2012

National Association of Counties recognized Miami-Dade County Information Technology Department innovations with 2012 NACO Award descriptions for:

• Voter Viewer is a GIS application, deployed locally over the county’s intranet that allows all Elections staff to view map based voter locations, streets, addresses, electoral boundaries and VRS data.
• GIS Oblique Imagery, aerial photography that has been captured at a 30-45 degree angle, has simplified functions and triggered the redesign of business processes resulting in cost-savings, more complete analysis and a better quality of services.
• Employee Locator is a GIS application used to assist County officials in directing resources and planning countywide emergency activations by displaying the geographic location of each County employee’s home on a map with photos, personal contact information, work profiles and employee’s work location and associated division.
• IDW Dashboard provides inmate data at a-glance such as; the in-facilities inmate population, outside facilities inmate population, booked count for the previous day, released count for the previous day and the total number of inmates supervised with drill-down detailed inmate report listing.
• Automated Misdemeanor Arraignment Hearing Setting provides a new functionality to the Criminal Justice Information System involving the automatic setting of arraignment court hearings for misdemeanor type cases.

2011

In 2011, our technology department won five NACO awards for programs supporting a wide range of County services.

Animal Service Routing automated and improved the efficiency of an Animal Services Routing System that handles more than 37,000 annual citizen requests.

Fire Hydrant Maintenance is a web-based GIS system providing firefighters a more effective tool to serve the fire hydrants.

Interactive Control and Reporting to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DMV) of Traffic Violation Data is a system designed to comply with the State of Florida electronic reporting requirements for driver citations within our jurisdiction.

Power IT Down is a centralized system saving costs and energy by automatically powering down County computers at the end of the work day.

Virtual Desktop Deployment is an initiative that is reducing costs and improving customer service by enhancing our ability to conduct business from remote locations.

2010

The Information Technology Department (formerly Enterprise Technology Services Department (ETSD), is very proud to announce it has received the prestigious National Association of County's Best in Category award  of IBM Cognos 8 on System z/Linux, which offers the technology tools for business intelligence available to all departments within Miami-Dade County. Business intelligence is the technology and practice of applying information to make decisions. This is the first time Miami-Dade County has won a Best in Category award!

In addition to Cognos ETSD has won five additional recognition awards. The winning projects are:

• Constituent Identity Synchronization provides a seamless integrated customer service experience on the County's web portal
• e-Notify System enables judicial court notifications, subpoenas and documented response acknowledgements to be sent via the Internet
• ETSD Succession Planning System identifies employee skill sets and professional development for future department staffing needs
• GIS Layer Verification Process provides control checks of GIS production layer updates
• Web Address Search enables customers to enter an address on the web in order to retrieve desired location information from GIS

2009

	The Enterprise Technology Services Department (ETSD) has been selected as one of the top 100 workplaces for information technology (IT) professionals announced by IDG's Computerworld, the "Voice of IT Management." This honor is part of the weekly IT publication's 16th annual Best Places to Work in IT survey and is available online at www.computerworld.com/2009bestplaces.
	Miami-Dade County's GIS employee become GISP certified  GIS employees received national certification for their experience and achievements through the years.

2008

	Public Technology Institute (PTI) GIS Significant Achievement - Miami-Dade County, FL [A] Centralized Master Address Repository System Honorable Mention Miami-Dade County, FL [A] Land Information GIS Viewer Website Miami-Dade County, FL [A] Sexual Offender and Predator Residence Search GIS Website
	Web Services Winners - Miami-Dade County, FL [A] eNet - Miami-Dade County Employee Web Portal Honorable Mention Miami-Dade County, FL [A] ServiceDirect
	Miami-Dade County's Enterprise Technology Services Department wins NACo awards The GIS Division was awarded NaCO Achievement Awards in the Information Technology category for the Master Address Repository Address System (MARS) and the Land Information Viewer website. MARS created a countywide centralized address system providing county departments and residents with the benefits of standardized and accurate addresses for their business needs. The Address Search website was created so users could interactively access the addressing information contained in MARS. The Land Information Viewer website enables county departments involved in the land development process to increase their effectiveness by sharing their GIS data. The Viewer contains 81 spatial layers from 12 county departments, including Water and Sewer, Planning and Zoning, Fire, Building, Police, DERM, Property Appraiser, Public Works, Capital Improvements and Transit.
	Miami-Dade County's Enterprise Technology Services Department wins Public Technology Institute (PTI) awards The GIS Division was awarded a PTI Significant Achievement Award in the GIS category for the Master Address Repository System (MARS), which created a countywide centralized address system to standardize and improve the accuracy of county addresses. Honorable Mentions in the GIS category were awarded for the Land Information Viewer and the Sexual Offender/Predator Residence Search websites. The Land Information Viewer allows county departments involved in the land development process to share their GIS data, while the Sexual Offender/Predator Residence Search is used by the Miami-Dade Police Department to verify that released sexual offenders and predators convicted of sexual crimes against children 16 years of age or younger do not reside within 2,500 feet of any school or daycare, as stipulated by county ordinance.

2006

2005

	Miami-Dade Communicators Honored by the National Association of County Information Officers   The Miami-Dade Enterprise Technology Services Department, Online Division earned a “Best of Class” for communications on the web portal, the highest NACIO award given during the competition.  The Miami-Dade Communications, Miami-Dade Parks and Recreation and Miami-Dade Water and Sewer departments respectively earned superior awards for their “School Tour Program”, “All you need to know” and Miami-Dade Parks 75th Anniversary Celebration.”
	Miami-Dade County receives Special Achievement in GIS from ESRI Miami-Dade County was honored at the 25th annual ESRI International User Conference for its outstanding use of GIS technology to provide spatial solutions to county departments and residents through desktop and web tools. Press Release More Information
	Miami-Dade County receives Special Achievement in GIS from ESRI Miami-Dade County was honored at the 25th annual ESRI International User Conference for its outstanding use of GIS technology to provide spatial solutions to county departments and residents through desktop and web tools. Press Release More Information

2004

2004 Best of the Web Local Government Awards, 1st Place In its ninth year, the Best of the Web grades state, city, county and education Web sites on innovation, Web-based delivery of public services, efficiency, economy, and functionality for improved citizen access.

CIO Award: Computerworld's Premier 100 IT Leaders for 2004 This awards program shines a deserved spotlight on leaders from both the technology and business sides of a broad range of companies. Awardees have displayed exceptional technology leadership in their organizations, fostered ideas and creative work environments, envisioned innovative approaches to business problems and effectively managed IT strategies.

2003

	2003 Center for Digital Government Award , 2nd Place Based on a population category of 500,000 or more, Miami-Dade County, Florida, ranks second in utilizing information technology (IT) to deliver high quality service to its customers and citizens, according to the 2003 Digital Counties Survey, a new study conducted jointly by the Center for Digital Government, National Association of Counties (NACo) and Government Technology magazine.
	Miami-Dade County Receives 3rd Place in the “2003 Best of Web Award” for it’s My Neighborhood County Application  The "Best of Web Award" is awarded by the Center for Digital Government. This is a national research and advisory institute providing government, industry and education leaders with decision support, research and educational resources to help them effectively incorporate new technologies in the 21st century.
	2003 ITFlorida Awards  ITFlorida presented Miami-Dade County with the Government Technology Leadership Award at the first annual Gala and Technology Forum held in Orlando on July 24th. ITFlorida represents Florida’s diverse information technology community on a statewide basis. The award recognized Miami-Dade County for implementing leading technologies that have improved overall service to the community while streamlining processes and reducing costs.
	My Neighborhood wins 3rd Place in Digital Government's "Best of the Web" Award The Center for Digital Government's "Best of the Web" recognizes the most innovative and user-friendly state and local government portals and websites.
	Miami-Dade County wins IT Florida Technology Forum's Government Technology Leadership Award The My Neighborhood and My Home websites were among the several Miami-Dade County programs recognized for excellence and innovation in the county's commitment to its mission, service to the public and cost effectiveness.

2002

	2002 Best of the Web Local Government Awards, 2nd Place  A national competition that recognizes the innovative use of web technology to improve access to government.
	Digital Counties Survey Ranks Miami-Dade County Second Nationally According to the 2003 Digital Counties Survey, a new study conducted jointly by the Center for Digital Government, National Association of Counties (NACo) and Government Technology magazine, Miami-Dade County ranks second (based on a population category of 500,000 or more) in utilizing information technology to deliver high quality service to its customers and citizens.
	Miami-Dade County Gets Government Technology Leadership Award form IT Florida Technology Forum   The Leadership Award was given to Miami-Dade County for several of the County's inventive programs. The award recognizes innovative technology initiatives for their contributions to a state or local government agency's mission accomplishment, service to the public, and cost effectiveness.
	2002 NACo Award -  My Neighborhood
	Kids.miamidade.gov received international recognition as a finalist in the  2002 Stockholm Challenge, the  2002 Global Junior Challenge, and various national publications for innovative use of technology