Utah Governor Jon Huntsman announced Utah.gov (http://www.utah.gov), the official Web site of the State of Utah, has won the 2008 Best of State award for Web-based Community Resource in the category of Community Development.
Utah Best of State Awards recognize and promote outstanding individuals, businesses and organizations throughout Utah. Winners of the awards are judged on innovation, originality, and excellence in their field, and their impact on the community.
The Utah.gov Web site was honored for its effectiveness in delivering more than 1,000 services to Utah citizens. Each month, http://www.Utah.gov receives nearly two million visits. In addition, Utah is the number one most visited state government Web site per capita and has the most reach of any of the 50 states per capita.
“Utah.gov provides both businesses and citizens easy access to hundreds of services and it’s one of the most citizen-friendly sites in the nation,” said Steven Fletcher, State of Utah Chief Information Officer and Executive Director of the Department of Technology Services. “This award recognizes Utah.gov’s robust functionality and its appealing design.”
This year's contest marks the second time that Utah.gov has received this recognition, the first time in 2007.
“I want to congratulate the staff at the Department of Technology Services and all of the agencies who are responsible for creating and maintaining what is recognized as the best state Web site in the nation,” said Governor Jon Huntsman. “This recognition shows our commitment to providing innovative and cutting-edge resources to businesses and citizens alike.”
Winners of the 2008 Best of State Awards are rated and judged by more than 100 judges. Each nomination is judged on its own merits and is not ranked against each other by the judges. The independent certified public accounting firm Gilbert & Stewart, P.C. which collects and tabulates the scores for accuracy, carefully oversees the process.
For more information about the Best of State Awards visit www.bestofstate.org.
About Utah.gov
Utah.gov is the state of Utah’s official Web portal (www.Utah.gov) and won first place in the Center for Digital Government’s 2007 Best of the Web competition. The portal is a collaborative effort between the state of Utah and Utah Interactive, a Salt Lake City-based wholly owned subsidiary of eGovernment firm NIC (NASDAQ: EGOV).
About NIC
NIC manages more eGovernment services than any provider in the world. The company helps government communicate more effectively with citizens and businesses by putting essential services online. NIC provides eGovernment solutions for 2,900 state and local agencies that serve more than 69 million people in the United States. Additional information is available at http://www.nicusa.com.
Contacts:
Dave Fletcher, 801-538-3476
dfletcher@utah.gov
or
Utah.Gov
Rich
Olsen, 801-983-0275
rich@utahinteractive.org
