Technology
| More

The Winningest Website

Michigan breaks out of the pack with a world-class online presence.

BY: | February 2007



Talk about a helping hand. Michigan.gov, the state of Michigan's award-winning Web site, has such a vast and efficient presence--35 million page views each month; 60 million document downloads from the site each year--that it has been able to help smaller localities within the state build their own sites.

According to the National Policy Research Council, a mere 35 percent of municipalities and 16 percent of townships nationwide have Web sites. In 2004, Michigan was languishing with 29 percent of its localities Web-sited. But then the Office of Technology Partnerships joined with the Michigan Township Association, Michigan Municipal League and four state universities to help localities use the state's know-how to develop their own Web presence. By the end of 2006, the partnership had developed more than 70 sites for communities across the state.

That's one of the reasons Michigan.gov was an award-winner this year. In addition to earning an A+ from NPRC in its e-government report card of 11,000 government Web sites, Michigan was honored twice by the Center for Digital Government (for best of the Web and as the most digitally advanced state government) and by Brown University's e- government survey, which ranked it fourth for its electronic features. The site offers nearly 300 services, enabling citizens to conduct almost all of their business with the state online. The site also offers language translation services, text-only functionality for sight-impaired users, access through wireless devices such as BlackBerries, Palms and cell phones, downloadable audio and video clips and contact features supplemented by a fully-staffed call center.


If you enjoyed this post, subscribe for updates.

Elizabeth Daigneau
Elizabeth Daigneau

Elizabeth Daigneau is GOVERNING's managing editor.

E-mail: edaigneau@governing.com
Twitter: @governing

Comments



Add Your Comment

You are solely responsible for the content of your comments. GOVERNING reserves the right to remove comments that are considered profane, vulgar, obscene, factually inaccurate, off-topic, or considered a personal attack.

Comments must be fewer than 2000 characters.

Latest from Technology

  • States in a Race to Secure Drone Testing
  • Groups in 37 states are vying to become one of six federally designated sites for testing the remotely piloted crafts for use in the nation's airspace. They see a chance to generate jobs.
  • Job Skills Gap a Growing Concern in Cities
  • Cities coming out of the recession are facing new challenges with matching their workforce to available jobs, a problem that could be an early indicator of a growing national problem.
  • Sequestration Cuts into Scientific Research
  • Federal agencies pour billions each year into university research. With less federal money to spend, some Ph.D. programs are delaying admissions decisions, while others have already cut positions amid the uncertainty.

More From Technology

Featured on Governing.com





Events & Webinars

  • It’s A Paperless, Paperless World..... Thinking Outside the Box to Gain Efficiencies through Prepaid Cards
  • April 23, 2013
  • Public sector organizations are under intense scrutiny to operate as efficiently and effectively as possible and with maximum transparency. An important consideration is the way in which payments are made and managed. Prepaid cards can offer flexibility, security and accountability to governments as a method of dispersing benefits, healthcare and social care payments, child benefits and housing benefits to their constituents.


More Events & Webinars


© 2011 e.Republic, Inc. All Rights reserved.    |   Privacy Policy   |   Site Map