Alabama Wins National Award for Online Local Government Reporting Service; Alabama Department of Revenue Receives a Pioneer Award from the E-Gov Institute.MONTGOMERY, Ala ALA aminolevulinic acid. Ala alanine. ala (a´lah) pl. a´lae [L.] a winglike process. . -- Alabama's innovative online Local Government Reporting system is now an award winner. The Alabama Department of Revenue was recently named one of 13 Pioneer Award recipients by the E-Gov Institute's Government Solutions Center, which serves as an educational resource for online government providers. In December 2004, the Alabama Department of Revenue began providing city and county governments with an online alternative to cumbersome cum·ber·some adj. 1. Difficult to handle because of weight or bulk. See Synonyms at heavy. 2. Troublesome or onerous. cum and costly paper tax revenue reports. The Web-based solution allows users to view reports, charts, and graphs electronically. More than 200 Alabama local governments are now using the service. The online reports require no special hardware or software and are accessible through a basic Internet connection. The E-Gov institute selected 13 projects for Pioneer awards from a field of more than 200 nominations. Alabama was the only state to receive the honor As a verb, to accept a bill of exchange, or to pay a note, check, or accepted bill, at maturity. To pay or to accept and pay, or, where a credit so engages, to purchase or discount a draft complying with the terms of the draft. for an eGovernment service. "We are honored that the E-Gov Institute has recognized our local government reporting program," said Tom Surtees, Alabama Commissioner of Revenue. "Our goal is to maintain customer satisfaction, while establishing convenient and cost-effective services. This recognition, along with the positive feedback from our participating localities, reinforces our goals." The system was developed as a result of a unique public-private partnership Public-private partnership (PPP) describes a government service or private business venture which is funded and operated through a partnership of government and one or more private sector companies. These schemes are sometimes referred to as PPP or P3. between the Alabama Department of Revenue and Alabama Interactive, the Montgomery-based subsidiary of eGovernment firm NIC (1) (Network Interface Card) See network adapter. See also InterNIC. (2) (New Internet Computer) An earlier Linux-based computer from The New Internet Computer Company (NICC), Palo Alto, CA. (Nasdaq: EGOV) that manages the state's official Web portal See portal. at www.alabama.gov. "We congratulate our partners in the Alabama Department of Revenue on this well-deserved honor," said Winn McInnis, general manager of Alabama Interactive. "Alabama has provided a valuable service by using technology to help local governments and the constituents they serve operate more efficiently." About Alabama Interactive Alabama Interactive is the official eGovernment solutions provider for the state of Alabama. The company builds and manages interactive government services on behalf of the state and is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of eGovernment firm NIC. About NIC NIC manages more eGovernment services than any provider in the world. The company helps government communicate more effectively with citizens and businesses by putting essential services online. NIC provides eGovernment solutions for 2,000 state and local agencies that serve more than 55 million people in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Additional information is available at www.nicusa.com. |
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