May 23, 2013

County Only Local Jurisdiction to Earn National Technology Award/Recognitions

The Public Technology Institute (PTI) has honored the County’s openMontgomery program with a 2012-2013 Technology Solutions award in the Web, e-Government and Mobile Technology category. Two other County programs were recognized for Significant Achievement: a Cloud-Based BikeShare Research Tool and the Mobile IT Service Desk.

Montgomery was the only county in the State of Maryland - and the only jurisdiction in the Washington, DC metropolitan area - to be recognized with an award by PTI in this year’s technology solutions awards competition.

PTI is a national technology organization created by and for cities and counties. Every year, PTI recognizes local government technology programs that have demonstrated how, through the use of technology, governments improve service delivery and/or reduce costs.

Read more about the award-winning programs.