From Deseret News archives:
www.utah.gov wins Web award
Group lauds site for offering array of services
The www.utah.gov Web site was honored by the national research and advisory institute on Wednesday as being tops among more than 260 "Best of Web" entries from federal, state and local governments nationwide.
"As an organization that looks at a lot of government Web sites, utah.gov is truly an elegant site," Dennis McKenna, chief executive officer of the organization, said during a Wednesday news conference. "It's taken advanced Web services technology and built a very impressive array of services to the citizens of Utah and really beyond the borders of the state of Utah."
McKenna said the site reflects "a tremendous amount of creativity and care for the people of Utah."
"In looking at this site, we clearly saw this is a site that unanimously the judges felt led the way in innovation, its comprehensiveness and also its functionality for the people of Utah," he said.
Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt said the award represents meeting a "significant and deliberate" goal. "We didn't set out to be No. 2. We set out to be No. 1," Leavitt said.
"What that (honor) means as a practical matter is not simply that our people should be proud of us," Leavitt said. "It means they're not having to stand in line, that they're online instead of in line."
Val Oveson, Utah's chief information officer, credited portal contractor Utah Interactive among those making the site a success. He hailed the site's clean, uncluttered look; pop downs with "a tremendous amount of content at your disposal within one click away or two clicks away;" 24/7 online help; online polls; state government news; online services; and a business portal, including business registration.
Assistance through online chat makes www.utah.gov the first Web site among state governments with around-the-clock assistance.
Leavitt said the site is proving popular during late-evening hours, with most visits occurring between 10 p.m. and midnight.
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