey
The National League of Cities (NLC) partners with the Center to promote the Digital Cities Survey. Hundreds of cities participate each summer. The results are announced and awards are presented to the winning cities at an awards Gala that is held in concert with the NLC annual conference.

Digital Counties Survey
All U.S. counties are invited to participate in this survey. The National Association of Counties (NACo) collaborates with the Center to promote and encourage counties to participate. The Digital Counties Awards Gala is held in concert with NACo's annual conference.

Digital States Survey
The Nation's original and only continuous survey of state governments' use of technology to serve citizens. In many states, dedicated teams are deployed to collect and present data to the Center in an effort to make the top rankings.

Best of the Web and Digital Government Achievement Awards
For more than a decade, the leading edge of service delivery has been at the portal where governmental and educational entities have presented a single face to their respective publics. The Best of the Web (BOW) has been there to recognize and celebrate the innovations and resulting maturity in providing solutions and communicating well with citizens, businesses or educational communities.

The Digital Government Achievement Awards focuses more specifically on e-initiative, projects and intranet applications at the infrastructure and application level. At the same time a broader and global audience is invited to participate.

Education Focus

Our sister organization, The Center for Digital Education, also conducts the most important and popular survey programs in K12 and higher education technology. Learn more


Mobile Strategies for Schools, Colleges and Universities
This paper examines the evolving landscape of mobility with particular attention to the intersection with learning and education.
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Green Fingerprints- Leaving Our Mark on the Planet
It’s no secret that our planet is in trouble, where terms such as polar ice caps, global warming, carbon footprint, pollution and sustainability are commonplace. It is the intent of this paper to not only expand on these buzz words concerning the environment, but to provide information on tangible steps to solve them.
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No Time for a Punch Clock: Managing the People Who do the Public's Business
Our public institutions are struggling to transition to a system of greater employee freedom, flexibility and
self-determination.
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