The state’s commitment to providing access and convenience to its citizens recognized with multiple awards

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AUGUSTA, Maine -- (Business Wire)

www.Maine.gov, the official website for the state of Maine, celebrates wrapping up another successful year of online achievements and recognitions. In 2014, the state received multiple awards for its Maine.gov Web portal, agency websites and online services. These achievements continue to demonstrate the state’s commitment to providing the best possible online experience for Maine citizens.

Maine’s Chief Technology Officer, Greg McNeal, stated, “Each year, we look to improve our website and online services in order to ensure that we are providing an accessible, convenient way for citizens and business to interact and conduct business with their government. In 2014 Maine’s dedication to deliver a high quality online resource was recognized by multiple outside sources, supporting our belief that we are as committed as we have ever been.”

Awards won in 2014 include:

• A Digital Government Achievement Award for the My Maine Connection Service presented by the Center for Digital Government. The Digital Government Achievement Award is a national program that recognizes outstanding agency and department websites and applications that enhance information interactions, transactions and/or services, and increase innovation, efficiency, and performance. The service was recognized in the Government-to-Citizen category.
• Maine’s official state Web portal, www.Maine.gov, and Maine’s online one stop business portal, www.maine.gov/businessanswers, were each honored with VEMA awards. The awards recognize achievements in creativity, innovation and communication. In 2014, only 11 public and private entities were recognized in the website category, the state of Maine was honored with two of these accolades.
• The University of Maine's official Web portal, www.Maine.edu, was honored as a top education website receiving an award that recognizes achievements in the fields of both creativity and communications. The website received a Silver Communicator Award of Distinction from the International Academy of Visual Arts.

For a complete listing of Maine.gov awards, visit www.maine.gov/portal/awards

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About Maine.gov

Maine.gov (http://www.Maine.gov) is the official Web portal of the state of Maine. Maine.gov is a service of InforME, a collaborative effort between the state of Maine and Maine Information Network, LLC. part of the NIC (NASDAQ: EGOV) family of companies.

About NIC

Founded in 1992, NIC (NASDAQ: EGOV) is the nation's leading provider of official government websites, online services, and secure payment processing solutions. The company's innovative eGovernment services help make government more accessible to everyone through technology. The family of NIC companies provides eGovernment solutions for more than 3,500 federal, state, and local agencies in the United States. Forbes has named NIC as one of the “100 Best Small Companies in America” five times, most recently ranked at No.11 (2013), and the company has been included four times on the Barron’s 400 Index. Additional information is available at http://www.egov.com.

Contacts:

InforME/Maine.gov
Paul VandenBussche, 207-621-2600
General Manager
paul@informe.org

Source: InforME/Maine.gov