A highlight of this year’s California Digital Government Summit in Sacramento was the Best of California Awards that recognized innovative leaders and projects in government technology.
For the past 17 years, the Center for Digital Government, a subsidiary of e.Republic, has held the awards ceremony as part of its Summit. The September 10 ceremony bestowed more awards to California cities and counties than to state entities, showing how innovative leaders and projects have permeated all levels of government.
State CIO and CDT Director Amy Tong and acting Deputy State CIO and State Technology Officer Richard Rogers congratulated each award each recipient on stage.
The 2019 Best of California Awards recipients were:
Demonstrated Excellence in Project Management
Austin Walls-Barcellos
Project Manager Covered California
Best Application Serving the Public
Resident Support Portal
City of Los Angeles
Best Application Serving the Public
GetCalFresh.org Application Assistance Tool for CalFresh Food Benefits Department of Social Services
Best Application Serving the Public
Get It Done (GID) Expansion
City of San Diego
Best Application Serving the Public
MyCitations: Online Ability to Pay Determinations for California Traffic Courts
Judicial Council of California
Most Innovative Use of Citizen Engagement
Community Development Resource Agency e-Services: A Virtual Public Counter County of Placer
Most Innovative Use of Citizen Engagement
Metro’s Indoor GPS for the Blind and Partially Sighted People – LA Union Station
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Best Application Serving an Agency’s Business Needs
Electronic Accounting Modular Interface
California Department of Health Care Services
Best Application Serving an Agency’s Business Needs
Career PathFinder
County of Los Angeles
Best Application Serving an Agency’s Business Needs
List of Approved Surplus Lines Insurers (LASLI) Portal
California Department of Insurance
Best Application Serving an Agency’s Business Needs
Emergency Response Investigation Service (ERIS)
County of Los Angeles, Department of Children and Family Services
Best IT Collaboration Among Organizations
Homeless Activity Reporter Web Application
City of Elk Grove
Best IT Collaboration Among Organizations
Data Science Federation
City of Los Angeles
Best Mobile/Wireless Project
County-Wide Interoperable Radio System (CWIRS)
County of Los Angeles
Most Innovative IT Workforce Initiative
Student Internship Program and New IT Building
County of Alameda Information Technology Department
Most Innovative Use of Data and Analytics
ShakeAlertLA – Earthquake Early Warning Mobile App
City of Los Angeles
Most Innovative Use of Data and Analytics
Homeless Outreach and Resource Allocation Project
County of San Joaquin
Congratulations to the award recipients!