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The State of Utah, in partnership with Utah.Gov, has been recognized repeatedly as the leading State eGovernment Solution. Utah.Gov continually innovates and is proud winner of 85 national and international awards and accolades.

2012
	Utah.gov was recognized with a 2012 Best of State Award as the Best Web-based Community Resource.
	Utah.Gov was recognized as a 2012 Communicator Award of Distinction winner as a best government website. The 18th Annual Communicator Awards honor creative excellence in communications.
	Utah.Gov was recognized with a Horizon Interactive Silver Award.The Horizon Interactive Awards honors the most talented developers of interactive media.
	Utah.Gov and the Utah Connect Social Media Portal recognized as an Excellence.Gov Award winner. Excellence.Gov recognizes outstanding government programs that use information technology in an innovative manner to improve the ability of government to serve citizens more effectively.
2011
	Utah.Gov was recognized as a 2011 W3 Gold Award Winner. The W3 Awards, sponsored by the International Academy of the Visual Arts, honor creative excellence on the web.
	The State of Utah and the Utah Clinical Health Information exchange were selected as a finalist for the National Association of State Chief Information Officers Recognition Awards in the Government to Business Category. NASCIO recognizes successful information technology initiatives that promote innovation, better government and engaged citizens.
	Utah.Gov's Single Sign-On Customer Authentication was selected as a finalist for the National Association of State Chief Information Officers Recognition Awards in the State Operations Improvement Category. NASCIO recognizes successful information technology initiatives that promote innovation, better government and engaged citizens.
	Utah.Gov's Universal Framework was selected as a finalist for the National Association of State Chief Information Officers Recognition Awards in the Information Communications Technology Innovations Category. NASCIO recognizes successful information technology initiatives that promote innovation, better government and engaged citizens.
	Utah.Gov recognized as second place winner of Best of the Web sponsored by the Center for Digital Government. The award recognizes state websites that connect citizens to government through clear communication, design aesthetic, and easy navigation.
	Utah.Gov and the Utah Online Voter Registration recognized with a Digital Government Achievement Award sponsored by the Center for Digital Government in the Government-to-Citizen category. DGAA recognize outstanding agency websites.
	Utah.Gov and the Utah Online Notary Service recognized as a Digital Government Achievement Award honorary mention sponsored by the Center for Digital Government in the Government-to-Business category. DGAA recognize outstanding agency websites.
	Utah.Gov and the Utah Broadband Project were recognized as a 2011 Best Fit Integrator Winner. Sponsored by the Center for Digital Government, the Best Fit Integrator Awards recognize partners who work closely with government to tailor solutions to suit the unique needs of government.
	Utah.Gov was recognized with a 2011 Best in Class Interactive Media Award. The Best in Class award is the highest honor bestowed by the Interactive Media Awards which represents the best in planning, execution and overall professionalism.
	Utah.Gov and the Utah Broadband Project were recognized with a GovMark Council Award for Outstanding State and Local Government marketing campaign. The GovMark Council focuses on Government Information and Technology.
	Utah.Gov received a first place International Association of Commercial Administrators (IACA) Merit Award. Utah's Trademark Web System is recognized as an efficient solution benefiting citizens and the government agency.
	Utah.Gov was recognized as a 2011 Communicator Award of Distinction winner as a best government website. The 17th Annual Communicator Awards honor creative excellence in communications.
	Utah.Gov recognized as a 2011 Public Technology Institute Web 2.0 State & Local Government Award winner. The award recognizes county and state governments that are U.S. Leaders in the innovative application of Web 2.0 technologies. Including civic and social media tools to achieve impressive results in citizen engagement, government accountability and operational efficiencies.
	Utah.gov was recognized with the 2011 Best of State Award as the Best Web-based Community Resource.
	Stoel Rives LLP and the Utah Technology Council selected Utah.Gov and On the Spot Renewal System as an Honorable Mention recipient of the 2011 Utah Innovations Award. The award recognizes high-level innovation through the state.
	Stoel Rives LLP and the Utah Technology Council selected Utah.Gov and the Utah Department of Public Safety's Media Portal as an Honorable Mention recipient of the 2011 Utah Innovations Award. The award recognizes high-level innovation through the state.
2010
	The 2010 Digital States Survey, sponsored by the Center for Digital Government recognized Utah.Gov with an "A" grade as part of their biannual research survey. In addition to the national Digital States Survey conducted biannually by the Center for Digital Government, individual states were also chosen as winners in various categories. The best practice evaluation considers policies and progress made by state government in their use of digital technologies to better serve their citizens and streamline operations. Additional Placement: Health and Human Services: 1st Place Commerce, Labor, and Tax: 1st Place Finance and Administration: 1st Place Energy and Transportation: 2nd Place Public Safety: 2nd Place
	Utah.Gov was recognized with a 2010 NASCIO Recognition Award for it's successful creation and implementation of Utah's Cloud Infrastructure.
	The International Academy of the Visual Arts recognized Utah.gov and the Utah Department of Public Safety's Driver License Scheduler with a 2010 Silver Award. The Davey Awards acknowledge outstanding creative work from the best small firms worldwide.
	The Academy of Visual Arts recognized Utah.gov and the Utah Department of Public Safety's Mobile Media Portal as winner of a 2010 W3 Silver Award. The W3 Awards honor creative excellence on the web, and the creative and marketing professionals behind the award winning sites.
	The Academy of Visual Arts recognized Utah.gov as winner of a 2010 W3 Silver Award. The W3 Awards honor creative excellence on the web, and the creative and marketing professionals behind the award winning s009 W3 Awards, sponsites.
	Utah.gov was honored with the American Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) Customer Service Excellence Award for the Public Information Officer Media Portal.
	Utah.gov was honored with the 2010 Best Fit Integrator Award for the Driver License Division's Online Scheduler, sponsored by the Center for Digital Government.
	Utah.gov was honored with the 2010 Best Fit Integrator Award for the Connect.Utah.gov portal, sponsored by the Center for Digital Government.
	Utah.gov was honored with a 2010 Digital Government Achievement Award for the Driver License Division's Online Scheduler, sponsored by the Center for Digital Government.
	Utah.gov was honored with a 2010 Digital Government Achievement Award for the Professional Licensing Continuing Education Management, sponsored by the Center for Digital Government.
	Utah.Gov won the 2010 Government Customer Support Excellence Award for Technical Excellence.
	Utah.gov received the 2010 Government Standard of Excellence Award for outstanding achievement in website development by the Web Marketing Association.
	Utah.gov was recognized with the 2010 Best of State Award as the Best Web-based Community Resource.
	Utah.gov is an Official Honoree in the annual Webby Award for recognized sites that demonstrated a standard of excellence.
	Utah.gov received a 2010 Juggle Award and was honored as a "Top Government Website" by Juggle.com.
	Utah.gov was the recipient for the 2010 Communicator Awards, winning the Silver Award of Distinction in the government category.
	Utah received the 2010 International Association of Commercial Administrators (IACA) Merit Award for UCC Amendments
2009
	Utah ranked as the best state government Web site in the 2009 Best of the Web Award, sponsored by the Center for Digital Government.
	Utah won a Digital Government Achievement Award in the Government-to-Citizen category for its Public Meeting Notice Web site, sponsored by the Center for Digital Government.
	Utah won a Digital Government Achievement Award in the Government-to-Business category for its Department of Public Safety Media Portal, sponsored by the Center for Digital Government.
	The Utah Department of Public Safety's Media Portal was a selected winner at the Gov 2.0 Expo Showcase for its innovative project in the Government as a Protector category, co-produced by TechWeb and O’Reilly Conferences.
	Utah.gov received the 2009 Government Standard of Excellence Award for outstanding achievement in website development by the Web Marketing Association.
	Utah.gov received the 2009 DesignFirms Web Award for an outstanding achievement in Internet creativity and being one of the best sites on the Internet, sponsored by DesignFirms.
	Utah’s Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Across Government Boundaries was a selected winner at the 2009 National Association of State Chief Officers Recognition Awards in the Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery category.
	Utah's On the Spot service and Utah Highway Patrol Safety Inspection system was a selected winner at the 2009 National Association of State Chief Information Officers Recognition Awards in the Government-to-Business category.
	Utah’s Transparency Web site won the 2009 Long Train Corporate Award, sponsored by the Center for Digital Government.
	Utah's Public Meeting Notice won the 2009 Long Train Corporate Award, sponsored by the Center for Digital Government.
	Utah’s Transparency Web site was selected as the winner of the 22nd Annual Government Computer News Agency IT Award for an Outstanding Information Technology Achievement in Government.
	Utah.gov was ranked by Government Computer News as one of the Top 10 Great Government Websites for 2009.
	The Utah Highway Patrol Safety Inspection system won the 2009 Customer Service Excellence Award, sponsored by the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators.
	Utah.gov was recognized with the 2009 Best of State Award as the Best Web-based Community Resource.
	Utah received the 2009 Silver Davey Award for intelligent out-of-the-box thinking and outstanding creative web development, sponsored by the International Academy of the Visual Arts.
	Utah.gov received a silver medal in the 2009 W3 Awards, sponsored by the International Academy of the Visual Arts.
	Utah ranked 3rd place in the U.S. State E-Governance Survey conducted by Rutgers University.
	Utah's Public Meeting Notice was chosen as a regional finalist in the 2009 Innovations Awards, sponsored by The Council of State Governments.
	Utah's Public Meeting Notice service was a finalist in the 2009 Intergovernmental Solutions Award sponsored by the American Council for Technology.
	Utah's Public Meeting Notice service was a finalist in the 2009 Outstanding Program Award sponsored by the National Association of State Chief Administrators.
2008
	Utah ranked first in the 2008 Digital States Survey by the Center for Digital Government.
	Utah.gov received the 2008 Government Standard of Excellence award for outstanding achievement in website development by the Web Marketing Association.
	Utah received the 2008 International Association of Commercial Administrators (IACA) Merit Award for the Annual Business Renewal and Business Registration Information Change online applications.
	Utah.gov was recognized with the 2008 Best of State Award as the Best Community Resource.
	Utah's State Construction Registry was awarded the 2008 Best Overall Marketing Program as well as the Best State and Local Marketing Program by the GovMark Council.
	Utah's Educator's License Renewal System won a 2008 Digital Education Achievement Award from the Center for Digital Government.
2007
	Utah ranked as the best state government Web site in the 2007 Best of the Web Award, sponsored by the Center for Digital Government.
	Utah's State Construction Registry won a 2007 Digital Government Achievement Award in the Government-to-Citizen category, sponsored by the Center for Digital Government.
	Utah won a 2007 Digital Government Achievement Award in the Government-to-Business category for its Validate program, sponsored by the Center for Digital Government.
	Utah.gov received a gold medal in Best of State for the 2007 Best Web-based Community Resource.
	Utah's unique "On the Spot Renewal" program won the 2007 Best Overall Marketing Program as well as Best State and Local Marketing Program awarded by the GovMark Council.
	Utah won the 2007 Agency International Award for Customer Service Excellence from the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators for their "On the Spot Renewal" program.
	Utah's State Construction Registry was a finalist in the 2007 Council of State Governments Innovations Award.
	Utah State Parks' Web site was awarded as 2007 DesignFirms Best of the Internet.
	Utah's "On the Spot Renewal" program won the 2007 Long Train Corporate Award, sponsored by the Center for Digital Government.
2006
	The State of Utah was ranked # 4 nationwide in the 2006 Digital States Survey for its use of digital technologies to better serve citizens and streamline operations.
	Utah ranked as the third best state government Web site in the 2006 "Best of the Web" Award, sponsored by the Center for Digital Government.
	Utah's one-of-a-kind "On The Spot Renewal" program ranked 1st in the "Government-to-Citizen" Digital Government Achievement Category of the 2006 "Best of the Web" competition, sponsored by the Center for Digital Government.
	Utah ranked as the fifth best state government Web site in the nation in Brown University's 2006 survey of state and federal Web sites.
	The Utah.Gov Web site won 1st place in the "Technical Excellence" category of the 2006 Government Customer Support Excellence Awards.
2005
	Utah ranked as the best state government Web site in the nation in Brown University's 2005 survey of state and federal Web sites.
	Utah's 24/7 Live Help service won 1st place in the "Customer Focus" category of the 2005 Government Customer Support Excellence Awards.
2004
	Utah's unique Business.Utah.Gov site ranked 2nd in the "Government-to-Business" Digital Government Achievement Category of the 2004 "Best of the Web" competition, sponsored by the Center for Digital Government.
	Utah ranked as the third best state government Web site in the nation in Brown University's 2004 survey of state and federal Web sites.
	Utah's online OneStop Business Registration service won 2nd place at the 2004 National Association of State Chief Information Officers Recognition Awards in the "Government-to-Business" category.
	Utah's Web presence ranked #8 nationwide in the 2004 Digital States Survey.
2003
	Utah ranked as the best state government Web site in the 2003 "Best of the Web" Award, sponsored by the Center for Digital Government.
	Utah was Spotlighted as "Best of Breed, State Portal Category" in the Center for Digital Government's 2003 "Best of Breed" report.
	Utah.Gov was Spotlighted as an "Essential Public/Private Partnership" in the Center for Digital Government's 2003 "Essential Partnerships" report.
2002
	Utah ranked in the Top 10 Overall in Brown University's 2002 survey of state and federal Web sites.
	Utah ranked #9 in the Online Services Category in Brown University's 2002 survey of state and federal Web sites.
2001
	Utah was a finalist in the 2001 "Best of the Web" Contest, sponsored by the Center for Digital Government.
	Utah ranked in the Top 20 overall in Brown University's 2001 survey of state and federal Web sites.
	Utah received an Information Technology Grade of "A" from Governing Magazine's "Grading the States 2001" report.
	Utah received the following ranks in 2001 Digital State Survey, sponsored by the Center for Digital Government and Government Technology Magazine: # 7 Overall # 1 in the Education category # 7 in the GIS/Transportation category # 8 in the Commerce/Business Registration category # 9 in the Law Enforcement/Courts category
1996
	Utah ranked as the second state government Web site in the 1996 "Best of the Web" Award, sponsored by the Center for Digital Government.