County receives nationwide award for its tech resources

POUGHKEEPSIE —  The Dutchess County government has received a 2023 Government Experience Award from the Center for Digital Government (CDG). 

The Government Experience Awards, which have been taking place for seven years, recognize the government offices that are trying to improve residential life with technology. 

Dutchess County government has ranked fifth among county governments nationwide for its overall technology experience this year. Dutchess was also one of only five nationwide counties that received an award for their technology outreach. 

County Executive William F.X. O’Neil said, “This year’s awards from the Center for Digital Government highlight the dedication of the team at OCIS and our commitment to ensuring Dutchess County’s technology resources are efficient and user-centric, both for employees and residents. Congratulations to the OCIS team on this most recent accolade.” 

Some of Dutchess’ resources that were recognized by CDG were its Path to Promise (P2P) website, the implementation of the national 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, and Dutchess County’s Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Planimetrics. 

The P2P website has provided information on more than 700 community resources, such as tutoring and mentorship, to ensure that families and caregivers get the tools they need to have their children succeed as they grow into adulthood. 

The GIS has more than 300,000 data points that are able to show where parking lots, roads, structure outlines and address points are. These data points are then used by police and emergency response planning when needed. 

Dustin Haisler, chief strategy and innovation officer for CDG, said, “The leading government experiences have retained a human-centric approach to service delivery, incorporating digital equity, accessibility and inclusion into all of their experiences.”

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