IT Awards
Seattle Information Technology team members have been honored with many professional awards in various industries over the years.
2020:
Seattle IT was part of a City of Seattle team recognized as a 2020 EPEAT Purchaser Award winner, which celebrates leaders in sustainable electronics procurement. The award comes from the Green Electronics Council (GEC), the nonprofit organization that manages the EPEAT ecolabel. EPEAT stands for Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool.
2021:
Seattle IT won a Project Experience Award from the Center for Digital Government on September 15. The Winter Storm Response website won an award for its strategic approach to major events leveraging human-centered design methods and engaging ten departments across the City. This website launched in December 2020 and received heavy traffic during Seattle’s record-breaking snowfall in February 2021. Projects were judged against eight criteria.
The City of Seattle was named as a Digital Inclusion Trailblazer once again by the National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA). Digital Inclusion Trailblazers is a public inventory of local government initiatives promoting digital literacy and broadband access for underserved residents.
The Seattle Channel was honored with a regional Emmy award
2022:
The City of Seattle was named a Digital Inclusion Trailblazer by the National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA). The city made the list for the sixth time due to its leadership in digital equity.
Seattle IT was part of the City of Seattle team recognized as a 2022 EPEAT Purchaser Award winner, celebrating leaders in sustainable electronics procurement. The award comes from the Global Electronics Council (GEC), the non-profit organization that manages the EPEAT ecolabel. EPEAT allows City of Seattle to efficiently address the lifecycle impacts of the electronics we purchase, including computers, displays, printers, copiers, network equipment, mobile phones, servers, photovoltaic modules, inverters, and televisions. The sustainability impact is a cost savings of $178,962 annually. The City of Seattle also won this award in 2016, 2018, 2019, and 2020.
2022 Granicus Digital Government Website of the Year Finalist
2022 Government Experience Awards: Overall Experience Finalist
2023:
The City of Seattle’s CiviForm, a unified application tool, was named one of the 50 most transformative smart projects of 2023 by Smart Cities Connect. CiviForm is an open-source tool that makes it easier for residents and their trusted community-based organizations to find and apply to discount and benefit programs.
The Seattle Channel wins five regional Emmy awards