Office of Governor Gary Locke
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - July 18, 2001
Contact: Governor's Communications Office, 360-902-4136
Dana Middleton, Locke’s communications director, spoke on behalf of the governor.
Speaking from the governor’s prepared remarks, Middleton said, “We have reached a crossroads in bringing digital government to the people of the Pacific Northwest,” and called on the audience to take full advantage of powerful new technologies to make government “more effective, more efficient, more trusted than our fellow citizens ever dreamed possible.”
The two-day government technology executive leadership forum at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center is produced by Government Technology and Converge magazines in association with the states of Washington and Oregon. The event focuses on the most important policy, management and technology issues surrounding the future of electronic government in the Pacific Northwest region.
Middleton noted Washington’s stellar digital government accomplishments, including its third consecutive Digital State Award from the Progress and Freedom Foundation, the Center for Digital Government and Government Technology magazine.
In his written remarks, Locke said that most people do not know or care how state government is organized. “They have a question and they want an answer. They have a problem and they want a solution.”
The governor’s speech highlighted the “Ask George” search engine on the state’s Internet portal, Access Washington. He also noted online vehicle registration and business licensing among more than 300 digital government services currently available through access.wa.gov.
“Whether it is a dad reserving a campsite for his family on the Internet or a mother monitoring the progress of a bill that will enhance the safety guidelines for her son’s car seat -- we here in Washington are leading the nation in making our government more responsive and accessible,” the governor's speech concluded. “In this truly revolutionary time, we are striving for a government as dynamic and innovative as its citizens.”
Related Links:
- Pacific Northwest Digital Government Summit 2001
- Access Washington
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - July 18, 2001
Contact: Governor's Communications Office, 360-902-4136
Locke calls for continued use of technology to transform the business of government
SEATTLE – Gov. Gary Locke’s administration today kicked-off the second annual Pacific Northwest Digital Government Summit and urged government executives and elected officials to use technology to transform the business of government and make it even more responsive.Dana Middleton, Locke’s communications director, spoke on behalf of the governor.
Speaking from the governor’s prepared remarks, Middleton said, “We have reached a crossroads in bringing digital government to the people of the Pacific Northwest,” and called on the audience to take full advantage of powerful new technologies to make government “more effective, more efficient, more trusted than our fellow citizens ever dreamed possible.”
The two-day government technology executive leadership forum at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center is produced by Government Technology and Converge magazines in association with the states of Washington and Oregon. The event focuses on the most important policy, management and technology issues surrounding the future of electronic government in the Pacific Northwest region.
Middleton noted Washington’s stellar digital government accomplishments, including its third consecutive Digital State Award from the Progress and Freedom Foundation, the Center for Digital Government and Government Technology magazine.
In his written remarks, Locke said that most people do not know or care how state government is organized. “They have a question and they want an answer. They have a problem and they want a solution.”
The governor’s speech highlighted the “Ask George” search engine on the state’s Internet portal, Access Washington. He also noted online vehicle registration and business licensing among more than 300 digital government services currently available through access.wa.gov.
“Whether it is a dad reserving a campsite for his family on the Internet or a mother monitoring the progress of a bill that will enhance the safety guidelines for her son’s car seat -- we here in Washington are leading the nation in making our government more responsive and accessible,” the governor's speech concluded. “In this truly revolutionary time, we are striving for a government as dynamic and innovative as its citizens.”
Related Links:
- Pacific Northwest Digital Government Summit 2001
- Access Washington
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