New Kansas Website Developed at No Cost

Long-standing Public-Private Partnership Uses No Tax Dollars for eGovernment

TOPEKA, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Developed at no cost to the state through a unique self-funded model, the new Kansas.gov site, http://www.Kansas.gov, has received a complete refresh, including look and feel, content organization, new technologies, customized search and mobility.

“This public-private oversight and development continues to serve the state well today, as we are able to operate under the self-funding model whereby no state tax dollars are used. The state is able to provide more and better services online without incurring additional costs.”

Kansas legislation was passed in 1990 authorizing the creation of the Information Network of Kansas, Inc (INK). In 1991, INK awarded Kansas Information Consortium, LLC, the network manager contract and began eGovernment operations.

“You could say eGovernment can trace some of its roots back to Kansas. The legislation passed nearly 20 years ago was ahead of its time,” said INK Executive Director Jim Hollingsworth. “This public-private oversight and development continues to serve the state well today, as we are able to operate under the self-funding model whereby no state tax dollars are used. The state is able to provide more and better services online without incurring additional costs.”

This public-private relationship helps Kansas government entities Web-enable their information services. Currently, INK provides online services for over 50 state agencies and over 200 local governments in Kansas, such as court record searches, professional licensing, income tax filing, business registration, auto tag renewal and many more. The portal operates on the following fundamentals:

• Provide increased Access to multiple entities with Kansas state, county, and municipal entities.
• Demonstrate the Perceived Value of collaboration with state portal to state, county, and local governments.
• Develop expanded data Distribution mechanisms to citizens, business, and state and local entities.
• Implement an Infrastructure environment to accommodate maximum scalability, security, recoverability, and availability.
• Maintain a highly Secure environment to attain compliance to applicable industry standards.

About Kansas.gov

The Information Network of Kansas Inc., (INK) is responsible for the oversight of the development of the official website for the state of Kansas, Kansas.gov. The portal operates through a contractual public-private relationship between INK and the Kansas Information Consortium, LLC, to help Kansas government entities Web-enable their information services. Kansas Information Consortium builds, operates, maintains and markets Kansas.gov and is part of eGovernment firm NIC’s (NASDAQ: EGOV) family of companies.

About NIC

NIC Inc. is the nation’s leading provider of official government portals, 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 across the United States. Additional information is available at http://www.egov.com.