Oakland County's Department of Information Technology (IT) has received national recognition and is a 34-time recipient of the National Association of Counties' (NACO) "Achievement Award Winner."
The systems and programs that have been recognized include:
Oakland County has been named the most digitally advanced county in America by the Center for Digital Government and the National Association of Counties (NACo) in their 2009 Digital Counties Survery. The 2009 Digital Counties Survey is an annual study by the Center and NACo which identifies best practices and recognizes those counties with exemplary digital service to their citizens.
Oakland County was awarded the 2009 Best Application Serving a Public Organization award for its Cost Reduction/Investment Blog, by the State of Michigan and Government Technology Magazine. In addition, the Oakland County Video Centeralso won an award for the 2009 Best Application Serving the Public.
Oakland County has won two international 2009 Digital Government AchievementAwards from the Center for Digital Government for our Video Center and Blogin’ Café.
Oakland County was named the number one government Web site in the 2008 Best of the Web County Portal Category by the Center for Digital Government.
Oakland County was awarded the 2008 Best Application Serving a Public Organization's Business Needs Award by the State of Michigan and Government Technology Magazine.
Oakland County was ranked second in the nation by the Center for Digital Government in their 2008 Digital Counties Survey.
Oakland County and Canton Public Safety were awarded with the 2007 Best IT Collaboration Amongst OrganizationsAward by the State of Michigan and Government Technology Magazine.
Oakland County placed second in the 2007 Best of the Web County Portal Category by the Center for Digital Government.
Oakland County was ranked 6th in the nation by the Center for Digital Government in their 2007 Digital Counties Survey.
Oakland County received two 2007 Achievement Awards for the Floodplain Redelineation Project and the Mobile Services Pilot, from the National Association of Counties.
Oakland County was awarded the 2007 VIP Vision Award for innovative use of products in IT management by Computer Associates.
Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson and Deputy County Executive/CIO Phil Bertolini were named among Government Technology'sTop 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers of 2007 who are shaping the future of government.
Oakland County CLEMIS was awarded with the 2007 GCN Award by Government Computer News for their outstanding use of Information Technology in Government.