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Award Distinguishes Streamlined and Open Government North Kingstown, RI — Granicus, Inc., the nation's leading provider of solutions for government webcasting and public meeting management, announced today that its partnership with the Town of North Kingstown, Rhode Island, has been nationally recognized for technology excellence. Public Technology Institute (PTI) has honored North Kingstown with the 2007-2008 Public Technology Solutions Award for "Web Services — Providing a Streamlined and Open Government" for making vast improvements to public access and staff efficiency using one straightforward and cost-effective solution. The Town's IT Director, Jason Albuquerque, will accept the award at the PTI 2008 Technology Leadership Conference & Exposition to be held May 6-8 in Miami, Florida. "I consider this to be a meaningful recognition of the town IT department and the strides we have made in providing increased web services and information. The award is confirmation of the direction the Town Council requested we move in for IT and web services. It also reinforces the forward thinking and expertise of our IT department," said Michael Embury, North Kingstown Town Manager. PTI recognizes local governments for demonstrating the use of technology innovation to improve service delivery, reduce operating costs, and create new revenue opportunities. North Kingstown's IT department faced increasing demands for open access to critical public information and for a more streamlined approach to records management and information processing. However, they had limited funds and staffing resources. To solve this, they partnered with Granicus to deploy a solution that helped them easily meet both challenges. North Kingstown used Granicus's webcasting and public meeting management solutions to streamline management of public meeting information and to institute an effective channel for sharing this knowledge with the public. North Kingstown was awarded in the smallest population category (1 to 99,000), demonstrating that noteworthy success with digital technology can give small jurisdictions working with limited resources a competitive edge. "We are infinitely proud of our partnership with North Kingstown. Their outstanding achievement validates how vital web technology is to local governments of all sizes," said Tom Spengler, Co-Founder and CEO of Granicus. "This award reaffirms our commitment to helping any governing body improve openness and efficiency using flexible solutions that consistently exceed expectations for affordability and cost-effectiveness." Granicus enables North Kingstown staff to webcast public meetings integrated with related documents such as agendas, minutes, and policy or staff reports. Granicus software offers user-friendly tools for minutes annotation, public recordkeeping, and media management, helping the Town Council foster a centralized repository for the public to access and easily search for information. Since they began using Granicus, the town has seen a 90% Return-on-Investment from improved workflow efficiency. Within the first five months, over 20,000 people viewed their webcasts. "Our IT team has brought open government closer to North Kingstown's citizens through the introduction of a variety of web-based tools. These technology initiatives have also facilitated consolidation possibilities between our Town and School departments," said Edward J. Cooney, Town Council President. *** About Granicus Founded in 1999, San Francisco-based Granicus® helps government and constituents communicate without barriers. Serving more than 400 governing bodies in 39 states and reaching more than 25% of the American population, Granicus solutions enable vital improvements to public access, civic engagement, government accountability, and efficiency. We manage the world's largest government webcasting network, supporting more than 85,000 public meetings and other government content, securely and reliably bringing vital government information closer to the people.
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