LocalSmart Awards
The LocalSmart Awards highlight the leaders improving city, county, and municipal government. This year, Denver’s Chief Information Officer, Suma Nallapati, was among one of the 2024 GoldenGov: City Executive of the Year award winners.
See the 2024 LocalSmart award winners
Digital Cities Survey
The Center for Digital Government’s annual Digital Cities Survey recognizes cities utilizing technology to enhance digital services and transparency, strengthen cybersecurity, digital privacy rights, and digital equity, and those finding innovative ways to support solutions for social challenges facing cities today. This year, the City and County of Denver won 5th pace in the “500,000 or more population” category.
See the 2024 Digital Cities Survey winners
Government Experience Awards
The GovX Awards recognize the achievements of states, cities and counties that have raised the bar on the experience of government services. This year's winners have redesigned websites and enhanced services by integrating AI technology, providing single sign-on, constituent and customer service platforms and systems, and inclusive technologies such as enhanced accessibility, mobility features, and broadband provision and transparency. The City and County of Denver won 5th pace in the “overall city government experience” category.
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SIPA GovGrants Program
The Statewide Internet Portal Authority (SIPA) provides efficient and effective services for residents through modern business practices and innovative technology solutions. The SIPA GovGrants Program provides funding and support to innovative government technology projects at all levels of government across Colorado. This year, Denver Technology Services was awarded over $733,600 to develop a natural language smart IVR system and to build a digital streaming platform.
Learn about the SIPA GovGrants program
APEX Project of the Year Award
Colorado Technology Association’s 2024 APEX Awards recognize individuals and companies that shine in the technology industry. The APEX Project of the Year award is given to a project, implemented by an innovative IT department, that solved a business problem with strategic objectives and innovation and overcame obstacles, met goals, and demonstrated team collaboration. This year, the City and County of Denver’s Automation Center of Excellence program won the APEX Project of the Year award.
View the 2024 APEX Project of the Year award video
NATOA Government Programming Awards
The National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) supports and serves the communications interests and needs of local governments. The NATOA Government Programming Awards honors excellence in broadcast, cable, multimedia, and electronic programming produced by local government agencies. This year, the Denver 8 TV team won 13 awards!
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CIO 100 Awards
The CIO 100 Awards celebrates 100 IT organizations and the teams within them that are using IT in innovative ways to deliver business value, whether by creating competitive advantage, optimizing business processes, enabling growth, or improving relationships with customers. It is an acknowledged mark of enterprise excellence.
See the 2024 CIO 100 honorees