The National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) selected 30 state IT initiatives in 10 categories as finalists for the 2009 Recognition Awards for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Information Technology in State Government. Finalists were selected from 117 submissions by 31 states and submissions are on the NASCIO Web site.
Winners will be announced at NASCIO's Annual Conference on October 26 in Austin, Texas. The following is a list of award finalists organized by category:
Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery
State of Illinois - Illinois National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (I-NEDSS)State of Tennessee - Enterprise Storage, Backup/Recovery, and Tape Virtualization
State of Utah - Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Across Government Boundaries
Cross Boundary Collaboration & Partnerships
State of Michigan - Government, Business and Academia collaboration to increase supply of graduating technology professionals, and promote economic growthCommonwealth of Virginia - University IT Internship Partnership
State of Washington - Enhanced Driver License/Identification Card Project
Data, Information and Knowledge Management
State of New York - NYS Enhanced Drivers License - A Smart Way to TravelCommonwealth of Virginia - Virginia Performs: Virginia's Performance Leadership and Accountability System
Digital Government: G to B
State of Michigan - Certificate of Need (CON) e-ServState of Nebraska - Court Document E-filing
State of Utah - On the Spot Renewal System and Highway Patrol Safety Inspections
Digital Government: G to C
State of Minnesota - Minnesota Unemployment Insurance Technology Initiative ProjectState of North Carolina - Integrated Voice Recognition System for Unemployment Insurance Initial and Continued Claims
Commonwealth of Virginia - Virginia.gov Portal Widgets
Digital Government: G to G
State of California - DCSS -California Child Support Automated System
State of Michigan - Michigan Standard Desktop Environment
State of North Carolina - Probation Officer's Dashboard
Enterprise IT Management Initiatives
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - IT Shared ServicesState of Texas - Business Process Improvements Project at the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
State of West Virginia - West Virginia IT Consolidation Program
ICT Innovations
State of North Carolina - Wearable Inspection Grading Information Network SystemState of South Dakota - Research, Education & Economic Development Network
State of Washington - Statewide Electronic Collision & Ticket Online Records (SECTOR)
Information Security & Privacy
State of Maine - CERTSState of Michigan - Secure Wireless LAN
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - Commonwealth Application Certification & Accreditation (CA)2
IT Project & Portfolio Management
State of California - How to transform from a Project Management Office to a Performance Management Office on a shoestring budgetState of Oklahoma - Information Technology and Telecommunications Application
Commonwealth of Virginia - Virginia Technology Portfolio 2.0