E-government

Alabama Department of Revenue Services Now Available by Appointment Via NIC’s TeleGov

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Thursday, December 10, 2020
Internet, Technology, State, Local, Public policy, Government, Software, States of the United States, Regions of the United States, United States, NIC Inc., ALABAMA, E-government, NIC Alabama, NIC

The Alabama Department of Revenue will now be accepting online appointments for a variety of services through TeleGov, a new online scheduling tool built through a collaboration with NIC Inc. and Microsoft.

Key Points: 
  • The Alabama Department of Revenue will now be accepting online appointments for a variety of services through TeleGov, a new online scheduling tool built through a collaboration with NIC Inc. and Microsoft.
  • The appointment scheduling system, built in partnership with NIC Alabama, allows the Department of Revenue to continue to offer critical services to Alabama citizens while complying with state health and safety measures.
  • Citizens can conveniently make appointments for services like making payments, tax return assistance, audit appointments, registering for tax ID, IRP renewals and services, title appointments and government tags among others.
  • NIC Alabama is the official digital government solutions provider for the state of Alabama.

Appian and Accenture Federal Services Team to Accelerate Acquisition Modernization for Government and Defense Organizations

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Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Service companies, Service industries, Consulting, Accenture, Transform, E-government

"Federal procurement teams are often bogged down by systems and manual tasks that complicate the acquisition process, increase risk, lower efficiency and add unnecessary costs," said Aaron Jackson, digital platforms lead at Accenture Federal Services.

Key Points: 
  • "Federal procurement teams are often bogged down by systems and manual tasks that complicate the acquisition process, increase risk, lower efficiency and add unnecessary costs," said Aaron Jackson, digital platforms lead at Accenture Federal Services.
  • The new delivery accelerators being created by Accenture Federal Services for the Appian Government Acquisition solutions suite will further aid the government to make changes in their digital automation strategies that have lasting impact."
  • Accenture Federal Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Accenture LLP, is a U.S. company with offices in Arlington, Virginia.
  • Accenture Federal Services transforms bold ideas into breakthrough outcomes for clients at defense, intelligence, public safety, civilian and military health organizations.

Infinidat Names immixGroup as Distributor for U.S. Federal, State and Local Government Agencies

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Monday, December 7, 2020
Articles, Strategic management, Value proposition, Pricing, E-government

Under the terms of the agreement, immixGroup will add Infinidats storage platform and services to its U.S.-based federal, state and local government purchasing vehicles.

Key Points: 
  • Under the terms of the agreement, immixGroup will add Infinidats storage platform and services to its U.S.-based federal, state and local government purchasing vehicles.
  • This relationship makes available to government agencies Infinidats innovative acquisition model with elastic pricing and flexible options, giving VARS a compelling value proposition to penetrate and expand in the government market.
  • The resellers who are already aligned with immixGroup and are supporting government agencies now have access to Infinidats solutions and proven customer support and services.
  • immixGroup, an Arrow Electronics company, is a value-added distributor that helps technology companies do business with the government.

Arkansas Awarded Digital States Survey Citizen Centric Award

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Monday, December 7, 2020
Public policy, Government, State, Local, Technology, Mobile, Wireless, Software, Internet, E-government, Politics and technology, Public administration, NIC Arkansas, NIC Inc.

The Center for Digital Government (CDG) announced Arkansas as a recipient of the Digital States Survey 2020 Citizen Centric award.

Key Points: 
  • The Center for Digital Government (CDG) announced Arkansas as a recipient of the Digital States Survey 2020 Citizen Centric award.
  • As the focus on providing contactless mobile and digital services to Arkansas citizens continues to expand, state and local government entities also benefit from the library of more than 1,000 digital government solutions and cloud-native platforms built in partnership with the States official digital government services partner, NIC Arkansas.
  • The CDG Digital States Survey is a biennial evaluation designed to highlight best and emerging technology practices across all 50 states.
  • Little-Rock-based NIC Arkansas is celebrating 23 years as the states official digital government services partner and is part of digital government firm NIC's family of companies.

Elantes Helps Government Agencies and Contractors Meet Marketing and Training Challenges During COVID-19 Crisis

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Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Articles, Health, COVID-19 pandemic, Occupational safety and health, Pandemics, Public Health Emergency of International Concern, E-government

The company gives government agencies and contractors a safe and effective way to deliver presentations, demonstrations, and training.

Key Points: 
  • The company gives government agencies and contractors a safe and effective way to deliver presentations, demonstrations, and training.
  • Elantes' videos can be used for remote training, virtual meetings or online content, making them ideal tools for navigating the coronavirus pandemic.
  • "We have the experience, equipment, and know-how to develop effective videos in a COVID-19 worldspecifically for the government and government contractors."
  • With its extensive expertise in government and military video production, Elantes is well equipped to assist government agencies and its vendors.

TECHNATION Leading the Charge in Flipping Government Procurement Orthodoxy

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Thursday, November 19, 2020
Articles, Business, Procurement, Government procurement, E-government, E-procurement

At the foundation is CANADAS DIGITAL MARKETPLACE,powered by TECHNATION which delivers a platform for change around the future of industry-government collaboration and agile technology procurement.

Key Points: 
  • At the foundation is CANADAS DIGITAL MARKETPLACE,powered by TECHNATION which delivers a platform for change around the future of industry-government collaboration and agile technology procurement.
  • Ensuring technology innovators ofallsizes and types can participate in the government procurement process across all levels of government is a key focus for TECHNATION, and another step towards truly digital government in Canada, said Angela Mondou, president, TECHNATION.
  • TECHNATIONs recently-announced collaborative agile procurement pilot with Shared Services Canada (SSC), leveraging the Digital Marketplace, provides significant benefits to both government and industry, including enabling greater outreach, improved access and participation with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the challenge-based procurement process.
  • With this new approach to procurement, there is a real opportunity to engage with SMEs early in this very complex ecosystem servicing the Government of Canada, added Coreen Bouchard, founder, PureLogic IT Solutions.

TECHNATION and Shared Services Canada Pilot Collaborative Agile Procurement Initiative for Canadian Technology Companies

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Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Articles, Government of Canada, Shared Services Canada, Procurement, Canadas, E-government

Ottawa, ON, Nov. 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TECHNATION, Canadas national technology industry association, today announced the launch of a collaborative Agile Procurement pilot with Shared Services Canada (SSC).

Key Points: 
  • Ottawa, ON, Nov. 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TECHNATION, Canadas national technology industry association, today announced the launch of a collaborative Agile Procurement pilot with Shared Services Canada (SSC).
  • The pilot uses TECHNATIONs recently launched Digital Marketplace platform to increase the participation of Canadian technology companies in SSC procurements.
  • Canadas Digital Marketplace (powered by TECHNATION) , is open to all incorporated technology companies in Canada and complements federal, provincial and municipal procurement initiatives such as buyandsell.gc.ca , the Government of Canadas open procurement information service.
  • This Digital Marketplace platform provides instant access to hundreds of Canadian technology companies and can help facilitate agile and flexible procurement of cutting-edge innovation and technology.

2020 Digital Cities Survey Recognizes Leaders in Advanced Use of Analytics, Digital Inclusion, and COVID-19 Response; and Announces the 2020 Future Ready Award Winner

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Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Data security, Articles, Computer network security, Computer security, Cryptography, Cybercrime, Data protection, Malware, E-government

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Center for Digital Government (CDG) announced the winners of the 2020 Digital Cities Survey.

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  • SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Center for Digital Government (CDG) announced the winners of the 2020 Digital Cities Survey.
  • Now in its 20th year, the annual survey recognizes cities using technology to tackle social challenges, enhance services, strengthen cybersecurity, and more.
  • The Center for Digital Government congratulates this years winners for their hard work and efforts to use technology to enhance citizen interactions with government.
  • This years first-place winners include:
    The IT team supports San Joses priority to create a thriving city.

GCOM Announces Acquisition of 20/20 Teknology

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Monday, November 9, 2020
Internet, Data management, Other Technology, Technology, Software, Articles, Business, Economy, Global Change Observation Mission, JAXA, E-government, Managed services, GCOM, 20/20 Teknology, Sagewind Capital LLC

GCOM , a leading provider of technology solutions focused on state and local governments, today announced the acquisition of 20/20 Teknology , a leading managed services provider and systems integrator.

Key Points: 
  • GCOM , a leading provider of technology solutions focused on state and local governments, today announced the acquisition of 20/20 Teknology , a leading managed services provider and systems integrator.
  • 20/20 Teknology benefits from the deep relationships that GCOM has with its state and local government customers, enabling the 20/20 Teknology team to apply its ability to maximize IT infrastructure effectiveness and increase productivity to government contexts.
  • The acquisition also provides the 20/20 Teknology team with GCOMs expertise delivering award-winning digital engagement systems, expanded product development capabilities and greater access to partners.
  • As a leading provider of unified communications, IT infrastructure and managed services, 20/20 Teknology brings to GCOM lessons learned from the private sector and the depth of expertise to facilitate government digital transformation.

County of Kaua'i, NIC Hawaii Upgrade Online Payment Services

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Monday, November 2, 2020
Internet, Technology, State, Local, Public policy, Government, Software, NIC Inc., Articles, E-government, Hawaii, Web portal, NIC Hawaii, NIC

Launched on the NIC Hawaii Payment Platform, the system allows customers to either pay as a guest or as a logged-in user.

Key Points: 
  • Launched on the NIC Hawaii Payment Platform, the system allows customers to either pay as a guest or as a logged-in user.
  • The online sewer payments service was created in partnership with NIC Hawaii, the official internet portal manager of eHawaii.gov.
  • NIC Hawaii, a division of digital government solutions firm NIC Inc., manages the eHawaii.gov state portal program.
  • Pursuant to Chapter 27G, Hawaii Revised Statutes, the portal program is overseen by the Access Hawaii Committee, which collaborates with provider NIC Hawaii (formerly Hawaii Information Consortium (HIC)), along with state and county agencies to continually identify new online services to be added to the portal.