2005 Best of California Winners Announced

Public Agencies and Leaders Honored by the Center for Digital Government

A dozen public agencies and leaders in California will be honored for their outstanding information technology (IT) innovations and contributions to the region by the Center for Digital Government at its 2005 Best of California awards program on Dec. 15 in Sacramento.

"California has planned its work and is now working its plan," said Paul Taylor, chief strategy officer for the Center. "This year's field of nominees for the Best of California is the most competitive the Center has seen, and we have doubled the number of awards compared to last year."

Winners in each category of the 2005 Best of California awards program are:

--  Demonstrated Leadership in Management of Information Technology:
    Michael L. Moore, chief information officer (CIO), County of San Diego
--  Demonstrated Excellence in Project Executive Sponsorship: Walter F.
    Ekard, chief administrative officer (CAO), County of San Diego
--  Demonstrated Excellence in Project Delivery: Terese Butler, Project
    Director, California Strategic Sourcing Initiative, California Department
    of General Services
--  Demonstrated Excellence in Project Delivery: John Hamlin, Manager,
    Enterprise Technology Applications, California Board of Equalization
--  Demonstrated Excellence in Project Delivery: Laboratory Information
    Management System (LIMS) Project Team, California Department of Health
    Services
--  Demonstrated Excellence in Project Collaboration: California Wireless
    E 9-1-1 Project Team
--  Best Application Serving Department/Agency Business Needs: Screening
    Information System, California Department of Health Services
--  Best Application Serving Department/Agency Business Needs: eBudget
    Application for Enhanced Governor's Budget Preparation and Presentation,
    California Department of Finance
--  Best Application Serving the Public: Megan's Law Internet Web site,
    California Department of Justice
--  Best Sustainable Value: High-Tech Crime Resource CD-ROM, California
    Attorney General's Office, Sacramento Valley Hi-Tech Crimes Task Force, and
    SEARCH
--  Best Sustainable Value: Integrated Non-filer Compliance (INC) System
    Application, California Franchise Tax Board
--  Golden Anniversary Big Iron Award: Wage Record System, California
    Employment Development Department
    

The Center for Digital Government (www.centerdigitalgov.com) is a national research and advisory institute on information technology policies and best practices in state and local government. The Center is a business division of e.Republic, Inc., a publishing, media and research firm based in Folsom, Calif. See eRepublic's Web site at www.erepublic.com.

For more information on the survey or the Center for Digital Government, contact Rob Carlson at 916/932-1430 or rcarlson@centerdigitalgov.com.

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