ITS September 20, 2016
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New York State Office of Information Technology Services Among Winners of the 2016 Best of New York AwardsITS Honored with Three Best of NY Awards during Annual NYS Digital Government Summit |
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The New York State Office of Information Technology Services (ITS) announced today that they are among the winners of the 2016 Best of New York Awards. ITS received awards in three areas, Best Mobile Project, Best Data Analytics/Business Intelligence Project, and Most Innovative IT Workforce Initiative.
In its 13th year, the Best of New York Awards program recognizes public-sector professionals and local government organizations for their dedication and contributions to advance information technology in New York.
“Congratulations to the 2016 Best of New York awardees,” said Margaret Miller, New York State Chief Information Officer. “ITS is leading the way in utilizing new and innovative technologies to ensure government works smarter for citizens and businesses. This recognition serves as a testament to the enormous talent there is in ITS and to the important work our team members do.”
“Ingenuity, collaboration and a lot of hard work on the part of New York government departments have yielded great innovations that are improving government interactions with citizens,” said Todd Sander, Executive Director of the Center for Digital Government. “We are honored to present this year’s Best of New York winners and recognize their exemplary dedication to enhancing services for New Yorkers.”
Winners are selected based on a number of criteria, including collaboration among agencies, innovative use of technology, economic benefits and improving public services and business processes. During the event, 36 ITS employees were also recognized with the Outstanding IT Service and Support Award.
2016 ITS Best of New York Awardees include:
The Best of New York Awards were presented to the awardees during the annual New York State Digital Government Summit which took place on September 15 and 16 in Albany. The Summit is hosted by the Center for Digital Government and Government Technology, in partnership with the State of New York.
The New York State Digital Government Summit is one of the largest technology conferences for state and local government held in New York. More than 750 people came together to learn from industry experts and to participate in educational opportunities on workforce development, technology, cybersecurity, and disaster preparedness.
During the Summit, Matthew Millea, Deputy Director of New York State Operations, highlighted Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s commitment to embrace technology to better engage and communicate with New York’s citizens, businesses and visitors to the State. Margaret Miller, New York State Chief Information Officer and Mahesh Nattanmai, New York State Executive Deputy Chief Information Officer presented IT accomplishments to improve the delivery of critical services to agency partners, and to the citizen and businesses who rely on State services.
A special awards ceremony was also held during the Summit to honor this year’s recipient of the 2016 Hugh L. Carey Leadership Award for Outstanding Public Stewardship. The Award, presented by the Center for Digital Government and Government Technology, and New York State, was created in the memory of the late Governor Carey to recognize and honor a New Yorker who, through their commitment to public service, has demonstrated leadership, dedication and guidance to improve the future well-being of all New Yorkers by opening doors to innovations.
Nonie Manion, Executive Deputy Commissioner of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, received the 2016 Hugh L. Carey Leadership Award. Executive Deputy Commissioner Manion was honored for her expertise in using technology to advance the work of the Tax and Finance Department. One of Executive Deputy Commissioner Manion’s biggest and most visible successes was her role in the implementation of the Department’s data-driven case identification and selection system (CISS). The CISS system sifts through millions of tax returns, identifying the most suspicious as potentially fraudulent returns improperly seeking refunds. Last year, CISS prevented New York from paying out more than $500 million in fraudulent refunds. Executive Deputy Commissioner Manion is the sixth recipient of the Hugh L. Carey Leadership Award.
To learn more about the New York State Office of Information Technology Services visit www.its.ny.gov. For more information on the 2016 NYS Digital Government Summit visit http://www.govtech.com/events/New-York-Digital-Government-Summit.html. |
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