Below is a list of opportunities for local governments to showcase their efforts to be smarter, digital communities. We'll add to this list as we hear of upcoming relevant opportunities for you to promote your mobile apps and staff CRM platforms. We'd be happy to help you prepare and submit your applications in any way. Please contact gayatri@publicstuff for questions.
Best of California Awards Program 2015, Center for Digital Government
Deadline to submit: June 2, 2015
Award Categories
Leadership
- Demonstrated Excellence in Project Management
Project Excellence
Best Application Serving an Agency’s Business Needs
Best Application Serving the Public
Best IT Collaboration Among Organizations
Best In-House Developed Application
Most Innovative Use of Social Media
Best Mobile / Wireless Project
Best Data Analytics / Business Intelligence Project
The Best Mobile / Wireless Project would be a great category for your branded apps, and we hope you’ll nominate your innovative efforts to engage your community via mobile.
Best Fit Integrator Awards 2015, Center for Digital Government
Deadline to nominate: May 28, 2015
Award Categories
- Performance Award: Recognizes an integrator's role in innovative but practical solutions that have resulted in a substantial improvement in financial or operational performance and service delivery capacity - and in which results (cost reduction, service improvement) were benchmarked and savings quantified.
- Horizon Award: Recognizes an integrator’s role in policy development, design and building of applications and infrastructures in applying new technologies to solve problems in the public sector; including but not limited to mobility, social networks and platforms, and other Web 2.0 technologies.
- Modernization Award: Recognizes an integrator’s role in modernization efforts that extend the value of existing systems and prepares them for further seasons of public service delivery.
- Collaboration Award: Recognizes an integrator’s role in fostering collaboration among private sector technology companies, one or more public agencies or jurisdictions and community organizations – includes integrator’s contribution to increasing public sector team capacity and production.
- Long-Term Service Award: Recognizes sustained, exceptional effects of integrator’s work over time and a number of projects.
- Exceptional Service Award: Recognizes an integrator’s role as a key change agent or catalyst for process or operational change in the agency or jurisdiction.
The deadlines have passed for these awards, but keep them in mind for next year!
Best of Texas Awards Program 2015, Center for Digital Government
Deadline to submit: April 14, 2015
Award Categories
Leadership
- Demonstrated Excellence in Project Management
Project Excellence
Best Application Serving an Agency’s Business Needs
Best Application Serving the Public
Best IT Collaboration Among Organizations
Best In-House Developed Application
Most Innovative Use of Social Media
Best Mobile / Wireless Project
Best Data Analytics / Business Intelligence Project
The Best Mobile / Wireless Project would be a great category for your branded apps, and we hope you’ll nominate your innovative efforts to engage your community via mobile.
Digital Counties Survey 2015, Center for Digital Government and National Association of Counties
Deadline to submit: April 16, 2015
Population Categories
- Up to 150,000
- 150,000 - 249,999
- 250,000 - 499,999
- 500,000 or more