Gov2Go, ClaimItAR.com named NASCIO State IT Recognition Awards
Finalists
Company Website:
http://www.arkansas.gov/ina/
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- (Business Wire)
Two Arkansas digital government programs—Gov2Go
and ClaimItAR.com—developed
in partnership with the Information Network of Arkansas (INA) have been
named finalists in the 2016 National Association of State Chief
Information Officers (NASCIO) State IT Recognition Awards competition.
The prestigious award program honors outstanding information technology
achievements in the public sector and recognizes states with exceptional
programs that have made an important contribution to the operation of
state government.
“Arkansas has long been a digital government leader in creating
innovative ways to connect citizens to government,” State Chief
Technology Officer, Director of the Arkansas Department of Information
Systems, and INA Board Member Mark Myers said. “It is an honor to once
again be recognized for innovation in using technology to make it easier
for citizens to access public services through these two programs.”
Selected as a finalist in the Emerging and Innovative Technologies
category, Gov2Go is the nation’s first digital government assistant that
offers a personalized way for more than 145,000 Arkansans to interact
with government. Gov2Go learns about its users, keeps track of their
deadlines—such as property tax payments, car tag renewals, and property
assessment—and sends important reminders to their computers, mobile
devices, and Apple watches. For example, when a driver shares her
license plate number, Gov2Go looks up the expiration date, reminds her
when her registration is about to expire, and helps her quickly renew.
Arkansans can visit GetGov2Go.com
to download the mobile app or enter an email address to start using
Gov2Go.
Selected as a finalist for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of
Information Technology, Arkansas Auditor of State’s (AAOS) ClaimItAR.com
helps Arkansans find and claim lost property in minutes on their mobile
phones, and receive checks in a few short days. The system automates a
previously paper-based unclaimed property filing process that enables
AAOS to pay most claims without staff intervention. After two full years
of electronic filing, AAOS paid 18,873 claims worth $12,332,843 in 2015,
representing a 150 percent increase in filings and a 70 percent increase
in dollars paid to claimants—a direct result of efficiencies created
through the system.
“We are extremely proud of the mobile-friendly unclaimed property search
we have created with our partner INA, and the conveniences we are
delivering to citizens because of it,” Arkansas Auditor of State Andrea
Lea said. “It is an honor to be recognized for our use of technology to
serve citizens with unprecedented efficiency, and it is rewarding to
know that thousands of Arkansans are using ClaimItAR.com
to find their property in minutes and collect what’s theirs in a matter
of days.”
This marks the second NASCIO finalist award for ClaimItAR.com, which was
also recognized in 2015 in the Government to Citizen category. Arkansas
Auditor of State has won more awards for the system including the Center
for Digital Government’s Digital Government Achievement Award in 2015
and a StateScoop 50 State IT Project of the Year award in 2014. Gov2Go
has won several other national awards for innovation including finalist
in the 2015 Amazon Web Services City on a Cloud Innovation Challenge,
StateScoop 50 State Innovation of the Year in 2016, and top eight
finalist in the American Council of Technology’s Industry Advisory
Council (ACT-IAC) 2016 Igniting Innovation Award challenge.
NASCIO’s official announcement of the award finalists can be viewed at http://www.nascio.org/newsroom/.
Twelve award recipients will be named from the 36 finalists at an
official awards ceremony on September 19.
About Information Network of Arkansas
The Information Network of Arkansas (INA) is a public-private
partnership between the state of Arkansas and the Arkansas Information
Consortium (AIC) that helps state government entities Web-enable their
information services. Little Rock-based AIC is part of eGovernment firm
NIC's (EGOV) family of companies. INA operates Arkansas.gov,
the official website of the state of Arkansas, which offers more than
750 state and local online services.
About NIC
Founded in 1992, NIC (NASDAQ: EGOV) is the nation's leading provider of
innovative 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.
About DIS
The Arkansas Department of Information Systems is the information
technology provider for the state of Arkansas. DIS provides IT
solutions, services, and support to state agencies, boards and
commissions, the K-12 public school system, and business functions of
higher education. DIS is also responsible for the security, disaster
recovery, and Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) functions for the
state.
About Arkansas Auditor of State (AAOS)
As Auditor, Andrea Lea is putting her experience to work as the chief
executive responsible for keeping track of the fund and appropriation
balances of all state agencies. She is partnering with small businesses
to establish efficiencies and elevate technology to improve the way
unclaimed property is reported in the state, implementing improvements
in the process of returning the property to the rightful owners, working
to reduce office operating expenses, along with establishing
transparency as the foundation of the Auditor’s office.
About NASCIO
Founded in 1969, the National Association of State Chief Information
Officers (NASCIO) is a nonprofit, 501(c)3 association representing state
chief information officers and information technology executives and
managers from the states, territories, and the District of Columbia.
NASCIO provides state CIOs and state members with products and services
designed to support the challenging role of the state CIO, stimulate the
exchange of information, and promote the adoption of IT best practices
and innovations. From national conferences, peer networking, research
and publications, briefings and government affairs, NASCIO is the
premier network and resource for state CIOs.
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Contacts:
Information Network of Arkansas
Bob Sanders, 501-324-8915
bob@ark.org
or
Arkansas
Department of Information Systems
Janet Wilson, 501-683-1791
janet.wilson@arkansas.gov
or
Office
of Auditor of State Andrea Lea
Skot Covert, 501-683-5883
skot.covert@auditor.ar.gov
Source: Information Network of Arkansas
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