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One of the highlights of the Commonwealth of Virginia Innovative Technology Symposium (COVITS) each year is celebrating the winners of the Commonwealth Technology Awards. These awards recognize state agencies and localities for their successful public sector IT projects that improve government service and efficiency. Thirteen teams were chosen this year as winners across four categories.   

Congratulations to the following 2024 Commonwealth Technology Award winners:  

• IT as Serving the Customer & Business (State): Virginia Information Technologies Agency, Website Modernization Program  
• IT as Serving the Customer & Business (State): Department of Health, Integrated Vaccine Management Module  
• IT as Serving the Customer & Business (State): Virginia Employment Commission, Insurance Benefit System Modernization  
• IT as Serving the Customer & Business (Local): City of Virginia Beach, Non-Emergency Call Routing System   
• IT as Serving the Customer & Business (Local): Roanoke County, Citizen Connect Permits Web Application  
• IT as Serving the Customer & Business (Local): City of Danville, Permit Portal Upgrade  
• Innovative Use of Technology (State): Department of Emergency Management, Flood Monitoring System  
• Innovative Use of Technology (Local): Chesterfield County, Police Staffing Initiative   
• Innovative Use of Technology (Local): Arlington County, AI/ML Assisted Document Search  
• Innovative Use of Data and Analytics (State): Department of Health, Next Generation Data Population Project  
• Innovative Use of Data and Analytics (Local): Fairfax County, Public Health Data Modernization initiative  
• Innovative Use of Data and Analytics (Local): Prince William County, Demographics Hub Site  
• Cybersecurity and Privacy Initiatives (State): Department of Corrections & Virginia State Police, Terminal Access Coordinator Initiative  
• Cybersecurity and Privacy Initiatives (Local): Albemarle County, Rollout of Gen AI   

You can view photos of the winning teams here.