*** Democracies Online Newswire - http://www.e-democracy.org/do *** It would be great to see an award for government-sponsored e-governance democracy activities for as well, any potential sponsors out there? Steven Clift Democracies Online From: http://www.statesnews.org/Eagle%20Leadership%20Award/Eagle.htm “Eagle”- E-Government Leadership Award This new program helps identify and reward innovative service delivery methods via the Internet by state governments. This awards program will offer a platform for forward thinking states to share information about their award winning initiatives with state leaders across the nation. One award will be given in each of the following categories: MVP (best all around site) Best Innovation Winners in the E-Government Awards Program will showcase their sites and be honored at a prestigious awards ceremony during CSG’s National Annual Meeting and State Leadership Forum. Also, award-winning sites will be promoted in State Government News, and on CSG’s web page, StatesNews - www.csg.org. Contest Rules: Applicants must be from state government. Applications must be submitted by the Governor’s office. Only one application accepted per state. Deadline for applications is September 29, 2000. Sites must be actively functioning at time of submission to qualify. Winners will be announced in early November 2000. Please contact Debbie Powell at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with any questions. Contact Information: FORM on website. Application Questions: Site Name: URL: http:// Date site launched: Monthly users: Please provide a brief description of your site and why it was created. What distinguishes your site from other state government sites? What services are provided through the site? (i.e. government to government, government to citizen, government to business) Please provide specific examples of your site’s effectiveness? (i.e. savings, efficiency) How did you identify the needs your site fills? ^ ^ ^ ^ Steven L. Clift - W: http://www.publicus.net Minneapolis - - - E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minnesota - - - - - T: +1.612.822.8667 USA - - - - - - - ICQ: 13789183 *** Please send submissions to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** To subscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** Message body: SUB DO-WIRE *** *** To unsubscribe instead, write: UNSUB DO-WIRE *** *** Please forward this post to others and encourage *** *** them to subscribe to the free DO-WIRE service. ***