Company Website:
http://www.ms.gov
JACKSON, Miss. -- (Business Wire)
The state of Mississippi’s award-winning
website, ms.gov,
has been enhanced, with emphasis on providing quick access to online
services and streamlined content. In this recent enhancement is the
integration of myMS with Amazon Echo’s “Ask Alexa” skill that has made
it easier than ever for citizens to interact with the state.
First introduced in 2015, myMS has been updated to include integration
with the Amazon Alexa Voice Services. The hands-free “Ask
Mississippi” Alexa skill is able to retrieve license expiration
information from myMS users and answer Mississippi specific questions.
For instance, a myMS subscriber might say “Alexa, ask Mississippi what
the phone number is for the Department of Revenue” or “Alexa, ask
Mississippi when my driver’s license expires?” The voice-controlled “Ask
Mississippi” Alexa skill proves perfect for educational purposes as
well, “Alexa, ask Mississippi to give me a state fact.”
“The myMS ‘Ask Alexa’ Integration is the very beginning of an enhanced
citizen-to-government relationship that will transform how we receive
and send government information” said Dr. Craig Orgeron, Executive
Director of the Mississippi Department of Information Technology
Services. “Digital assistants present an incredible prospect for
simplifying business with state government, and we are enthusiastic
about expanding Mississippi services through this technology.”
Mississippians can load the “Ask Mississippi” skill to their Alexa app
on any mobile device.
To learn more, visit ms.gov.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/msdotgov
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/msdotgov
Amazon Skill Store: http://www.alexaskillstore.com/Reference/msgov/220
About Mississippi Interactive
Mississippi Interactive is the official eGovernment solutions provider
for the state of Mississippi. The company builds and manages interactive
government services, including Mississippi’s official website, ms.gov,
on behalf of the state. Mississippi Interactive is a wholly owned
subsidiary of eGovernment firm NIC (NASDAQ: EGOV).
The state’s official website was redesigned at no cost to the state or
citizens utilizing a self-funded model with Mississippi’s eGovernment
partner, Mississippi Interactive (MSI), a subsidiary of NIC (NASDAQ:
EGOV), and the state of Mississippi. Under the self-funded model, the
ms.gov designs and enhancements are developed at no cost to the state or
the citizens. For a full listing of all awards won by ms.gov, click
here.
About NIC
Founded in 1992, NIC (NASDAQ: EGOV) is the nation's leading provider of
innovative digital government solutions and secure payment processing,
which help make government more accessible to everyone through
technology. The family of NIC companies provides digital government
solutions for more than 4,500 federal, state, and local agencies in the
United States. Forbes has named NIC as one of the “100 Best Small
Companies in America” six times and the company has been included four
times on the Barron’s 400 Index. Additional information is available at http://www.egov.com.
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Contacts:
Mississippi Interactive, LLC
Dana Wilson, 601-351-5023
Source: Mississippi Interactive, LLC
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