Agency Awards:

Connected in Purpose is this year’s conference theme award. It recognizes an agency that has demonstrated its passion for government excellence and is connected in purpose with the needs of its constituents. The winner of this award will have leveraged Accela’s Civic Platform to drive more efficiency in their processes, make it easier to connect with residents, and improve transparency. The winner will also have shown a commitment to working together with the larger gov tech ecosystem, including fellow jurisdictions or industry partners.

Government in the Cloud:  Recognizing an agency that has transformed from on-premises to SaaS to better serve residents through the cloud by delivering resources and services easier and at an accelerated rate.

Unified  Government: Recognizing an agency that has leveraged cross-government platforms and shared data to break down organizational silos and save valuable time and resources.

Ultimate Citizen Experience: Recognizing an agency that has radically improved the design and delivery of government services to become more responsive to its citizens by creating a consumer-like, citizen-friendly, online experience to process requests, protect residents, identify problems and resolve issues rapidly.

Emerging Regulation: Recognizing an agency that adapts and embraces the challenges of new and emerging regulation, while promoting innovation within its community.

Digital Service Transformation: Recognizing an agency that has revolutionized complex processes through automation within a digital environment to improve efficiencies and allow for a proactive approach in the way it serves its citizens.

Next Gen Economic Development: Recognizing a high performing agency that has modernized processes and implemented efficiencies to foster economic development within its community.  

Individual Awards

Civic Hero: Building Communities Recognizing a government professional who has effectively leveraged Accela's Building, Planning and/or Service Request Management solutions to grow their communities by implementing an innovative solution to drive efficiency and reduce turnaround times for reviewing, processing and approving citizen requests.

Civic Hero: Growing Businesses Recognizing a government professional who has effectively leveraged Accela's Business Licensing, Occupational Licensing, Alcoholic Beverage Control and/or Cannabis Regulation solution to help businesses maneuver the complexities of becoming and staying compliant quickly and efficiently.

Civic Hero: Protecting Citizens Recognizing a government professional who has effectively leveraged Accela's Fire Prevention and/or Environmental Health solution to protect the public health and safety of citizens, while creating a high-demand place to live and do business.

Criteria to Keep in Mind

Great story: Tell your story. We love hearing about the challenges and struggles you have overcome to reach your success. Show us how you have leveraged Accela technology to reach new heights. 

Agency size: We understand every agency is unique and recognize those of all shapes and sizes. Don’t let size stand in the way of your submission.

Compelling data points: Do you have any key success metrics? Hearing about how you measure success can really show what kind of an impact you’re having.

*Note: You do not need to attend the conference to win, but we’d definitely love to see you there.