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Insgesamt 39694548

Samstag, 23.11.2024
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Benchmarking

  • USA: Texas.gov Ranks among the Nation's Top 10 State Government Websites

    Texas.gov, the official website of the State of Texas, was ranked as one of the Top 10 in the Center for Digital Government’s annual Best of the Web competition for government portal excellence. The 2010 Best of the Web competition recognizes the most innovative and user-friendly state Web portals and was conducted by the Center for Digital Government, a national research and advisory institute on information technology policies and best practices in state and local government. “We are excited with the results and proud that Texas.gov was recognized for the innovative, streamlined way it provides Texans with access to government services,” said Doug Holt, Texas Department of Information Resources deputy executive director for statewide technology services. “Our efforts to significantly redesign and rebrand Texas.gov this year are paying off.”

  • USA: TexasOnline.com Named Best State E-Government Site in the Nation

    Official Portal for the State of Texas Moves Up 18 Places to Number One in the Seventh Annual Brown University International Study of Digital Government

    TexasOnline.com has been named the best state e-government site in the United States in the seventh annual study of state and federal e-government conducted by the Taubman Center for Public Policy at Brown University. Researchers evaluated all 50 states, including 1,503 individual sites earlier this year for various electronic features including online publications, language translation, disability access, privacy policies, security and the number of online services.

  • USA: Top 10 Digital Cities Named in Survey

    Tampa, Fla., Fort Wayne, Ind., and Roanoke, Va., are the most digital-savvy, cutting-edge cities in the nation, according to the 2003 Digital Cities Survey, an annual study conducted by the Center for Digital Government, a national research and advisory institute on information technology (IT) in government and education.

  • USA: Top 5 e-gov sites revealed

    The Brookings Institution has ranked the top federal Web sites, with USA.gov coming out on top. Brookings ranked 61 government sites based on their effectiveness at using interactive features to engage the public and provide services.

    The top five:

  • USA: Utah ranked No. 1 for digital prowess

    Utah ranked first in the nation for its ability to use technology to inform and serve residents and change government.

    Utah moved from its fourth-place ranking to first in the Digital States Survey, conducted every two years by the Center for Digital Government, because the online services it provides match up to users' needs.

  • USA: Utah ranks 6th online for gov't accessibility

    Utah gets high marks for offering online access to government information, yet a recent survey found plenty to criticize. State agencies offer volumes of stuff, but much of it isn't very useful. It can be unorganized, dated and hard to find, and some important information is missing entirely.

    The state's chief technology officer said he welcomed the critique and can make more authentic records available online.

    Overall, Utah scored sixth among states for making the most of its government Web sites to post information on everything from death certificates to lawmakers' political contributions, according to the survey by three media organizations.

  • USA: Utah, Maine Lead States in 6th Annual e-Government Survey

    Utah and Maine are at the top of the list for e-government in the United States, according to the sixth annual e-government analysis conducted by researchers at Brown University. At the federal level, the White House and the Department of the State head the list of federal sites.

    Darrell M. West, director of the Taubman Center for Public Policy at Brown University, and a team of researchers examined 1,620 state and federal sites. The researchers analyzed 1,559 state sites (or an average of 31 sites per state) plus 48 federal government legislative and executive sites, and 13 federal court sites. They completed their research during June and July, 2005. Previous e-government studies were released in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004.

  • USA: Utah's Web Site Ranked First in the Nation by Brown University

    Utah.gov is, hands down, the best state government Web site in the nation. In Brown University's sixth annual study of state and federal eGovernment performance, Utah's official Web site (www.Utah.gov) earned the highest ranking in the country, up from third place last year.

    "This is a significant achievement for Utah," said Utah Governor Jon M. Huntsman Jr. "Utah.gov is user-friendly, interactive and timely, and it's gratifying to receive this honor."

  • USA: Views from the Hill

    Congressional Web site managers don’t seek user, peer feedback, study finds

    Congressional Web sites typically are not customized to meet the needs of citizens who could use them, nor do the site’s managers confer on best practices, according to a new study.

    “Strikingly, we find that there are relatively few efforts by offices to evaluate what constituents want or like on their Web sites,” state the researchers in their paper, “Members of Congress Websites: Diffusion at the Tip of the Iceberg”.

  • USA: Virginia Ranked Third in the 2004 Digital States Survey

    The most digitally advanced state governments have been singled out in the 2004 Digital States Survey, and Virginia is among the nation's best. Virginia was ranked third in the study, which examines best practices, policies, and progress made by state governments to streamline operations and better serve citizens and businesses through the effective use of technology.

  • USA: Virginia tops in national for digital government

    Governor Timothy M. Kaine announced today that Virginia’s official state portal Web site, www.virginia.gov, has been named first in the nation among the 50 states in the Center for Digital Government’s annual Best of the Web program. This prestigious honor follows an extensive redesign of the Web portal, which uses colorful imagery to invite participation in online services and features new “Web 2.0” functionality to enhance the user experience. The new Web site design went live in June of this year.

    “Across Virginia, we are using information technology to develop innovative and cost effective tools that improve customer service and support our management and business processes,” Governor Kaine said. “These awards demonstrate our commitment to improving citizen service and smarter management of state government.”

  • USA: Virginia: Arlington County named one of the top intelligent communities of 2010

    Arlington County has been named one of the top seven “intelligent” communities of the year. An international awards group, the New York-based Intelligent Community Forum, lauded the county for having two competitive broadband carriers that provide free fiber-based services to county agencies and schools.

    The county offers many e-government services such as e-book access, public-access television programming and online tax collection. For the county’s younger residents, there’s Arlington Teen Portal, which provides social networking, news, employment and intern opportunities and career counseling.

  • USA: Washington: Six Area Counties Praised for E-Government Programs

    National Survey Hails Online Services

    Six Washington area jurisdictions made it onto a list of "top digital" counties, according to a nationwide study.

    Counties were credited for using technology in innovative ways to improve service to residents, according to the survey, conducted recently by the Center for Digital Government and the National Association of Counties.

  • USA: Web Poll Topic: E-Government Study

    Utah and Maine are the best states for e-government in the United States, according to the sixth annual e-government analysis conducted by researchers at Brown University. The White House and the Department of the State are the most highly rated federal sites.

    Darrell M. West, director of the Taubman Center for Public Policy at Brown University, and a team of researchers examined 1,620 state and federal sites. The researchers analyzed 1,559 state sites (or an average of 31 sites per state) plus 48 federal government legislative and executive sites, and 13 federal court sites. Research was completed during June and July, 2005. Previous e-government studies were released in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004.

  • User satisfaction with U.S. government Web sites rises

    Thirteen sites had scores above 80, which is considered superior

    User satisfaction with federal government Web sites has risen for the second straight quarter, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index, which measures the online performance of a variety of Web sites.

    The improvement in satisfaction is a result of slight improvements across all of the elements that drive Web site satisfaction and are common across most sites: content, functionality, navigation, site performance, look and feel, and search, according to Ann Arbor, Mich.-based ForeSee Results, a sponsor of the ACSI, which is produced by the University of Michigan.

  • Viet Nam climbs 14 spots on UN E-governance readiness standings

    Viet Nam has gained more 14 spots in the UN 2008 E-governance readiness index from the country’s position in 2005, climbing to the 91st among 192 ranked countries.

    The 2008 UN E-Government Readiness Survey, released on January 5, is the fourth edition of the index, and assesses 192 UN member states on their application of information and communication technologies to serve and interact with citizens.

  • Vietnam climbs to 15th in world connectivity ranking

    Vietnam leaped up four ranks to stand at 15th on the 2010 connectivity scorecard, which was recently announced by Nokia Siemens Networks.

    The Connectivity Scorecard is a global ICT index -- the first of its kind to rank 50 countries worldwide not only on their deployment of ICT infrastructure but also to measure the extent to which governments, businesses and consumers make use of connectivity technologies to enhance social and economic prosperity.

  • Vietnam improves on e-Government index

    Vietnam ranks 91st of 192 UN member nations on the e-government development readiness index 2008, 14 places better than 2005.

    The country is rated 16th for the readiness to use e-government services (the indicator of the people’s attention and participation in the government’s e-government programs and services). This is a great jump for Vietnam compared to 2005, when it was ranked 63rd.

  • Vietnam moves up UN’s e-government readiness index

    Vietnam ranks 91 out of 192 countries surveyed by the United Nations (UN) for e-government readiness, the UN report said last weekend.

    The country climbed 14 places compared to the last survey in 2005, scoring an index of 0.4558 of the total 1.000, according to the survey which was carried out by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) of the United Nations Secretariat.

    The e-government readiness index shows a country’s application of information and communication technologies (ICT) in providing information, products and services to its citizens.

  • Vietnam: Online public services excel

    Vietnam has made a big hop in the world’s e-government rankings due to increased website usage and telecom infrastructure upgrades.

    The Vietnam on World IT map 2008 report by the Ho Chi Minh City Computer Association last week said the country has made remarkably improvements in United Nations Public Administration Network or the UNPAN’s e-government index.

    Vietnam’s 91st ranking in the 2008 e-government index is 16 grades higher than previous years. Of which, the Vietnam’s Web Measure index was 0.4448, higher than 0.2231 of 2005 and its telecommunications infrastructure index was 0.1081 compared to 0.0489 in 2005.

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