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Best Of Indiana 2022 Awards Nominations Are Open

August 9, 2022 | The Paper of Montgomery County |

The Indiana Office of Technology (IOT) is bringing back the ‘Best of Indiana’ technology awards in 2022. The award nominations are now open, and the submission deadline is Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, by midnight. 

IOT established the ‘Best of Indiana’ awards program to recognize the best use of technology by Indiana state and local government and education organizations. 

Who should apply? All government and education officials, executives and staff in Indiana are invited to submit nominations.

An Evaluation Committee will review submissions, and all projects nominated must be in production and fully operational by the submission deadline or significant changes have been implemented since January 1, 2021.

Award categories are:

  • Best Application Serving an Agency’s Business Needs – State
  • Best Application Serving an Organization’s Business Needs – Local
  • Best Application Serving the Public – State
  • Best Application Serving the Public – Local

The Best Application Serving an Agency’s/Organization’s Business Needs will be awarded to individuals and teams of an agency or department that have designed, developed and deployed new applications or improved existing applications that assist the department/agency in handling its day-to-day operations.  

The Best Application Serving the Public will be awarded to individuals and teams that have designed, developed, and deployed applications or improved existing applications that deliver services more effectively to the public or other external stakeholders. This application should effectively increase the transparency or accessibility of services.

Applicants can submit their entries on the Best of Indiana 2022 Nomination Portal. 

What should I submit? Past entries focused on how technology was used to improve a process or create a better customer/user experience. For example, eliminating a paper process, and redesigning a website.  

IOT will announce award winners at the annual Indiana Digital Government Summit. The summit will return to an in-person event on Oct. 6 at Marriott North in Indianapolis. Attendance is complimentary for all state and local government employees, and as an early registrant, you will receive advance access to the virtual event hub and resources.