The State of Tennessee’s official website, TN.gov,
has been named the best state website in the country in the annual “Best
of the Web” competition sponsored by the Center for Digital
Government.
“With more Tennesseans going online to do business with the state, we
understand that there is growing demand for mobile access to state
services,” Gov. Bill Haslam said. “As we continue to look for ways to
make state government more customer-focused, efficient and effective, we
are grateful for this recognition that supports those efforts online.”
Recently redesigned, TN.gov
was optimized for a range of screen sizes – from monitors to tablets to
phones – to provide easy reading and navigation with a minimum of
resizing, panning, and scrolling. Support for retina displays, swipe
gestures on rotators and collapsing menus are just a few of the ways the
site has been enhanced to improve the user experience and better
interact with visitors.
Since 2011, the State of Tennessee has been increasingly recognized as a
leader in using technology to better serve Tennesseans and streamline
operations. In addition to the state’s 2013 Best of the Web win, the
Tennessee Department of Transportation was awarded a Digital Government
Achievement Award for its innovative SmartWay
Mobile application available on iOS and Android devices.
Less than a year ago, the state was awarded an “A-” in the biennial
Digital States Survey and recognized with another Digital Government
Achievement Award for the Tennessee Department of Safety & Homeland
Security’s iPad
kiosk app for driver license renewals.
The TN.gov redesign was completed through a unique partnership with
Nashville-based NICUSA Tennessee, part of the eGovernment firm NIC’s
family of companies.
About NIC, Tennessee Information Division
NIC, Tennessee Information Division helps Tennessee build and maintain
the state’s official web portal TN.gov,
and hundreds of online services that allow citizens and businesses to
interact with state government more efficiently.
About NIC
NIC
Inc. (NASDAQ: EGOV)
is the nation's leading provider of official
government portals, online services, and secure
payment processing solutions. The company's innovative eGovernment
services help reduce costs and increase efficiencies for government
agencies, citizens, and businesses across the country. NIC provides
eGovernment solutions for more than 3,500 federal, state, and local
agencies across the United States. Additional information is available
at http://www.egov.com.
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