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The Center for Digital Government recently announced that Colorado, Delaware, Illinois and New Jersey are the leading providers of digital technologies to their respective judicial systems.
- The news comes as the first part of four part Digital State Survey the Center is conducting in conjunction with Government Technology magazine and the Progress & Freedom Foundation. According to the center, "[t]he four-part survey will document and assess progress state governments have made in adopting and utilizing digital technologies to improve the delivery of services to their citizens."
- Part one focussed on law enforcement, courts and social services. The law enforcement & courts portion of the survey measured the use of digital technologies by the judicial system, including:
- online access to court opinions
- availability of digital signature capability for contracts and filings
- digital communications by police agencies
- The study also recognized the states of South Dakota, Rhode Island and Mississippi for making the greatest gains in these areas since a similar study last year.
- The social services portion focussed on:
- the availability of online information regarding program eligibility and application procedures
- the application of digital technologies such as electronic benefit transfer (EBT) systems and smart cards for benefits delivery
- Subsequent areas of the study include:
- Part II - Results to be released in August 2001
- Electronic Commerce/Business Regulation
- Taxation/Revenue
- Part III - Results to be released in October 2001
- Digital Democracy
- Management/Administration
- Part IV - Results to be released in December 2001
- Education
- Transportation
