Awards
Awards
A Track Record of Success
The state of Utah, in partnership with Utah.Gov, has received the following national awards and recognition for its electronic government services:
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Utah received the 2009 Silver Davey Award for intelligent out-of-the-box thinking and outstanding creative web development, sponsored by the International Academy of the Visual Arts. |
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Utah ranked as the best state government Web site in the 2009 Best of the Web Award, sponsored by the Center for Digital Government. |
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Utah won a Digital Government Achievement Award in the Government-to-Citizen category for its Public Meeting Notice Web site, sponsored by the Center for Digital Government. |
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Utah won a Digital Government Achievement Award in the Government-to-Business category for its Department of Public Safety Media Portal, sponsored by the Center for Digital Government. |
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The Utah Department of Public Safety's Media Portal was a selected winner at the Gov 2.0 Expo Showcase for its innovative project in the Government as a Protector category, co-produced by TechWeb and O’Reilly Conferences. |
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Utah.gov received the 2009 Government Standard of Excellence Award for outstanding achievement in website development by the Web Marketing Association. |
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Utah’s Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Across Government Boundaries was a selected winner at the 2009 National Association of State Chief Officers Recognition Awards in the Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery category. |
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Utah's On the Spot service and Utah Highway Patrol Safety Inspection system was a selected winner at the 2009 National Association of State Chief Information Officers Recognition Awards in the Government-to-Business category. |
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Utah’s Transparency Web site won the 2009 Long Train Corporate Award, sponsored by the Center for Digital Government. |
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Utah's Public Meeting Notice won the 2009 Long Train Corporate Award, sponsored by the Center for Digital Government. |
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Utah’s Transparency Web site was selected as the winner of the 22nd Annual Government Computer News Agency IT Award for an Outstanding Information Technology Achievement in Government. |
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Utah.gov was ranked by Government Computer News as one of the Top 10 Great Government Websites for 2009. |
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The Utah Highway Patrol Safety Inspection system won the 2009 Customer Service Excellence Award, sponsored by the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators. |
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Utah.gov was recognized with the 2009 Best of State Award as the Best Web-based Community Resource. |
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Utah.gov received a silver medal in the 2009 W3 Awards, sponsored by the International Academy of the Visual Arts. |
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Utah ranked 3rd place in the U.S. State E-Governance Survey conducted by Rutgers University. |
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Utah's Public Meeting Notice was chosen as a regional finalist in the 2009 Innovations Awards, sponsored by The Council of State Governments. |
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Utah's Public Meeting Notice service was a finalist in the 2009 Intergovernmental Solutions Award sponsored by the American Council for Technology. |
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Utah's Public Meeting Notice service was a finalist in the 2009 Outstanding Program Award sponsored by the National Association of State Chief Administrators. |
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Utah ranked first in the 2008 Digital States Survey by the Center for Digital Government. |
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Utah.gov received the 2008 Government Standard of Excellence award for outstanding achievement in website development by the Web Marketing Association. |
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Utah received the 2008 International Association of Commercial Administrators (IACA) Merit Award for the Annual Business Renewal and Business Registration Information Change online applications. |
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Utah.gov was recognized with the 2008 Best of State Award as the Best Community Resource. |
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Utah's State Construction Registry was awarded the 2008 Best Overall Marketing Program as well as the Best State and Local Marketing Program by the GovMark Council. |
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Utah's Educator's License Renewal System won a 2008 Digital Education Achievement Award from the Center for Digital Government. |
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Utah ranked as the best state government Web site in the 2007 Best of the Web Award, sponsored by the Center for Digital Government. |
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Utah's State Construction Registry won a 2007 Digital Government Achievement Award in the Government-to-Citizen category, sponsored by the Center for Digital Government. |
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Utah won a 2007 Digital Government Achievement Award in the Government-to-Business category for its Validate program, sponsored by the Center for Digital Government. |
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Utah.gov received a gold medal in Best of State for the 2007 Best Web-based Community Resource. |
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Utah's unique "On the Spot Renewal" program won the 2007 Best Overall Marketing Program as well as Best State and Local Marketing Program awarded by the GovMark Council. |
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Utah won the 2007 Agency International Award for Customer Service Excellence from the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators for their "On the Spot Renewal" program. |
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Utah's State Construction Registry was a finalist in the 2007 Council of State Governments Innovations Award. |
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Utah State Parks' Web site was awarded as 2007 DesignFirms Best of the Internet. |
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Utah's "On the Spot Renewal" program won the 2007 Long Train Corporate Award, sponsored by the Center for Digital Government. |
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The State of Utah was ranked # 4 nationwide in the 2006 Digital States Survey for its use of digital technologies to better serve citizens and streamline operations. |
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Utah ranked as the third best state government Web site in the 2006 "Best of the Web" Award, sponsored by the Center for Digital Government. |
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Utah's one-of-a-kind "On The Spot Renewal" program ranked 1st in the "Government-to-Citizen" Digital Government Achievement Category of the 2006 "Best of the Web" competition, sponsored by the Center for Digital Government. |
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Utah ranked as the fifth best state government Web site in the nation in Brown University's 2006 survey of state and federal Web sites. |
| The Utah.Gov Web site won 1st place in the "Technical Excellence" category of the 2006 Government Customer Support Excellence Awards. | |
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Utah ranked as the best state government Web site in the nation in Brown University's 2005 survey of state and federal Web sites. |
| Utah's 24/7 Live Help service won 1st place in the "Customer Focus" category of the 2005 Government Customer Support Excellence Awards. | |
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Utah's unique Business.Utah.Gov site ranked 2nd in the "Government-to-Business" Digital Government Achievement Category of the 2004 "Best of the Web" competition, sponsored by the Center for Digital Government. |
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Utah ranked as the third best state government Web site in the nation in Brown University's 2004 survey of state and federal Web sites. |
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Utah's online OneStop Business Registration service won 2nd place at the 2004 National Association of State Chief Information Officers Recognition Awards in the "Government-to-Business" category. |
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Utah's Web presence ranked #8 nationwide in the 2004 Digital States Survey. |
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Utah ranked as the best state government Web site in the 2003 "Best of the Web" Award, sponsored by the Center for Digital Government. |
| Utah was Spotlighted as "Best of Breed, State Portal Category" in the Center for Digital Government's 2003 "Best of Breed" report. | |
| Utah.Gov was Spotlighted as an "Essential Public/Private Partnership" in the Center for Digital Government's 2003 "Essential Partnerships" report. | |
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Utah ranked in the Top 10 Overall in Brown University's 2002 survey of state and federal Web sites. |
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Utah ranked #9 in the Online Services Category in Brown University's 2002 survey of state and federal Web sites. |
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Utah was a finalist in the 2001 "Best of the Web" Contest, sponsored by the Center for Digital Government. |
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Utah ranked in the Top 20 overall in Brown University's 2001 survey of state and federal Web sites. |
| Utah received an Information Technology Grade of "A" from Governing Magazine's "Grading the States 2001" report. | |
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Utah received the following ranks in 2001 Digital State Survey, sponsored by the Center for Digital Government and Government Technology Magazine:
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Utah ranked as the second state government Web site in the 1996 "Best of the Web" Award, sponsored by the Center for Digital Government. |