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Utah Continues to Lead Nation in eGovernment Date : 02/07/2011 @ 12:00AM
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Stock : Utah Interactive (EGOV)
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Utah Continues to Lead Nation in eGovernment
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Today : Monday 7 February 2011
The State of Utah today announces its official website, http://www.utah.gov led the nation in 2010 for the number of honors awarded to a state site. A new version of the site launched in 2009, Utah.gov continues making headlines for its innovative design, vast service offerings, and convenient customer experience. Last year, over 16 million transactions were conducted via Utah.gov. In 2010, Utah.gov was one of only two states to receive an “A” in the Digital States Survey. Utah.gov was also recognized with 15 awards including two Digital Government Achievement awards and two Best Fit Integrator awards from the Center for Digital Government.

“We are pleased to continue providing award-winning services to the citizens of Utah,” said Steve Fletcher, Chief Information Officer for the state of Utah. “The services and information we provide online allow easier access to government and enable the government to operate on a four-day workweek, without a decrease in service, which results in cost savings to Utah citizens.”

Utah.gov utilizes social media such as Twitter, Facebook, and blogs to communicate with citizens, in addition to providing mobile friendly websites. Utah.gov’s central focus is on making online services more convenient and innovative for the citizens of the state of Utah.

The website averages more than 1 million unique visitors per month, and in 2010 more than13 million visited the site, 1 million citizens renewed their vehicle registration online, over 650,000 hunting and fishing licenses were sold, and 24,623 people started new businesses online. In 2011, Utah.gov plans to continue building innovative and award-winning services for the citizens of Utah.

Find out more information about Utah.gov through:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/UtahGov

Facebook: http://www.utah.gov/facebook/

RSS feeds: http://www.utah.gov/connect/feeds.html

Utah blogs: http://www.utah.gov/blogs/

About Utah.gov

Utah.gov is the entry point to over 900 online services and benefits over 2.7 million residents in the State of Utah. Utah.gov provides citizens and businesses with more convenient options for interacting with government. Through Utah.gov, citizens can find public meetings, renew their vehicle registration, buy a hunting and fishing license, register a business, find a transparent state budget, and much more. In 2010 alone, Utah.gov received an unprecedented 15 awards making it the nation’s most honored state website.

Utah.gov is the official Web portal for the State of Utah (http://www.Utah.gov). It was ranked first in the nation in the Center for Digital Government’s 2009 Best of the Web competition. It is managed and operated without tax funds through a public-private partnership between the state and Utah Interactive, the Salt Lake City-based official eGovernment partner for the state of Utah. Utah Interactive is part of eGovernment firm NIC’s family of companies.

About NIC

NIC Inc. (NASDAQ: EGOV) is the nation's leading provider of government Web sites, online services, and secure payment processing solutions. The company's innovative eGovernment services help reduce costs and increase efficiencies for government agencies, citizens, and businesses across the country. The NIC family of companies provides eGovernment solutions for more than 3,000 federal, state, and local agencies that serve 98 million people in the United States. Additional information is available at http://www.nicusa.com.