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Maryland.gov Awards and Honors

2022 (3 Awards)

9/15/2022 — Center for Digital Government: Overall State Government Experience Award

The Maryland.gov communications platform was honored by the Center for Digital Government with first place in the Overall State Government Experience Awards. Maryland's award-winning platform embraces personalization and takes a user-centric approach to create direct engagement with citizens via the web, smartphones, wearables, live chat, chatbots, and voice assistants.

8/8/2022 — dotCOMM Gold Award

Maryland.gov has been awarded the Gold dotCOMM Award, honoring excellence in web creativity and digital communication. There were over 2,500 entries throughout the United States, Canada, and numerous other countries in the dotCOMM Awards 2022 competition.

6/21/2022 — Interactive Media Award Best in Class

Maryland.gov, the State’s Official Website, was recognized by the Interactive Media Awards as 2022 Best in Class in the Government website category. The Best in Class distinction is the highest honor bestowed by the IMA’s and represents the very best in planning, execution and overall professionalism.

2021 (1 Awards)

9/15/2021 — Center for Digital Government: Overall State Government Experience Award

The Maryland.gov communications platform was honored by the Center for Digital Government with third place in the Overall State Government Experience Awards. Maryland's award-winning platform embraces personalization and takes a user-centric approach to create direct engagement with citizens via the web, smartphones, wearables, live chat, chatbots, and voice assistants.

2020 (1 Awards)

9/23/2020 — Center for Digital Government: Overall State Government Experience Award

The Maryland.gov communications platform was honored by the Center for Digital Government with third place in the Overall State Government Experience Awards. Maryland's award-winning platform embraces personalization and takes a user-centric approach to create direct engagement with citizens via the web, smartphones, wearables, live chat, chatbots, and voice assistants.

2019 (5 Awards)

9/17/2019 — Center for Digital Government: Overall State Government Experience Award

The Maryland.gov communications platform was honored by the Center for Digital Government with second place in the Overall State Government Experience Awards. Maryland's award-winning platform embraces personalization and takes a user-centric approach to create direct engagement with citizens via the web, smartphones, wearables, live chat, chatbots, and voice assistants.

9/1/2019 — Service to the Citizen, Champions of Change Award

The Maryland Business Express Portal team was recently recognized for a Service to the Citizen, Champions of Change Award. The Service to the Citizen™: Champions of Change Program recognizes those public servants and their industry partners who demonstrate excellence in their delivery of services that impact the public's lives.

2/1/2019 — AVA Gold Digital Award: Government Website

Maryland’s award-winning website, www.Maryland.gov, recently earned a Gold AVA Digital Media Award in the Government Website category. This honor recognizes that Maryland.gov has contributed to the evolution of digital media and incorporated interactivity in the website design to better serve the citizens in the state of Maryland.

2/1/2019 — AVA Gold Digital Award: Website

The Maryland Business Express Portal & Chatbot was recently awarded an AVA Gold Digital Award in the Website category. AVA Digital Awards is an international competition that recognizes excellence by creative professionals responsible for the planning, concept, direction, design and production of digital communication.

2/1/2019 — AVA Gold Digital Award: Mobile Web

The Maryland Business Express Portal & Chatbot was recently awarded an AVA Gold Digital Award in the Mobile Web category. AVA Digital Awards is an international competition that recognizes excellence by creative professionals responsible for the planning, concept, direction, design and production of digital communication.

2018 (27 Awards)

12/11/2018 — Mobile Web Award: Best Portal Mobile Website

The Maryland.gov website was recognized as the Best Portal Mobile Website by the Web Marketing Association’s MobileWebAward. The MobileWebAward program is the longest-running annual website award competition dedicated to naming the best websites in 96 industries while setting the standard of excellence for all website development...

12/10/2018 — Maryland Business Express & Chatbot Portal Summit Emerging Media Innovator Award

The Maryland Business Express & Chatbot Portal was awarded the 2018 Summit Emerging Media Innovator Award in the Government Website category. The award recognizes and celebrates creativity, innovation and those pushing the bounds of excellence in all forms of emerging and digital media.

12/10/2018 — Maryland.gov: Summit Emerging Media Leader Award

Maryland.gov was selected as a 2018 Summit International Emerging Media Leader Award winner in the Government Website category. The Summit Emerging Media Awards (Summit EMA) recognize and celebrate creativity, innovation and those pushing the bounds of creative excellence in all forms of emerging media. The Summit EMA offers recognition for introducing new methods, directing and helping to set the pace for emerging media, and demonstrating excellence on the web, through apps, videos, mobile sites and social media.

10/29/2018 — Davey Silver Award: AccessDNR Fishing Report Alexa Skill

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) AccessDNR Fishing Report Alexa Skill was honored with a 2018 Silver Davey Award in the Experiential & Immersive-Live Experiences category. This award honors the finest creative work in the US and around the world.

10/29/2018 — Davey Silver Award: Maryland.gov

Maryland.gov has been awarded a 2018 Silver Davey Award in the Government Website category. With 3,000 entries from across the US and around the world, the Davey Awards honors the finest creative work from the best small agencies, firms and companies worldwide.

10/16/2018 — MARCOM AWARD HONORABLE MENTION: GOVERNMENT WEBSITE

The Maryland.gov website has received a 2018 MarCom Award Honorable Mention in the Government Website Category. Sponsored and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals, this award recognizes outstanding achievements by creative professionals.

10/16/2018 — MARCOM AWARD HONORABLE MENTION: MOBILE WEBSITE

The Maryland.gov website has received a 2018 MarCom Award Honorable Mention in the Mobile Website Category. Sponsored and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals, this award recognizes outstanding achievement by creative professionals involved in the concept, direction, design and production of marketing and communication channels.

10/16/2018 — MARCOM AWARD GOLD AWARD: MARYLAND BUSINESS EXPRESS PORTAL & CHATBOT

The Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation has received a Gold 2018 MarCom Award in the Mobile Website Category. Sponsored and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals, this award recognizes outstanding achievement by creative professionals involved in the concept, direction, design, and production of marketing and communication channels.

10/16/2018 — MARCOM AWARD HONORABLE MENTION: MARYLAND BUSINESS EXPRESS PORTAL & CHATBOT

The Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation has received a Gold 2018 MarCom Award in the Portal Category. Sponsored and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals, this award recognizes outstanding achievement by creative professionals involved in the concept, direction, design, and production of marketing and communication channels.

9/12/2018 — Center for Digital Government: Government to Business Project Experience Award

The Center for Digital Government recently awarded Maryland Business Express (MBE) with the Government to Business Project Experience Award. MBE is an award winning, multi-agency business-centric platform. This next-generation platform offers aggregated content across Maryland state agencies and is the go-to location for small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs to locate information and relevant online services necessary to plan, start, manage and grow their business. The portal also points entrepreneurs and other business customers to online business services to quickly and easily complete and submit information required to register a business and trade name, manage legal entities, establish tax accounts, manage and maintain professional licenses, and electronically file many state and county licenses.

9/12/2018 — Center for Digital Government: Innovation Award

The Center for Digital Government recently awarded an Innovation Award for the State's Enterprise Widget Framework (EWF) API Library. The Widget Framework provides state agencies with centralized and standardized code, allowing for rapid development and deployment of a variety of widgets. The widgets deliver unified branding and are available to all agencies. Widgets include NearYou, Online Services, standardized Header, Google Translate, and Google Site Search.

9/12/2018 — Center for Digital Government: Government to Citizen Project Experience Award

The Center for Digital Government recently awarded AccessDNR mobile and Apple Watch app with the Government to Citizen Project Experience Award. This native mobile app provides hunters, anglers, boaters, and other outdoor enthusiasts with the latest Maryland outdoor recreation information, news and alerts right at their fingertips. Maryland was the first state to publish an Apple Watch app for government. The mobile app boasts innovative uses of geolocation, including a feature that alerts boaters of speed limits and zones on state waterways. AccessDNR also introduced its first Alexa skill with the DNR's Fishing Reports. This Alexa skill allows the user to hear the entire fishing report or may select one of the five major fishing regions in the state.

9/12/2018 — Center for Digital Government: Overall State Government Experience Award

The Maryland.gov communications platform was honored by the Center for Digital Government with second place in the Overall State Government Experience Awards. Maryland's award-winning platform embraces personalization and takes a user-centric approach to create direct engagement with citizens via the web, smartphones, wearables, live chat, chatbots, and voice assistants.

9/11/2018 — WebAward: Government Standard of Excellence

The Maryland Business Express platform has been honored with the Government Standard of Excellence by the WebAward program. The WebAward program is the longest-running annual website award competition dedicated to naming the best websites in 96 industries while setting the standard of excellence for all website development.

9/11/2018 — WebAward: Best Government Website

Maryland.gov, the State's Official Website, was named the 2018 Best Government Website award by WebAward. The WebAward program is the longest-running annual website award competition dedicated to naming the best websites in 96 industries while setting the standard of excellence for all website development.

5/7/2018 — Communicator Awards: Silver Award of Distinction

Maryland.gov, the State's Official Website, has received a 2018 Silver Award of Distinction by the Communicator Awards. The Communicator Awards is overseen by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts (AIVA) as a leading international awards program recognizing big ideas in marketing and communications.

5/7/2018 — Communicator Awards: Silver Award of Distinction

Maryland Department of Health Controlled Dangerous Substance Registration Renewal Portal, has received a 2018 Silver Award of Distinction by the Communicator Awards. With entries received from across the US and around the world, the Communicator Awards is the largest and most competitive awards program honoring creative excellence for communications professionals.

4/26/2018 — Honorable Mention Hermes Creative Award Mobile Information Experience

Maryland Department of Natural Resources official mobile application AccessDNR has been honored by the Hermes Creative Awards with an Honorable Mention in the mobile information experience category. Hermes Creative Awards is an international competition for creative professionals involved in the concept, writing, and design of traditional and emerging media, judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals.

4/26/2018 — Gold Hermes Creative Award Government Websites

Maryland.gov has been honored by the Hermes Creative Awards with a 2018 Gold Award in the government website category. Hermes Creative Awards is an international competition for creative professionals involved in the concept, writing, and design of traditional and emerging media. The award is administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals, and with over 6,000 entries, it truly honors the outstanding work of our Maryland.gov team.

4/26/2018 — Gold Hermes Creative Award Government Websites

The next-generation Maryland Business Express Portal has been honored by the Hermes Creative Awards with a 2018 Gold Award in the government website category. Hermes Creative Awards is an international competition for creative professionals involved in the concept, writing, and design of traditional and emerging media. The award is administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals, and with over 6,000 entries, it truly honors the outstanding work of our Maryland Business Express team.

4/23/2018 — StateScoop 50 Award: State Innovation of the Year Award

Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation has received Innovation of the Year honors in this year’s StateScoop 50 Awards for their Maryland Business Express Resource website & Chatbot. StateScoop 50 recognizes programs and individuals for their achievements and contributions to the state and local government IT community.

4/2/2018 — Gold Horizon Interactive Award: Government Websites

Maryland’s award-winning website, www.Maryland.gov, recently earned a Gold Horizon Interactive Award in the Government Website category. The Horizon Interactive Awards is a prestigious international competition recognizing outstanding achievement among interactive media producers. The competition recognizes and awards the best websites, videos, online advertising, print media, and mobile applications.

4/2/2018 — Bronze Horizon Interactive Award: Mobile Utility

AccessDNR has recently been honored by Horizon Interactive Awards with a 2017 Bronze Award in the mobile utility category. The Horizon Interactive Awards is a prestigious international competition recognizing outstanding achievements among interactive media producers from all over the world. The 2017 competition saw over 1000 entries from around the world including 36 out of 50 US States and 16 countries.

4/2/2018 — Bronze Horizon Interactive Award: Government Web Services

Maryland Department of Agriculture State Chemist Registration Portal has been honored by Horizon Interactive Awards with a Bronze Award in the government web services category. The Horizon Interactive Awards is a prestigious international competition recognizing outstanding achievements among interactive media producers from all over the world. The 2017 competition saw over 1000 entries from around the world including 36 out of 50 US States and 16 countries.

1/10/2018 — Platinum AVA Digital Award: Apps for Information Experience

AccessDNR has recently been honored by AVA Digital Awards with a 2018 Platinum Award in the apps for information experience category. This is the highest level of recognition offered by the AVA Digital Awards, an international competition that recognizes outstanding work by creative professionals involved in the concept, direction, design and production of media that is part of the evolution of digital communication.

1/10/2018 — Gold AVA Digital Award: Government Websites

Maryland’s award-winning website, www.Maryland.gov, recently earned a Gold AVA Digital Media Award in the Government Website category. This honor recognizes that Maryland.gov has contributed to the evolution of digital media and incorporated interactivity in the website design to better serve the citizens in the state of Maryland.

1/10/2018 — AVA Digital Award Honorable Mention

Maryland Department of Agriculture State Chemist Registration Portal has been honored by AVA Digital Awards with an Honorable Mention in the government web services category. The AVA Digital Awards is an international competition that recognizes outstanding work by creative professionals involved in the concept, direction, design, and production of media that is part of the evolution of digital communication.

2017 (13 Awards)

11/1/2017 — Davey Silver Award: School Bus Mobile Safety Inspection

The Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration (MDOT MVA) School Bus Mobile Safety Inspection application was honored with a 2017 Silver Davey Award in the Government category. This award honors the finest creative work in the US and around the world.

11/1/2017 — Davey Silver Award: Maryland.gov

Maryland.gov has been awarded a 2017 Silver Davey Award in the Government Website category. With nearly 4,000 entries from across the US and around the world, the Davey Awards honors the finest creative work from the best small agencies, firms and companies worldwide.

10/25/2017 — W3 Silver Award: Government Website

The Maryland.gov website was selected as a Silver Award Winner by the International Academy of the Visual Arts out of 5,000 entries from top companies and agencies worldwide.

10/13/2017 — MarCom Award Gold Award: Government Website

The Maryland.gov website has been honored with a 2017 Gold MarCom Award in the Government Website Category. Sponsored and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals, this award recognizes outstanding achievement by creative professionals involved in the concept, direction, design and production of marketing and communication channels.

9/8/2017 — WebAward Outstanding Website

The Maryland.gov website was recognized as an Outstanding Website in the Government Category by the Web Marketing Association’s WebAward. The WebAward program is the longest-running annual website award competition dedicated to naming the best websites in 96 industries while setting the standard of excellence for all website development.

8/3/2017 — Interactive Media Award Outstanding Achievement

The Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration (MDOT MVA) School Bus Mobile Safety Inspection application was honored with the IMA Outstanding Achievement Award in the Government category. This is the second-highest honor bestowed in the Interactive Media Awards competition and a very challenging award to win. This award represents the very best in planning, execution, and overall professionalism.

8/3/2017 — Interactive Media Award Best in Class

Maryland.gov, the State’s Official Website, was recognized by the Interactive Media Awards as 2017 Best in Class in the Government website category. The Best in Class distinction is the highest honor bestowed by the IMA’s and represents the very best in planning, execution and overall professionalism.

5/15/2017 — Communicator Awards: Silver Award of Distinction

Maryland.gov, the State's Official Website, has received a 2017 Silver Award of Distinction by the Communicator Awards. The Communicator Awards is the leading international awards program recognizing big ideas in marketing and communications.

4/23/2017 — StateScoop 50 Award: State Innovation of the Year Award

Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation has received Innovation of the Year honors in this year’s StateScoop 50 Awards for their Uniform Commercial Code Services Suite. StateScoop 50 recognizes programs and individuals for their achievements and contributions to the state and local government IT community.

4/1/2017 — Gold Horizon Interactive Award Government Websites

Maryland.gov, the State's Official Website, has received a Gold Horizon Interactive Award. The Horizon Interactive Awards is a prestigious international competition recognizing outstanding achievement among interactive media producers. The competition recognizes and awards the best websites, videos, online advertising, print media, and mobile applications.

4/1/2017 — Gold Hermes Creative Award Government Websites

Maryland.gov has won a 2017 Gold Hermes Creative Award. Hermes Creative Awards is an international competition for creative professionals involved in the concept, writing and design of traditional and emerging media. The award recognizes outstanding work in the industry while promoting the philanthropic nature of marketing and communication professionals.

4/1/2017 — Gold Horizon Interactive Award Apps for Education

The Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration (MDOT MVA) mobile driving test app, has been recognized as a Gold Winner by the Horizon Interactive Awards in the Apps for Education category. The Horizon Interactive Awards is a prestigious international competition recognizing outstanding achievement among interactive media producers. The competition recognizes and awards the best websites, videos, online advertising, print media, and mobile applications.

2/8/2017 — Gold AVA Digital Award

Maryland’s award-winning website, www.Maryland.gov, recently earned a Gold AVA Digital Media Award in the Government Website category. This honor recognizes that Maryland.gov has contributed to the evolution of digital media and incorporated interactivity in the website design to better serve the citizens in the state of Maryland.