Maine Wins Two International Awards for State Websites
08 Juni 2017 - 2:00PM
Business Wire
Maine’s official state Web portal, www.Maine.gov, and the Bureau
of Veterans’ Services website www.maine.gov/veterans/, have
recently been recognized with two different international awards
for outstanding achievement and service in the field of
communication. The Maine.gov website was honored with a Hermes
Creative Award by the Association of Marketing and Communication
Professionals, while the Bureau of Veterans’ Services website
received a Communicator Award of Distinction from the International
Academy of Visual Arts.
“It’s always appreciated when the state receives
recognition for its Web presence,” commented Governor Paul R.
LePage. “A great deal of time and effort goes into creating
and maintaining the state websites and online services. These
awards demonstrate the commitment we have to deliver accurate and
timely information about the variety of programs and resources
available to Maine citizens.”
Maine.gov is a portal network of more than 150 online services
and 368,000 pages of Web content that allows users to conduct
official government business from their home or office. In 2016,
new technologies were implemented including parallax scrolling on
the homepage, a new state agency website template, and the
deployment of four redesigned agency websites and 44 new and
enhanced online services.
The Bureau of Veterans’ Services website serves as a centralized
location for veterans and their family members to receive
information about resources and services available. The website
provides several unique features to make interaction with the
Bureau easy, fast, and usable including the following features:
- An interactive map of nearly 400
veteran resources throughout Maine that is searchable by various
categories
- A centralized calendar of statewide
events for veterans
- A detailed “primer” on the VA claims
process that helps veterans understand how to navigate the federal
benefits system and also provides answers to commonly-asked
questions
Both Maine.gov and the Bureau of Veterans’ Services website were
developed in partnership with InforME, the state’s digital
government portal provider.
The Hermes Creative Award competition entrants come from a
variety of corporate marketing and communication departments,
advertising agencies, PR firms, graphic design shops, production
companies, web and digital creators and freelancers. Creative award
recipients are determined by the Association of Marketing and
Communication Professionals, a panel of marketing, communication,
advertising, public relations, media production, web and free-lance
professionals.
The Communicator Awards are an annual competition honoring the
best in advertising, corporate communications, public relations and
identity work for print, video, interactive and audio. The awards
are judged and overseen by the International Academy of the Visual
Arts (IAVA), a 600+ member organization of leading professionals
from various disciplines of the visual arts dedicated to embracing
progress and the evolving nature of traditional and interactive
media.
Learn more about Maine.gov websites, awards and online services
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About Maine.gov
Maine.gov (http://www.Maine.gov) is the official Web portal of
the state of Maine. Maine.gov is a service of InforME, a
collaborative effort between the state of Maine and Maine
Information Network, LLC, part of the NIC (NASDAQ: EGOV) family of
companies.
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