Morgan County, Colorado’s Website Earns Davey Award
November 27, 2018
—New Website Fulfills Citizens’ Needs for Quicker Access to Services—
DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Morgan County, Colorado’s new website was selected by The Academy of
Interactive and Visual Arts (AIVA) to receive a 2018 Silver Davey Award.
The county’s website was chosen from 3,000 entries received worldwide.
In its 14th year, the Davey Awards focus exclusively on
honoring outstanding creative work from small entities. The name is
symbolic of David defeating the mighty Goliath with a big idea and a
little rock, which is what small entities do every day. Morgan County’s
website was judged according to the standard of excellence set by AIVA
professionals representing media, advertising and marketing.
The standard of excellence includes efficiently meeting users’
expectations. “We worked really hard on our website redesign so it would
improve the experience for citizens,” said Trisha Coberly, web developer
for Morgan County. “We wanted to make sure it reflected the way citizens
think when they are looking for information or trying to complete a
service instead of arranging content by county department. We also
wanted to make sure that they could find what they needed in one or two
clicks.”
In addition to user-focused navigation that emphasizes getting users to
typical services such as completing applications, requesting copies,
reserving county facilities or making payments faster, the website
features a powerful calendar. Google calendar combines activities from
several, busy county departments and then separates content by
department. This flexibility allows each department to efficiently
maintain its own calendar while ensuring citizens always have access to
current information.
“Counties are responding to the increasing demand for digital services
and information,” said Colorado Interactive (CI) President and General
Manager, Mike Ansley. “Morgan County has listened to its citizens and
transformed its website to being citizen-centric, and now the county is
being recognized for good work.”
Morgan County utilized Colorado Interactive (CI) and the Statewide
Internet Portal Authority’s (SIPA) proprietary platform to rapidly
develop its new website. CI provides digital government services to
state agencies, local governments and educational entities through a
contract with SIPA — the official internet portal connecting the public
with Colorado government. The partnership’s mission allows government
leaders to focus on delivering on-demand, digital government solutions
without requests for proposals or the use of tax appropriations.
“The SIPA/CI partnership is a valuable tool for Colorado governments of
all sizes and, as the official state portal, we strive to assist
governments in giving residents access to information on a secure
and accessible platform,” said SIPA Executive Director Jack Arrowsmith.
“It is exciting to see that Morgan County’s efforts to continue to
create an efficient and transparent online space for citizens is being
honored with this award.”
The SIPA/CI partnership has benefited more than 30 counties across
Colorado. Eligible government entities in need of free website
development and hosting as well as payment processing through the
Colorado.gov web portal should contact SIPA.
About Colorado Interactive
Colorado Interactive (CI) is the team behind the official website of the
state of Colorado (http://www.colorado.gov)
and is overseen by the Statewide
Internet Portal Authority. The portal operates through a
public-private partnership between the state and CI to help Colorado
government entities web-enable their services. CI builds, operates,
maintains, and markets Colorado.gov and is part of the digital
government firm, NIC
(Nasdaq: EGOV).
About SIPA
Established in 2004 by the Colorado General Assembly, the Statewide
Internet Portal Authority (SIPA) is a self-funded government
organization created to be Colorado’s single most comprehensive delivery
channel for electronic government (eGovernment) services. SIPA strives
to accelerate the adoption of efficient and effective eGovernment
services by placing more online to benefit Colorado residents. In
addition to no-cost websites, payment processing and event registration
setup, SIPA provides SaaS technology solutions, consulting and cyber
security assessments. (www.colorado.gov/sipa)
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 6,000 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.
Contacts
Colorado Interactive
Monica Segura-Bunch
Marketing,
Comms. & Customer Care Manager
W – 303-534-3468 x115
C –
303-526-8491
Monica.Segura-Bunch@www.Colorado.Gov