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2012
Fairfax County was among 11 winners throughout the
Commonwealth of Virginia selected in the VACo (Virginia
Association of Counties) 2012 Achievement Awards Program for
"Court Technology Model: Coordinated County and Courts"
project. The VACo Achievement Awards is a competitive program open to
local government members of the association. Held annually, it recognizes
local government programs in awards criteria that include innovation,
cooperation and model practices. Courtroom Technology Division of DIT
supporting the courtroom operations for the three courts (Circuit,
General District and, Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court (JDRC)
successfully implemented this best practice technology model for Fairfax
County judiciary system.
Fairfax County was
ranked as the best in the nation in the 2012
Digital Counties Survey which recognizes leading examples of
counties using information and communications technology by The Center
for Digital Government and the National Association of Counties (NACo).
Fairfax County received first place honors in the competition for
jurisdictions with populations of 500,000 or greater. The Digital
Counties Survey evaluates localities on their ability to demonstrate
successful outcomes through the strategic use of technology. Winning
jurisdictions aligned goals with strategy, showed measurable benefits and
improvement over the prior year, utilized innovative solutions, and
demonstrated a commitment to collaboration.
Public Technology Institute (PTI )
recognized Fairfax County for Significant Achievement for Mobile
Applications: "Government in the Palm of Your Hands" in 2011/2012
Technology Solutions Award. An independent panel of judges has identified
the winners of PTI's
2011–2012 Technology Solutions Awards for their efforts to
use technology to improve government service. Awards were presented at
the 2012 CIO Leadership & Summit East in Boston.
2011
Fairfax County won the prestigious
2011 Governor’s COVITS (Commonwealth of Virginia IT Symposium)
award in the "Innovation in Local Government"
category for: "Placing Government in the Palm of Your Hand" that
represented the mobile applications DIT has developed over the last year
in recognition of the explosive growth in mobile technology. Fairfax
County places government in the palm of constituent’s hands with the
introduction of a portfolio of mobile apps enhancing the public’s
experience with information and services on mobile devices like
iPhone/iPad, Android and Blackberry. The official Fairfax County
Government mobile app is available to download for free on Apple’s iTunes
store, Android Market as well as from links through the County website.
For enabling faster resource deployment
during emergency response, Fairfax County has received the
National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) "Best of NIEM"
Award from the Department of Homeland Security. The award
recognizes the county’s work on a Northern Virginia CAD2CAD
project.CAD2CAD, the enhanced system for regional computer-aided dispatch
(CAD), allows sharing of data and dispatch status among 9-1-1 call
centers in Fairfax County, city of Fairfax, city of Alexandria and
Arlington County. Since going live in February 2010, the enhanced system
has decreased emergency response time up to 50 percent across the
participating jurisdictions.
The Center for
Digital Government ranked Fairfax County website as one of the finalist
in the 2011 Best of Web Awards. Best of Web (BOW) recognizes outstanding
government portals and websites based on innovation, functionality and
efficiency.
The Center for Digital Government and
the National Association of Counties (NACo) ranked Fairfax County
among America's top five in the 2011
Digital Counties Survey which recognizes leading examples of
counties using information and communications technology. Fairfax County
received fifth place honors in the competition for jurisdictions
with populations of 500,000 or greater.
Intergraph ICON Award recognized Fairfax County
for a multi-agency collaborative effort between the Department of
Information Technology and Fairfax County public safety agencies for
successful implementation of a new Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) and
related public safety systems as part of the Public Safety Architecture
Modernization Project. The project was initiated and enabled through the
County’s IT Governance model and managed by the County’s Department of
Information Technology.
Public Technology Institute
(PTI ) Web 2.0 State and Local Government Awards for Excellence - Fairfax
County was just one of the four counties being honored with the
prestigious Web 2.0 State
and Local Government Awards for Excellence along with other
city and state governments.The awards recognized innovative use of Web
2.0 applications and social media tools to engage citizens, improve
efficiency and increase accountability.
Wanda Gibson, Chief
Technology Officer (CTO) was nominated as a finalist for 2011 prestigious
Women in Technology Leadership Award sponsored by the Women in Technology
Organization.
Industry
Green IT AwardDepartment of Information Technology was among
this year's InfoWorld Green 15 winners! Each year, InfoWorld recognizes
the 15 most innovative sustainable IT initiatives worldwide. Fairfax
County was recognized for successful IT Infrastructure and power
management projects that decreased the county’s carbon footprint,
achieved enterprise wide IT efficiencies and cost savings.
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