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November 19-21, 2024
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GOLDEN GOVIT AWARDS

2024 Golden GOVIT Awards Nomination Guide

NOTE:  The online submission form automatically closes at 11:59 CST on Friday, September 13th and technical support is only available until 4:00 pm that day. Please plan accordingly. NOMINATIONS THAT ARE INCOMPLETE OR RECEIVED AFTER THE DEADLINE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

What are the Golden GOVIT Awards?
The Golden GOVIT Awards recognize government agencies and other public sector institutions that have advanced government technology through collaboration, innovation, service and individual leadership.

How are the awards connected to the GOVIT Leadership Summit & Symposium?
The GOVIT Leadership Summit & Symposium provides a natural forum to feature and celebrate the products, services, systems, solutions and individuals that improve government IT services and benefit citizens. 2024 recipients will announced during the GOVIT Symposium on November 21st, and a closing plenary session will feature some of the award nominees.

What are the Award Categories & Criteria?
There will be one award recipient selected from each of the following categories. The award recipients will have demonstrated excellence and impact in:

collaboration award iconCollaboration – A joint effort between two or more government agencies, two or more departments within a single agency, or between government agencies and private firms/non-profit organizations that use shared resources to create a new product or program, resulting in improved service delivery to individuals, families and/or communities. Innovation award circle iconInnovation – A product, program or service that disrupts the current status quo and meets these three criteria:  Novelty: the degree of newness and uniqueness; Impact: the magnitude and scope of improvement to government efficiency and effectiveness; Replicability: the potential for replication in other government agencies or sectors.
Service award iconService –The delivery of digital information and transactional services that makes a difference in the lives of citizens. Nominations should meet these criteria:  a strong focus on the end-user’s accessibility and experience, a high level of citizen engagement, incorporation of the technologies used by today’s citizens, and timely, informative content. individual leader iconIndividual Leader– An individual who champions and implements innovation, inspires collaboration, is focused on improving service, and demonstrates a personal commitment to advancing the professional and career development of him/herself as well as others in their agency.

Note:  All projects nominated must have been implemented (or in beta stage) within the last two years of the submission deadline.

Who can be nominated for these awards?
An agency or individual can nominate themselves or they can be nominated by an internal or external source that has direct knowledge and experience with the nominee. All nominees must be employed by federal, regional or state agencies, counties, cities/townships, or state colleges/universities. 

Note: The Awards Committee has the right to limit the amount of nominations that get passed through for peer reviewing.

How are award recipients selected?
Nominations will be reviewed by an awards committee made up of leaders from a variety of public sector settings and positions. Nominees receiving the highest number of votes in each category will be the award recipients. In the event of a tie score, Fusion Learning Partners (the host of the Symposium) will make the final selection.

How are award recipients notified?
Award recipients will be announced at the Golden GOVIT Awards Ceremony, which takes place during lunch November 21st at the GOVIT Summit & Symposium. All nominees should plan to have at least one representative attend the Summit & Symposium awards ceremony and reception.

How are nominees recognized?
All nominees will be recognized in the following ways:

  • All nominees will be featured on the GOVIT Summit & Symposium website and on the event mobile & web app.
  • All nominees will be recognized at the GOVIT Summit & Symposium awards ceremony during the lunch.
  • Select nominees will be asked to participate in a panel style session on Thursday, November 21st from Noon – 1 PM.

The following information will be requested on the online submission form. It is highly recommended that nomination information is created in another document and cut and pasted into the online submission form:

  • Award category, title of project (or name of the individual leader), agency, contact information for the nominator and nominee, project implementation date
  • Summary (100 words or less) – a high level overview of the project (or the individual leader)
  • Narrative (500 words or less) – for projects, include the concept, process, significance and impact (how it demonstrates excellence and meets the criteria); for individual leaders, describe how he/she meets the criteria. Nominations may include URLs of public-facing, project-specific sites. Additional materials or attachments will not be accepted.
  • Photos, bios and professional social media handles (if applicable) of nominees

When and how do we submit nominations?
All nominations must be sent through the online submission form. Once you submit your nomination a confirmation will be sent to you via email. No revisions to nominations once submitted. Nominations must be received by 11:59 p.m. (CST) on September 13th.