Nebraska's Official Web Site (www.Nebraska.gov) Earns National Recognition.LINCOLN, Neb. -- The state of Nebraska's official Web site (www.Nebraska.gov) recently earned an A-minus in a recent study conducted by the National Policy Research Council, a Washington-based think tank, in collaboration with Computerworld magazine that graded the Web sites of state and local governments. Only five states received a grade of A-minus or better. "Helping citizens access their government easily through the use of Internet technology is a high priority for this administration," said Governor Dave Heineman David Eugene "Dave" Heineman (born May 12, 1948, in Falls City, Nebraska) is an American Republican politician who currently serves as the Governor of Nebraska. Heineman graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1970. . "We are thrilled to receive national recognition for the hard work our state put in to eGovernment." The eGovernment report card was based on an extensive examination of 11,227 official government Web sites. Reviewers judged the Web sites on 25 criteria in seven categories, including usability, citizen responsiveness, accessibility for disabled visitors, information tools, online procurement, job opportunities, and the availability and functionality of interactive permits and payments. "The highest marks were generally given to Web sites on which a wide range of services could easily be found on the home page instead of being buried several pages deep," said Robert McArthur, eGovernment project director for the National Policy Research Council. Since its launch in 1995, the Nebraska.gov web portal See portal. has served as the gateway for news and information about Nebraska state government. In those eleven years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time portal has seen five major redesigns, launched a wide variety of new features and added more than 150,000 pages of content. Nebraska's state Web site boasts content including citizen alerts, a dynamic news page, and live online customer service. In addition, the portal continues to provide simplified access to Nebraska's nearly 300 electronic government services, 24 hours a day and seven days a week. The state of Nebraska's official Web site is managed and operated through a public private relationship between the state of Nebraska, the Nebraska State Records Board, and Nebraska Interactive, 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. 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 NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :EGOV). About Nebraska.gov Nebraska.gov (www.Nebraska.gov) is managed and operated without tax funds through a 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 state and Nebraska Interactive, the Lincoln-based official eGovernment partner for the state of Nebraska. Nebraska Interactive is a subsidiary 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 2,200 state and local agencies that serve more than 60 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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