The State of Ohio posted its highest marks yet in a national survey of states offering online services. The Center for Digital Government, a California-based research and advisory group, raised Ohio to ninth in its 2001 Digital State Survey, up from 30th the previous year.
The fourth annual survey, released in January, ranks states on how they are adopting digital technologies. The survey is conducted by The Progress & Freedom Foundation and the Center for Digital Government, and is based on a comprehensive poll of chief information officers in the 50 states.
The Digital State Survey also gave Ohio fifth place rankings in two categories: law enforcement and the courts as well as management and administration. Ohio ranked 21st and 24th, respectively, in those categories in the 2000 survey.
“We’ve promised to move Ohioans from in line to online, and we’re getting results,” Governor Bob Taft said. “I’m proud that others are taking notice of our efforts to offer a growing number of state services over the Internet.”
The survey tracked online postings of state forms and services for 2001. It noted Ohio’s online offerings include motor vehicle registration, tax payments and an electronic report card providing statistics on a variety of education issues.
“Our ranking is just a glimpse of the digital services Ohioans can expect from their state government in the years ahead,” said Greg Jackson, chief information officer for the State of Ohio and assistant director of the Ohio Department of Administrative Services.
For more information about the survey, visit: http://www.pff.org/pr/pr010202digstate.htm.
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