West Virginia Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit Information System Places in Top 8 at Prestigious ACT-IAC Innovation Awa...
12 Mai 2017 - 2:00PM
Business Wire
The West Virginia Division of Justice and Community Services
Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit Information System was
recognized as a top 8 finalist at the American Council for
Technology and Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) Igniting
Innovation Showcase awards on April 26 in Washington, D.C.
The ACT-IAC’s Institute for Innovation seeks nominations to
recognize highly innovative IT products, services, systems, and
solutions that benefit government (federal, state, local, and
tribal) and citizens. Of the nearly 120 applicants, 30 were
selected as finalists to showcase their innovation at the awards
event. The winners were determined through a combination of judging
and social media voting by attendees at the event.
The Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit Information System
enables the tracking of sexual assault kits from the time they are
shipped to a healthcare facility to when they are collected and
returned for forensic testing. Additionally, the system collects
invaluable feedback on the quality of the collected kits that will
be used to identify potential areas of improvement and training
opportunities to ultimately improve evidence collection. The
combination of these two features into a centralized, web-based
solution that provides a single point of entry for all stakeholders
results in a major process innovation for the tracking and
evaluation of sexual assault kits. Visit
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/west-virginia-aims-eliminate-untested-170000579.html
for more information about the system.
"We could not be more proud of being selected as a top 8
finalist for the Igniting Innovation Showcase awards,” said Rick
Staton, Director of the Division of Justice and Community Services.
“The data being collected by this system will help to minimize or
eliminate untested and lost kits and improve the quality of kit
collection in West Virginia, and it is truly an honor to have this
innovation recognized."
For more information about ACT-IAC 2017 Igniting Innovation
Showcase and to view the complete list of finalists and winners,
visit https://www.actiac.org/igniting-innovation-2017-0.
The online system was developed by the West Virginia Division of
Justice and Community Services and the West Virginia State Police
Forensic Laboratory in partnership with WV.gov. Guidance and
recommendations were also provided by the West Virginia Sexual
Assault Forensic Examination Commission, the West Virginia
Foundation for Rape Information and Services, and the West Virginia
Hospital Association.
The Division of Justice and Community Services is part of the
Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety. For more
information about the West Virginia Division of Justice and
Community Services, visit http://www.djcs.wv.gov.
About WV.gov
WV.gov is the official website of the state of West Virginia
(http://www.wv.gov) and is the result of an innovative
public-private partnership between the state and West Virginia
Interactive. West Virginia Interactive works with state and local
government agencies to build and manage interactive online services
and is a subsidiary of digital government firm NIC (NASDAQ:
EGOV).
About NIC
Founded in 1992, NIC Inc. (NASDAQ: EGOV) is celebrating 25 years
as the nation’s premier provider of innovative digital government
solutions and secure payment processing, which help make government
interactions more accessible for everyone through technology. The
family of NIC companies has developed a library of more than 12,000
digital government services for more than 4,500 federal, state, and
local government agencies. Among these solutions is the
ground-breaking digital government personal assistant, Gov2Go,
delivering citizens personalized reminders and a single access
point for government interactions. More information is available at
www.egov.com.
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