Mobile-friendly design, clean layout, and improved accessibility
among key features to impress the prestigious industry awards
Company Website:
http://www.kansas.gov
TOPEKA, Kan. -- (Business Wire)
The
Center for Digital Government (CDG) has again ranked the official
website for the state of Kansas, Kansas.gov
as a “Finalist” in the State Portal Category for the Best
of the Web (BOW) awards. Through its annual BOW awards, the CDG
recognizes outstanding
government portals and websites, based on their innovation,
functionality, productivity and performance. In their awards
announcement, the CDG praised the
Information Network of Kansas for its mobile-first approach
to site development. The site’s clean layout and improvements to
accessibility also helped Kansas stand out from the pack.
Kansas is the nation’s birthplace of electronic government. For more
than 20 years, Kansas has been a consistent leader in producing
award-winning eGovernment services. The Kansas.gov portal’s overall
content theme aligns with Governor Brownback’s “Roadmap for Kansas.”
Core components of the visual strategy include vibrant photos submitted
by Kansans that represent the majestic beauty of Kansas.
“The success of this website is in its ability to serve the citizens of
our state,” said Governor Sam Brownback. “I am pleased that the website,
which reflects the collaboration of state agencies, has been recognized
as an effective tool to serve Kansans.”
The new website was developed in cooperation with several key state
agencies and at no cost to the state through the self-funded model. The
completely new Kansas.gov website benefits citizens with a greatly
simplified home page, a complete content reorganization, and a focus on
mobile-first technology to provide a streamlined interface for users who
visit the site through desktop, smart phones or tablets.
“On behalf of the board of directors of the INK and the Kansas agencies,
boards, commissions and councils, we are extremely pleased to accept
this recognition”, said Jim Hollingsworth the Executive Director of the
Information Network of Kansas. “This award is shared with our state
partners in all three branches of government who work every day to serve
the citizens of Kansas.”
About the Center for Digital Government
The Center for Digital Government is a national research and advisory
institute on information technology policies and best practices in state
and local government. The Center is a division of e.Republic, the
nation’s only media and research company focused exclusively on state
and local government and education. http://www.govtech.com/cdg/
About Information Network of Kansas
The Information Network of Kansas Inc., (INK) is responsible for the
oversight of the development of the official Web site for the state of
Kansas, Kansas.gov. The portal operates through a public-private
relationship between INK and the Kansas Information Consortium, LLC, to
help Kansas government entities to web-enable their information
services. Kansas Information Consortium, LLC builds, operates, maintains
and markets Kansas.gov and is part of eGovernment firm NIC’s (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:
Information Network of Kansas
Jim Hollingsworth, 785-221-8715
Executive
Director
or
Kansas.gov
Shane Myers, 785-296-5059
General
Manager
Source: Kansas.gov
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