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Virginia localities earn top Best of the Web honors

The Center for Digital Government's 2009 Best of the Web recognition program honors two Virginia localities as best in the nation. The Web portal for the City of Virginia Beach http://www.vbgov.com/ was ranked first in the nation in the city category, and Fairfax County http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ ranked first in the county category. Best of the Web ranks the top U.S. state and local Web portals, recognizing advances in digital solutions and communication with citizens, government communities and business. This is significant recognition which indicates superior citizen service. Congratulations!

Read full 2009 Digital Government Achievement Award and Best of the Web details http://www.centerdigitalgov.com/survey/88

Two Virginia IT leaders recognized in Government Technology magazine's "2009 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers" compilation

Each year, Government Technology magazine publishes its kudos to 25 individuals for use of technology to implement changes that reshape government for the better. The just-published 2009 list recognizes two of Virginia's most innovative local leaders:
Roy Mentkow, Director of Technology for the city of Roanoke and Andy Stein, Director of IT for the city of Newport News.

Each has provided outstanding leadership within the Virginia IT community. Past Virginia honorees in the program include Secretary of Technology Aneesh Chopra (2008) and CIO Lem Stewart (2007).

Converge magazine reports on Virginia's Physics Flexbook program

"... in Virginia, things are changing: The state is piloting an open source physics textbook project that ensures students are learning the most pertinent subject matter. Though it's still in the beginning stages, it could revolutionize the textbook industry."

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What We Do

The Secretary of Technology and its agencies are responsible for the efficient and effective use of information technology to simplify government operations, advance technology applications to improve public services, and drive the innovation economy through the Commonwealth's leadership. The Secretary of Technology oversees two agencies: Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) and the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA).

City of Norfolk tops 2009 Digital Cities Survey rankings

The Center for Digital Government has just released the results of its 2009 Digital Cities Survey, and the City of Norfolk, Virginia has been ranked first in the nation in its population category. The prestigious survey examines how municipalities incorporate information technology into operations which better serve citizens engaging with local government. Complete Virginia top 10 honorees include the City of Virginia Beach, 6th in the 250,000+ population category; City of Norfolk, 1st, City of Alexandria, 4th, City of Hampton, 8th and City of Richmond, 10th in the 125,000-249,000 population category; City of Roanoke, 3rd in the 75,000-124,999 population category; and City of Charlottesville, 4th and City of Lynchburg 7th in the 30,000-74,999 population category. Congratulations to all of the Virginia honorees!

Read complete Digital Cities Survey results http://www.govtech.com/dc/surveys/cities/89/2009

Virginia's official stimulus reporting Web site receives Digital Government Achievement Award

The Center for Digital Government has honored Virginia's official stimulus reporting site www.stimulus.virginia.gov with a 2009 Digital Government Achievement Award in the Government-to-Citizen category. The site was created to comply with requirements of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and to allow citizen input into selection of projects for requested funds and transparency of actual funded projects. Between the launch of the Web site on Feb. 10 and the deadline for submissions on March 6, more than 9,000 project proposals were submitted by citizens through the Web site. It was created using the Commonwealth's enterprise business intelligence tool by staff from the Governor's office, State Comptroller, Depts. of Planning and Budget, Accounts and VITA's Enterprise Applications Division, known at the time as the Virginia Enterprise Applications Program. According to the Center, the Digital Government Achievement Awards showcase progressive and innovative Web sites and digital applications by government entities worldwide.

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Virginia Finalist in 4 Categories for the NASCIO 2009 Recognition Awards

The National Association of State CIOs (NASCIO) released the finalists in its 2009 Recognition Awards program. Four Virginia initiatives have been selected as finalists for this prestigious honor; two are directly managed by VITA. Thirty initiatives were chosen as finalists from 117 submissions by 31 states. Virginia received more finalist awards than any other state. One initiative in each category will be honored as the award recipient at NASCIO’s Annual Conference on Oct. 26 in Austin, Texas.

The Virginia finalists by category include:

Virginia Technology Portfolio 2.0, Commonwealth Project Management Division - IT Project and Portfolio Management category
Virginia.gov Portal Widgets, managed by VITA Communications - Government to Citizen category
Virginia Performs: Virginia's Performance Leadership and Accountability System - Data, Information and Knowledge Management category
University IT Internships, Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy - Cross Boundary Collaboration category

According to NASCIO, "Emphasis was placed on recognizing programs that exemplify best practices, support the public policy goals of state leaders, represent an innovative use of existing and new technology, assist government officials to efficiently execute their duties, provide cost-effective service to citizens and are transferable to other agencies or units of government."

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Read the complete NASCIO news release

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