The award will be presented Sept. 15 during Government Technology Conference East. Websites were evaluated on innovation, efficiency, economy and use. Using the tools of the digital age, we're giving people convenient access to government information and services. Businesses, for example, can file and pay taxes electronically, and people can find jobs with the click of a mouse.
Government agencies save staff time and other resources.
The Year 2000 button leads to information that can help with decisions about the Year 2000 date change. Serving as a portal to more than 130 state agencies, boards and commissions, the site indexes government information in a manner friendly to users and adds a new level of transaction-based services. This award-winning use of the Internet is key in Washington's drive to realize the promise of digital government. In July, the state's web portal won an award for Outstanding Information Technology Achievement in the Service Applications category from the National Association of State Information Resource Executives. Washington leads the nation in the use of information technology to deliver services to citizens and improve government operations.