About Tennessee.gov
Tennessee.gov, Tennessee’s official Web portal, provides a comprehensive, continuous and easy-to-search Web site designed to give you a centralized place to find and access government information and services.
Statistics
- Main page receives over 1 million hits per month
- Conducts more than 865,000 eGovernment transactions per month
- Conducts about 10 billion eGovernment transactions per year
- Serves about 250 monthly subscribers for certain eGovernment services
Background
Tennessee.gov is the collaboration of Finance and Administration, Office for Information Resources (OIR), and NIC USA Inc., Tennessee Information Division, a private company. This partnership was formed to allow Tennessee.gov to work with government entities across the state, and to bring more services online, thus providing new and efficient ways to interact with state government.
Tennessee.gov’s business model allows the State of Tennessee to provide a wealth of eGovernment services. It is a government service administered for the good of the public, while benefiting from the entrepreneurial spirit and efficiencies found in private business - a true Public-Private Partnership.
History
Date
2000 to April 2001
Highlights
This was one of the the first designs for the official Web site of the State of Tennessee. In the early days of eGovernment, Tennessee was one of the few states that had a portal links organized by topics, such as Public Safety or Vacationing, rather than by agency listing.
News
- NIC Delivers Online Driver License Renewal
- Almost 3,000 Tennesseans Use Online Service in First Month
Date
April 2001 to 2003
Highlights
In 2001, Tennessee's first large-scale portal jumped in rank to 4th in Brown University's annual survey of state e-government performance, making it the most improved state site, and the next year it was ranked 1st. In both 2001 and 2002 it was a Best of the Web finalist.
News
- State Government Unveils New Web Site
- Brown University eGovernment Survey: Most Improved Web Site
- 2001 Best of the Web Finalist
- State of Tennessee Ranked First By Brown University
- 2002 Best of the Web Finalist
Date
2003 to 2005
Highlights
Tennessee.gov again garnered the attention of the Brown University's annual survey of state eGovernment, where it ranked 4th in 2003 and 1st in 2004. It was also recognized again by the Center for Digital Government as a Best of the Web finalist in 2004.
News
- 2003 Brown University eGovernment Survey Ranked 4th
- Nationwide E-Government Survey Ranks Tennessee #1
- 2004 Best of the Web and Digital Government Achievement Awards Finalist
Date
2005 to 2006
Highlights
In 2005, this portal was awarded 2nd place in the nation by the Center for Digital Government's Best of the Web.
