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Win $50,000 for Innovative
E-Gov Proposal
July
7, 2000
Recently,
when President Clinton announced the fast-moving development of
a powerful search engine and a FirstGov portal to government, he
also said there would be a contest to "spur new innovative ideas
for how government can serve and connect with our citizens electronically."
He
also mentioned up to $50,000 in prize money.
That's
a nice hunk of change, especially for those of us who are not Internet
millionaires.
The
beauty of it is we don't have to be Internet geniuses or even information
technology professionals to apply. Anybody - students, researchers,
citizens, even government employees - will have the opportunity
to submit their ideas to help build an electronic government.
So
says the nonprofit Council for Excellence in Government, which is
developing the criteria for the competition and putting together
a selection committee from among the members of the Technology Leadership
Consortium. CEG announced a top prize of $50,000 within the next
year for the most innovative proposal to advance an e-government
that is user-friendly, accessible, cost-effective, secure, and protects
the privacy of citizens' personal information.
Although exact dates for receiving the applications and making the
award have not been set, CEG invites you to send an e-mail so you
can be on the list to get more information when it's ready. Send
your inquiry to nevans@excelgov.org.
Include your name, organization, e-mail address, and any questions
you have.
Ladies
and gentlemen, reach for your mouse. The competition is about to
begin.
Related
Resources
President
Clinton's Announcement
Council
for Excellence in Government
Technology
Leadership Consortium
President
Clinton's First Internet Address to the Nation
FirstGov
Access
America E-Gov E-Zine
National
Partnership for Reinventing Government's E-Gov Webpage
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