OLATHE, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NIC Inc. (Nasdaq: EGOV), the dominant provider of digital government services, congratulates eight of its state government partners for being recognized in the Government Experience Awards, sweeping the top five spots in the Overall State Government Experience category. The rankings were announced today by the Center for Digital Government. The Government Experience awards are held to provide a greater focus on citizens’ and businesses’ overall online experience with government beyond a government website.
Utah took top honors for the second year in a row, winning first place in the Overall State Government category. Also recognized in the Overall State Government category were Maryland in second place, Indiana in third place, Mississippi in fourth place, and Arkansas tied for fifth place. NIC partner states Alabama, Maine, and Nebraska were recognized as finalists. In addition, Utah and Maryland won Government Experience Innovation awards for the Utah AI Feedback Analysis and the Maryland Enterprise Widget Framework.
“Congratulations to all of our government partners,” said Harry Herington, NIC’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. “We are very proud of the work we do together to provide innovative, citizen-centric digital government experiences. We look forward to continuing to exceed expectations in order to bring citizens and businesses the best online government experiences possible.”
The Center for Digital Government is an international research and advisory institute on the use of information technology in government. The Government Experience Awards will be presented at a celebratory awards event on September 28, 2018.
About NIC
NIC Inc. (Nasdaq: EGOV) is the nation’s premier provider of innovative digital government solutions and secure payment processing, which help make government interactions more accessible for everyone through technology. The family of NIC companies has developed a library of more than 13,000 digital government services for more than 5,500 federal, state, and local government agencies. Among these solutions is the ground-breaking personal assistant for government, Gov2Go, delivering citizens personalized reminders and a single platform for all government interactions. More information is available at www.egov.com.
