NIC : Arkansas's Gov2Go Wins Two National Awards for Innovation

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gov2Go, the first-of-its-kind, personal government assistant developed by the Information Network of Arkansas (INA), has received two national awards for technology innovation.

With more than 80,000 votes cast, members of the state and local government IT community selected Gov2Go from hundreds of nominations in six categories to receive a StateScoop 50 Award in the Innovation of the Year category. The StateScoop 50 awards honor innovators and emerging leaders in state and local government.

Gov2Go also placed as a Top 8 Finalist from nearly 150 entries in the American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council's (ACT-IAC) Institute for Innovation 'Igniting Innovation 2016' Awards Showcase. The awards recognize the most innovative uses of technology to improve government programs and services to citizens.

'Arkansas has long been a digital government innovator, and it is an honor to once again be recognized for our citizen-centric approach to delivering government services through Gov2Go,' INA Board Chair Mark Martin said. 'More importantly, we are thrilled to see more than 140,000 people using Gov2Go and sharing positive feedback about how it's making their lives easier. We are positively changing the way Arkansans interact with their government.'

Based on input from users, Gov2Go proactively brings relevant government services and information to them on their computers, mobile devices, and Apple watches. Gov2Go keeps track of deadlines such as property tax payments, car tag renewals, and property assessment, and sends users important reminders based on their needs.

Arkansans can visit GetGov2Go.com to download the iOS and Android apps, or enter an email address to start using Gov2Go.

About Information Network of Arkansas

The Information Network of Arkansas (INA) is a public-private partnership between the state of Arkansas and the Arkansas Information Consortium (AIC) that helps state government entities Web-enable their information services. Little Rock-based AIC is part of eGovernment firm NIC's (EGOV) family of companies. INA operates Arkansas.gov, the official website of the state of Arkansas, which offers more than 750 state and local online services.

About NIC

Founded in 1992, NIC (NASDAQ: EGOV) is the nation's leading provider of innovative government solutions and secure payment processing, which help make government more accessible to everyone through technology. The family of NIC companies provides digital government solutions for more than 4,500 federal, state, and local agencies in the United States. Forbes has named NIC as one of the '100 Best Small Companies in America' six times and the company has been included four times on the Barron's 400 Index. Additional information is available at http://www.egov.com.