NASCIO salutes innovative state IT projects
The National Association of State Chief Information Officers announced this week its 2006 Recognition Awards for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Information Technology in State Government.
The National Association of State Chief Information Officers announced this week its 2006 Recognition Awards for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Information Technology in State Government.
The winning initiatives were chosen from 139 submissions by 33 states. The programs were judged on length of time in operation; significance to government operation; benefits to service recipients, taxpayers, agencies and the state; and return on investment.
Use of best practices, support of public policy goals, assisting government officials in their duties and providing cost-effective services were emphasized in the judging.
The Lexington, Ky., group's awards committee, which is composed of state and corporate members, chose the winners.
The winners are:
Business continuity:
- Kentucky Mutual Aid and Interoperability
- California Department of Health Services Prenatal and Newborn Screening Information System
- District of Columbia Safe Passages Information System
- Pennsylvania's Global XML 3.0 Document Creation Process
- Michigan Business Portal
- Arizona 2-1-1 Online
- e-TAP: New York's comprehensive online student financial aid gateway
- Michigan's E-mail consolidation project
- District of Columbia Enterprise Integration Stack
- Michigan's Human Resource Optimization project
- Michigan's Innovative Fraud Detection Program
- Michigan's Project Management and Governance Model